Western Illinois Leathernecks at Morehead State Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Morehead State wins 51-47 over Western Illinois
Morton went 6 of 10 from the field (3 for 4 from 3-point range) for the Eagles (11-7, 6-1 Ohio Valley Conference). Kenny White Jr. added 14 points while shooting 5 of 15 from the field and 3 for 4 from the line while he also had eight rebounds. Anouar Mellouk shot 5 of 11 from the field and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line to finish with 12 points.
The Leathernecks (8-10, 2-5) were led in scoring by Sean Smith, who finished with 11 points and two steals. Marko Maletic added 10 points and six rebounds for Western Illinois. Kayden Carter also had eight points.
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Both teams next play Saturday. Morehead State hosts Lindenwood and Western Illinois plays Southern Indiana on the road.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 47 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 47 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Jerone Morton made Free Throw. | 47 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Jerone Morton made Free Throw. | 47 - 50 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Foul on Ryan Myers. | 47 - 49 |
Statistics
 WIU |
 MORE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-56 | FG | 18-58 |
| 33.9 | Field Goal % | 31.0 |
| 2-12 | 3PT | 5-16 |
| 16.7 | Three Point % | 31.3 |
| 7-9 | FT | 10-13 |
| 77.8 | Free Throw % | 76.9 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 3 | Assists | 2 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 4 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 11 | Fouls | 12 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Morehead, KY
Attendance: 2,107 | Capacity:
2024-25 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morehead State | 9-3 | - | 14-9 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 9-4 | 0.5 | 16-8 |
| Little Rock | 8-4 | 1 | 14-9 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 8-4 | 1 | 13-10 |
| Tennessee Tech | 7-5 | 2 | 12-11 |
| Tennessee State | 6-6 | 3 | 10-13 |
| Lindenwood | 5-7 | 4 | 10-13 |
| UT Martin | 5-7 | 4 | 9-14 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-8 | 5 | 9-13 |
| Eastern Illinois | 4-9 | 5.5 | 8-16 |
| Western Illinois | 2-10 | 7 | 8-15 |