Nashville, TN (Sports Network) – Milton Chavis led the way with 14 points as the fifth-seeded Morehead State Eagles took down the eighth-seeded Tennessee- Martin Skyhawks, 73-66, in the first round of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament at Municipal Auditorium.<\/p>\n
Bruce Reed and Angelo Warner netted 11 points apiece for Morehead State (15-17), which will take on fourth-seeded Tennessee State in the quarterfinals on Thursday.<\/p>\n
For UTM (9-21), Mike Liabo led all scorers with 24 points, while Terence Smith and Jeremy Washington poured in 16 and 12 points, respectively.<\/p>\n
Although Morehead State missed all eight of its 3-point attempts in the first half, it shot 46.7 percent overall and carried a 36-30 lead into intermission.<\/p>\n
UTM brought its deficit to just two with 12:35 left in the second half, but the Eagles put an end to that threat by ripping off a 9-0 run to pull away.<\/p>\n
Morehead State dominated the rebounding battle, doubling up UTM, 46-23.<\/p>\n
Final Score: Southeast Missouri State 78, Eastern Illinois 68<\/p>\n
Nashville, TN (Sports Network) – Tyler Stone finished with 24 points and seven rebounds as the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks defeated the Eastern Illinois Panthers, 78-68, in the first round of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament at Municipal Auditorium.<\/p>\n
Corey Wilford and Marland Smith scored 14 points each for SEMO (17-15), which will advance to face the No. 3 seed Eastern Kentucky on Thursday. Lucas Nutt dealt out 12 assists in the win.<\/p>\n
Josh Piper paced EIU (11-21) with 19 points while Alex Austin tallied 17 points and eight rebounds. Morris Woods and Malcolm Herron scored 13 and 11 points, respectively.<\/p>\n
Southeast scored the final seven points of the opening half to take a 42-29 lead into the intermission. The Redhawks were unstoppable in the first stanza, connecting on 62.9 percent of their field goal attempts including 6-of-12 from 3-point range. EIU shot 42.9 percent from the floor before the break.<\/p>\n
Southeast stayed in front by a double-digit margin for the entire second half.<\/p>\n
The Redhawks assisted 22 of their 30 made field goals and held a 31-25 edge in the rebounding battle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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