Morehead State Eagles @ Eastern Kentucky Colonels
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MORE | 32 | 41 | 73 | ||
EKU | 30 | 45 | 75 |
E. Kentucky holds off Morehead St.; Mayo scores 18 PTs
RICHMOND, Ky. -- Nick Mayo scored 18 points, grabbed five rebounds and blocked four shots and Eastern Kentucky made 4 of 6 foul shots down the stretch to hold off Morehead State 75-73 on Saturday night.
JacQuess Hobbs' jump shot with four seconds to go put Eastern Kentucky (9-18, 3-11 Ohio Valley Conference) ahead 74-72. He promptly fouled A.J. Hicks to send him to the foul line but he made just 1 of 2 with two seconds left. Londell King then fouled DeAndre Dishman with a second to go, he made 1 of 2 and Morehead State couldn't get off a shot attempt.
Down 52-44, Eastern Kentucky used an 11-0 run with consecutive 3-pointers from Peyton Broughton, Dujuanta Weaver and Hobbs followed by Zach Charles' jumper with 7:29 left. Neither team led by more than three after that.
Charles and Hobbs each scored 15 and Dishman had 13.
Jordan Walker led Morehead State (6-19, 2-12) with 16 points, Hicks 15, De'Von Cooper 13 and Malek Green 10.
Game Information
Richmond, KY
Referee:Kelly Davis
Referee:Michael Neel
Referee:Blake Thomas
2025-26 Standings
| Ohio Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 7 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |
| ASUN Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 15-3 | - | 22-9 |
| Central Arkansas | 15-3 | - | 22-12 |
| Queens University | 13-5 | 2 | 21-14 |
| Lipscomb | 12-6 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| West Georgia | 8-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Bellarmine | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Jacksonville | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Stetson | 7-11 | 8 | 12-21 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 7-11 | 8 | 11-21 |
| North Florida | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
| North Alabama | 4-14 | 11 | 9-21 |
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