Morehead State wins fifth straight game
James Baker Jr. had 14 points as Morehead State beat Southeast Missouri 64-50 on Saturday.
Skyelar Potter had 11 points for Morehead State (9-6, 6-2 Ohio Valley Conference), which won its fifth straight game. De’Von Cooper added 11 points. Johni Broome had 10 points.
Southeast Missouri totaled 19 points in the second half, a season low for the team. The game was tied at halftime.
Nana Akenten had 14 points for the Redhawks (3-8, 1-4). Manny Patterson added three blocks.
Chris Harris, the Redhawks’ leading scorer heading into the contest at 16.0 points per game, scored five points on 2-of-10 shooting.
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2020-2021 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Belmont | 18-2 | - | 24-3 |
Morehead State | 17-3 | 1 | 20-7 |
Eastern Kentucky | 15-5 | 3 | 21-6 |
Jacksonville State | 13-6 | 4.5 | 17-8 |
Austin Peay | 10-10 | 8 | 14-12 |
Murray State | 10-10 | 8 | 13-12 |
Southeast Missouri State | 9-11 | 9 | 11-15 |
SIU Edwardsville | 7-12 | 10.5 | 9-16 |
Eastern Illinois | 6-14 | 12 | 9-18 |
UT Martin | 6-14 | 12 | 8-16 |
Tennessee Tech | 5-15 | 13 | 5-22 |
Tennessee State | 3-17 | 15 | 4-19 |