Morehead State hosts Austin Peay following Broome's 25-point outing
Austin Peay Governors (7-12, 3-6 OVC) at Morehead State Eagles (18-6, 10-1 OVC)
Morehead, Kentucky; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST
LINE: Morehead State -11.5; over/under is 129.5
BOTTOM LINE: Morehead State hosts the Austin Peay Governors after Johni Broome scored 25 points in Morehead State's 75-68 win against the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles.
The Eagles are 11-0 on their home court. Morehead State is second in the OVC in rebounding averaging 34.6 rebounds. Broome leads the Eagles with 10.5 boards.
The Governors are 3-6 in OVC play. Austin Peay is 2-6 in games decided by at least 10 points.
The teams square off for the second time this season in OVC play. The Eagles won the last meeting 66-55 on Jan. 8. Broome scored 19 points points to help lead the Eagles to the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Broome is scoring 16.7 points per game with 10.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists for the Eagles. Skyelar Potter is averaging 12.4 points and 5.5 rebounds over the past 10 games for Morehead State.
Elijah Hutchins-Everett is averaging 13.5 points and 7.2 rebounds for the Governors. Caleb Stone-Carrawell is averaging 11.1 points over the last 10 games for Austin Peay.
LAST 10 GAMES: Eagles: 9-1, averaging 72.5 points, 35.2 rebounds, 17.0 assists, 5.2 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.7 points per game.
Governors: 3-7, averaging 62.6 points, 32.3 rebounds, 13.7 assists, 6.3 steals and 1.6 blocks per game while shooting 40.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.6 points.
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