OHIO VALLEY BASKETBALL NEWS

Broome lifts Morehead State over Murray State 66-56

Johni Broome scored 16 points with 10 rebounds, his sixth double-double of the season, to lift Morehead State to a 66-56 win over Murray State, the Eagles’ 10th straight victory

FEBRUARY 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Wright leads SIU-Edwardsville over Tennessee State 68-60

Shamar Wright recorded 12 points and 11 rebounds to lift Southern Illinois-Edwardsville to a 68-60 win over Tennessee State

FEBRUARY 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Murphy scores 15 to lead Belmont past Murray St. 72-71

Grayson Murphy had 15 points and six rebounds as Belmont extended its winning streak to 15 games, narrowly defeating Murray State 72-71

JANUARY 31, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Adewunmi lifts SIU-Edwardsville over UT Martin 76-60

Mike Adewunmi had 20 points as Southern Illinois-Edwardsville beat UT Martin 76-60

JANUARY 31, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Broome leads Morehead St. over Tennessee Tech 74-55

Johni Broome had 22 points and 13 rebounds as Morehead State won its ninth straight game, topping Tennessee Tech 74-55

JANUARY 30, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hollander scores 24 to lift Belmont over Austin Peay 81-76

Caleb Hollander scored a career-high 24 points, canning six 3-pointers, and Belmont won its 14th consecutive game, defeating Austin Peay 81-76 in a tense encounter

JANUARY 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cooper leads Morehead St. past Jacksonville St. 85-66

Devon Cooper scored a career-high 20 points as Morehead State won its eighth straight game, beating Jacksonville State 85-66

JANUARY 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Curtis leads SIU-Edwardsville past Eastern Illinois 87-74

Carlos Curtis had 18 points to lead five Southern Illinois-Edwardsville players in double figures as the Cougars defeated Eastern Illinois 87-74

JANUARY 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Brown lifts Murray St. past Tennessee Tech 72-63

Tevin Brown tied his season high with 22 points as Murray State defeated Tennessee Tech 72-63

JANUARY 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Adams carries Jacksonville St. over Austin Peay 76-70

Darian Adams scored a career-high 22 points as Jacksonville State topped Austin Peay 76-70

JANUARY 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

SIU-Edwardsville wins in emotional return to basketball

Shamar Wright scored 14 points including a putback dunk with under a minute to go, Lamar Wright added a last-second free throw and Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville edged T...

JANUARY 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ngumezi lifts Jacksonville St. past Murray St. 85-82

Amanze Ngumezi scored 17 points as Jacksonville State narrowly defeated Murray State 85-82

JANUARY 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Broome carries Morehead St. past SE Missouri 76-65

Johni Broome had 14 points and 10 rebounds to lift Morehead State to a 76-65 win over Southeast Missouri

JANUARY 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Wood scores 17 to lead Belmont past E. Illinois 79-66

JaCobi Wood had 17 points off the bench to lead Belmont to a 79-66 win over Eastern Illinois, the Bruins’ 12th straight victory

JANUARY 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Davidson carries Tennessee Tech past Tennessee State 74-71

Keishawn Davidson had 19 points and six assists as Tennessee Tech edged Tennessee State 74-71

JANUARY 17, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

King scores 24, leads EKU past Eastern Illinois 93-85 in OT

Tre King scored 24 points, Wendell Green Jr. had nine of his 17 points in overtime, and Eastern Kentucky stretched its winning streak to seven games, defeating Eastern Illinois 93-...

JANUARY 17, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sheppard leads Belmont to 11th straight victory 98-91

Ben Sheppard had a career-high 22 points as Belmont stretched its win streak to 11 games, defeating Jacksonville State 98-91

JANUARY 17, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Adams leads Jacksonville St. over Tennessee St. 65-64

Darian Adams tied his career high with 21 points and Brandon Huffman scored the game-winner with five seconds to go as Jacksonville State edged Tennessee State 65-64

JANUARY 15, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Broome lifts Morehead St. past E. Illinois 87-61

Johni Broome had 20 points as Morehead State easily defeated Eastern Illinois 87-61

JANUARY 15, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Murphy scores 14 to carry Belmont past Tennessee Tech 88-67

Grayson Murphy posted 14 points and seven steals as Belmont won its 10th consecutive game, easily defeating Tennessee Tech 88-67

JANUARY 15, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

King leads E. Kentucky past Tennessee Tech 90-80

Tre King had a career-high 29 points as Eastern Kentucky topped Tennessee Tech 90-80

JANUARY 10, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Johnson lifts E. Illinois over Murray St. 74-68

Marvin Johnson had a career-high 22 points as Eastern Illinois defeated Murray State 74-68

JANUARY 8, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

King leads E. Kentucky past Jacksonville St. 69-66 in OT

Tre King posted 16 points and 10 rebounds to carry Eastern Kentucky to a 69-66 overtime win over Jacksonville State

JANUARY 8, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Muszynski scores 26 to lead Belmont past SE Missouri 77-66

Nick Muszynski had a season-high 26 points as Belmont extended its monthlong winning streak to eight games, beating Southeast Missouri 77-66

JANUARY 8, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sheppard helps Belmont beat UT-Martin, win 7th straight

Ben Sheppard had 21 points, seven rebounds and a career-high six steals and Belmont beat UT Martin 90-69 for its seventh consecutive win

JANUARY 3, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS