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Little Rock hosts Marshall and Morehead State
By The Associated Press
Morehead State Eagles (18-12, 14-5 OVC) at Little Rock Trojans (11-18, 8-10 OVC)
Little Rock, Arkansas; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Morehead State visits Little Rock after George Marshall scored 22
points in Morehead State's 64-63 win against the Southern Indiana Screaming
Eagles.
The Trojans are 6-5 on their home court. Little Rock allows 74.3 points and has
been outscored by 4.1 points per game.
The Eagles are 14-5 in conference matchups. Morehead State is third in the OVC
with 13.8 assists per game led by Josiah LeGree averaging 3.4.
Little Rock is shooting 44.6% from the field this season, 0.9 percentage points
higher than the 43.7% Morehead State allows to opponents. Morehead State
averages 6.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.7 fewer made shots on
average than the 8.7 per game Little Rock gives up.
The teams meet for the second time in conference play this season. Morehead
State won 78-64 in the last matchup on Dec. 17. Marshall led Morehead State
with 17 points, and Tuongthach Gatkek led Little Rock with 17 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Johnathan Lawson is averaging 16.2 points, four assists and 1.7
steals for the Trojans. Kachi Nzeh is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers over the
last 10 games.
Marshall is scoring 13.1 points per game with 4.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists for
the Eagles. Jon Carroll is averaging 12.8 points and 6.7 rebounds while
shooting 64.4% over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Trojans: 2-8, averaging 67.3 points, 31.0 rebounds, 12.1
assists, 7.2 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 41.9% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 70.3 points per game.
Eagles: 8-2, averaging 73.4 points, 30.6 rebounds, 11.8 assists, 5.8 steals and
3.5 blocks per game while shooting 47.8% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 69.3 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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