(St. Louis, MO) – The higher seeds maintained order in the opening round of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament. It wasn’t easy, but the so-called, favored teams won both games.
Clutch free-throws were the difference for fifth seeded Morehead State (16-16, 10-6), as they edged Southeast Missouri State 79-74. Kareem Storey and Angelo Warner hit four free throws in the final nine seconds to secure the win.
Jarekious Bradley finished his SEMO (13-17, 9-9) career brilliantly, finishing with 23 points and eight rebounds in defeat.
Eastern Illinois (17-13, 9-7) won with a comfortable finishing margin (78-66), but the game was actually much closer than indicated. The 6th seeded Panthers had four players finish in double figures with forward Chris Olivier (24) and freshman of the year Cornell Johnston (22) leading the way.
Southern Illinois Edwardsville (12-16, 8-8) was led by freshman C.J. Carr’s 15 points.
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.@SEMOMBB wins at home and is 2-0, tied with @MSUEaglesMBB atop the @OVCSports. Our prayers are with the @LRTrojans after the death of one of their managers Josh Claxton. Their game with EIU was postponed today.
Good officiating in the @SEMOMBB/@SIUEMBB in a little late game dust up.
BTW, @LindenwoodWBB is 2-0. @CoachAmyEagan has that program headed the right direction.
With @SkyhawkHoops winning on the road and @LUMensBball winning at home, right now, 5 @OVCSports teams are 1-1.
