Morehead State Eagles @ Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MORE | 28 | 39 | 67 | ||
TNTC | 36 | 33 | 69 |
Phillips sends Tennessee Tech past Morehead St., 69-67
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Curtis Phillips Jr., scored 17 points with 10 rebounds and made the game-winning shot at the buzzer to lift Tennessee Tech to a 69-67 Ohio Valley Conference opening win against Morehead State Thursday night.
Phillips grabbed the offensive rebound when Kajon Mack missed a short-shot attempt near the rim with three seconds left. A.J. Hicks's layup with 32 seconds remaining tied it at 67.
Morehead State used an 11-3 run in the final 2:46 to knot the score. Phillips' bucket was just one of three field goals Tech got to fall in the last four minutes.
Mason Ramsey scored 14 points for Tennessee Tech (9-5), Mack finished with 13 and Aleksa Jugovic, 10. The Golden Eagles shot 28 of 54 (52 percent) but were outrebounded 41-29. Morehead State (4-8) grabbed 14 offensive rebounds.
Jordan Walker led the Eagles with 20 points, Londell King 15, Hicks, 11 an Lamontray Harris, 10.
Game Information
Cookeville, TN
Referee:Mick Fieldbinder
Referee:Todd Austin
Referee:Eric Mims
2025-26 Standings
| Ohio Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 7 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |
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