Morehead State vs. Tennessee-Martin: Full Game Preview
By on January 19, 2013
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| Points | Rebounds | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morehead State | M Chavis 11.9 | C Posthumus 6.8 | D Atkinson 5.2 |
| Tennessee-Martin | M Taylor 16.8 | M Taylor 7.6 | J Childs 2.6 |
On Saturday, Tennessee-Martin hosts Morehead State at Skyhawk Arena. It starts at 7:00 EST. The Skyhawks are 1-7 against the Eagles over the last four years. They lost 62-56 the last time they played (1/21/2012).
Morehead State is in 5th place in the conference and Tennessee-Martin is in 11th place.
In their last match-up, Myles Taylor finished with 15 points and 8 rebounds in the Skyhawks 90-53 loss against Belmont on January 12th. He contributes team-best marks with 16.8 points per game, 7.6 rebounds per game, and 0.6 blocks per game. For the Eagles, Drew Kelly finished with 15 points in the 75-59 blowout of Southeast Missouri State on January 17th. He contributes 3.5 rebounds per game in addition to his 7.6 points per game. A key area of strength for Morehead State is offensive rebounding percentage at 39.0, which ranks 1st in their conference (and 17th nationally).
Morehead State StatSmack
- Justin Childs is ranked 7th in the Ohio Valley in steals.
- At least you keep showing up. Tennessee-Martin has an average margin of victory of 9 over Morehead State in 13 wins since 1991.
- Mike Liabo is ranked 7th in the Ohio Valley in three-pointers.
- Myles Taylor is ranked 4th in the Ohio Valley in points and 4th in the Ohio Valley in rebounds.
- Tennessee-Martin is a better free-throw-shooting team (74.2% vs 67.0%) than Morehead State this season.
- The Tennessee-Martin scoring leader (Myles Taylor) has more points than the Morehead State scoring leader (Milton Chavis).
- The Tennessee-Martin three-point leader (Mike Liabo) has more three-pointers than the Morehead State three-point leader (Milton Chavis).
- The Tennessee-Martin rebounding leader (Myles Taylor) has more rebounds than the Morehead State rebounding leader (Chad Posthumus).
- The Tennessee-Martin basketball team finishes what they start, with a better graduation rate than Morehead State (60% vs 43%).
- Tennessee-Martin players are more experienced than Morehead State players (8,524 minutes played vs 7,451 minutes played).
| MSU Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| C | Milton Chavis | 24 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| C | Angelo Warner | 25 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| C | Chad Posthumus | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| C- | Devon Atkinson | 30 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| C- | M. Lewis-Briggs | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| C- | Drew Kelly | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| D+ | Kahlil Owens | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| D | Bakari Turner | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Jarrett Stokes | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Taariq Muhammad | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Jason Holmes | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| D | Bruce Reed | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D- | J. Stickler | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| F | Cordell James | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| F | Jordan Percell | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| UTM Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| C+ | Myles Taylor | 29 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| C- | Mike Liabo | 25 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| C- | Justin Childs | 30 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| C- | J. Washington | 24 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Terence Smith | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| D | Dee Oldham | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D | B.J. McLaughlin | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D- | Tobias Dowdell | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D- | Bobby Jones | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| F | K. Taylor | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| F | Omari Minor | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| F | D. Richardson | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| F | Pierre Mopo | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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