Morehead State vs. Belmont: Recap and Stats

Morehead State 74

(11-12, 3-9 away)

Belmont 93

(18-4, 9-1 home)

Venue: Curb Event Center

8:00PM ET / 5:00PM PT, January 31, 2013

Box Score

	1st	2nd	Final
Morehead State	36	38	74
Belmont	55	38	93

Top Performers

	Points	Rebounds	Assists
Morehead State	A Warner 16	K Owens 8	D Atkinson 6
Belmont	K Johnson 25	J Mann 8	J Mann 5

Morehead State was thumped by Belmont 93-74 in conference play on Thursday, January 31st. The game was pretty much decided at halftime, with Belmont up 55-36. The Eagles are now 0-2 against Belmont this season. Drew Kelly got 14 points and five rebounds in a losing effort. Kahlil Owens also had a decent showing, scoring six points and adding eight rebounds. For the Bruins, J.J. Mann got 14 points and eight rebounds. Morehead State (11-12, 5-4 OVC) gets Jacksonville State (14-7, 6-4 OVC) on the road on Saturday, February 2nd.

Morehead State Game Notes

This game was statistically over in the 2nd half with 4:53 left to go.
The last time MSU started the season 11-12 was 2000.
Morehead State has lost 75% of the time this season (1-3) after recording 6 or fewer steals.
When the opposition records 26 or more field goals made this season, Morehead State has lost 100% of the time (0-3).
When the opposition shoots a field goal percentage of 53.1% or better this season, Morehead State has lost 100% of the time (0-4).
When the opposition records 6 or more blocks this season, Morehead State has lost 80% of the time (1-4).
The Eagles set a season high for three-point percentage.
The last time MSU had a three-point percentage of 52.9% or higher was Jan 24, 2012 against Norfolk State.
MSU set a season low for steals.
The top two scorers (Angelo Warner and Drew Kelly) accounted for 40.5% of the points.
The bench recorded more rebounds (17) than the starters (13).
Angelo Warner has led the team in scoring in 5 out of 23 games this season.
Kahlil Owens has led the team in rebounding in 5 out of 23 games this season.
Angelo Warner has 3 straight double-digit point games.
Angelo Warner had a career high with 6 field goals made.
Drew Kelly had a career high with 5 assists.
Bakari Turner has 7 straight double-digit point games.
This was the 1st foul out of the season for Bakari Turner.

Belmont Game Notes

Kerron Johnson recorded a team season high in free throws made with 19, steals with 7, and free throws attempted with 21.
The top two scorers (Kerron Johnson and Ian Clark) accounted for 46.2% of the points.
The top two rebounders (J.J. Mann and Blake Jenkins) accounted for 44.4% of the rebounds.
Kerron Johnson has led the team in scoring 3 times in 22 games this season.
J.J. Mann has led the team in rebounding 5 times in 22 games this season.
J.J. Mann has 3 straight double-digit point games.
This marks the 5th 20-point game of Kerron Johnson's career.
Kerron Johnson set career highs with 25 points and 19 free throws made.
Ian Clark has 12 straight double-digit point games.

MSU Players		Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
A	Drew Kelly	31	14	5	5	2	0	2
B+	Kahlil Owens	13	6	8	0	0	0	2
B+	Angelo Warner	33	16	4	1	2	0	2
B	Devon Atkinson	28	10	2	6	0	0	4
B	Bakari Turner	21	14	2	1	0	0	3
C+	Jason Holmes	15	4	2	0	0	1	0
C	Jarrett Stokes	12	6	0	0	0	0	1
C	Bruce Reed	17	2	4	2	0	0	4
-	Milton Chavis	8	2	1	0	2	0	3
-	Cordell James	6	0	1	1	0	0	0
-	Chad Posthumus	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
-	Taariq Muhammad	9	0	0	0	0	0	1

BEL Players		Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
A+	J.J. Mann	31	14	8	5	1	1	0
A	Kerron Johnson	29	25	3	2	7	0	7
A	Ian Clark	27	18	2	2	3	0	0
A	Blake Jenkins	26	15	4	2	0	2	1
B	Jeff Laidig	8	4	1	1	0	1	0
B	R. Chamberlain	19	8	1	1	2	0	1
B-	Brandon Baker	17	2	3	1	2	1	1
C	Trevor Noack	20	6	1	0	1	0	1
-	Adam Barnes	9	0	1	0	1	0	0
-	Craig Bradshaw	5	0	1	0	0	0	1
-	Holden Mobley	4	0	0	1	0	0	0
-	Chad Lang	3	1	1	0	0	1	1