Morehead State (21-11 SU, 17-11 ATS) travels to South Carolina to take on Clemson (23-10 SU, 17-15-1 ATS) on Wednesday night at 7pmET from Littlejohn Coliseum.
These teams met on Dec. 21, 2020 with the Tigers winning at home 66-51, but didn't cover the 24.5.
Morehead State lost to Southeast Missouri State 65-58 on March 3 in the Ohio Valley Conference semifinals. Mark Freeman led the Eagles with 21 points, while Drew Thelwell chipped in with 13 points and two steals. Morehead State shot just 36.4% from the field and 31.6% from long range. They were also outrebounded by eight against SEMO, who would go on to win the OVC.
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But since the Eagles won the regular season OVC title with a 14-4 record, they earned a berth to the NIT for the first time. Morehead State has achieved eight NCAA Tournament berths and three CBIs in its history. Freeman (5-11, 165), an Illinois State transfer, leads the Eagles with 14. 8 points per game and 3.8 assists per game on 38.6% from three-point range. Alex Gross (6-10, 250) adds 12.1 points and 7.5 rebounds with 2.1 blocks on 57.5% shooting.
Morehead State averages 70.6 points per game on 44.3% shooting and 35.7% from long range, They also outrebound teams by 4.0 per game to rank 55th in the nation. Defensively, they are allowing 66.5 points per game on 43.6% shooting (32.1%, 3pt).
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