RICHMOND, Ky. – It's Rivalry Week at McBrayer Arena as the Eastern Kentucky University men's and women's basketball teams prepare to play host to Jacksonville State, Murray State and Morehead State over the coming days.
Men's PreviewWHAT TO KNOW
Live Video I Live Stats I Live Audio I Game Notes: Murray State I Morehead State I Live Tweets - EKU (12-11, 3-5 OVC) will host Morehead State on Saturday at 7:00 p.m.
- Two Colonels reached the 20-point plateau in EKU's 75-71 loss to Murray State on Thursday: freshman
Nick Mayo (22) and senior
Jarelle Reischel (21).
- Both of EKU's starting guards, junior
Isaac McGlone (7) and sophomore
Paul Jackson (5), recorded career highs in rebounds vs. Murray State.
- Jackson notched his second double-double of the year vs. the Racers (10 points, 10 assists).
- Mayo ranks fourth in the league in scoring during OVC play (18.5 ppg). He is averaging 22.0 ppg over EKU's last five games.
- Mayo ranks 10th in the country among freshmen in total points scored (333).
- Mayo has scored 333 points this season. The EKU record for single-season points by a freshman is 489 (Antonio Parris, 1983-84).
- McGlone has committed only one turnover in EKU's last nine games. He has played 312 minutes during that span (34.7mpg). He has dished out 20 assists during the span.
- EKU leads the OVC and ranks ninth in the country in field goal percentage at 49.5%. The EKU single-season record for field goal percentage is 49.1% (1986-87).
- EKU ranks eighth in the country in total assists (364). Jackson leads the conference at 7.7 apg during OVC play.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS - Morehead State (11-9, 5-3 OVC) defeated Austin Peay, 75-65, on Thursday.
- The Eagles are paced by Corban Collins, who is averaging 12.6 ppg on the year.
- This will be the 185
th all-time meeting between EKU and Morehead State. The Colonels lead the series, 108-76.
- EKU has won five of its last six games against Morehead State, including a series sweep of the Eagles last year.
UP NEXT The Colonels head to the Music City next week to face Tennessee State (Feb. 4) and Belmont (Feb. 6) on the road.
Women's Preview WHAT TO KNOW
Morehead State
Live Stats | Live Video | Game Notes | Live Tweets- With last week's win over Murray State, EKU became the first team in the OVC to record 300 conference wins. The Colonels have an all-time OVC record of 300-275. EKU has competed in the OVC since the 1977-78 season. - The Colonels will take on the Eagles on Saturday in an OVC matchup. Saturday's game is scheduled for a 5 p.m. tip.- EKU (10-9, 4-4 OVC) fell to Jacksonville State, 56-54, on Wednesday. - Junior Jalen O'Bannon led the Colonels with 18 points, nine rebounds and a career-high six assists. - Jalen O'Bannon (16.9), Shameekia Murray (14.8) and Michaela Hunter (12.1) are averaging in double-digit scoring. - O'Bannon ranks fifth in the OVC in scoring, while Murray ranks sixth. O'Bannon leads the conference with 9.6 rebounds-per-game.- The Colonels rank third in the OVC in scoring, averaging 71.6 points-per-game. SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS- Morehead State (9-13, 3-5 OVC) have won its past two OVC contests.- MSU enters Saturday's contest ranked seventh in the country in scoring margin, averaging 81.8 points-per-game. Defensively, the Eagles average 10.9 steals-per-game which is 18th in the country and rank fourth in the nation with 6.4 blocks-per-game.
- Saturday's matchup will mark the 90th meeting between the teams. EKU leads the all-time series 47-42 and has won six of the last seven meetings. The Colonels won the most recent game with a 70-64 win in Richmond on February 21, 2015.
- Eriel McKee leads the Eagle offense with 15.3 points-per-game which is sixth best in the OVC. Five Eagles rank in double-digit scoring. UP NEXT- The Colonels host Morehead State on Saturday in the first game of a men's and women's doubleheader. Saturday's game is slated for 5 p.m.
