RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University men's basketball team will play its next four games on the road, beginning at Murray State on Thursday night. Tipoff from the CFSB Center is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. ET.
 
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- EKU (8-12, 1-4 OVC) fell to first-place Belmont, 72-59, on Saturday at McBrayer Arena. With banged-up senior leader Isaac McGlone playing only three minutes, the undermanned Colonels fought back to tie the game early in the second half; however, the Bruins pulled away down the stretch.
 
- Nick Mayo turned in one of his best all-around games as a Colonel on Saturday vs. Belmont. The sophomore scored 17 points, grabbed five boards, dished out a career-high seven assists, matched a career-high with three steals and matched a season-high with three blocks.
 
- Mayo has nine swats in EKU's last three games, and he is now up to fourth in the conference in blocks/game (1.1).
 
- Mayo - standing 6-9 - has led EKU in assists three times in the last six games. His seven assists vs. Belmont are the second-most by a Colonel in any game this season (McGlone had nine vs. Ball State).
 
- EKU shot a season-best 92.3% (12-of-13) from the free throw line vs. Belmont. It is the first time the Colonels have shot above 90% from the stripe since Feb. 18, 2016, when they shot 91.7% (22-of-24) ... also against Belmont.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
 
- Murray State (10-9, 4-1 OVC) has won five of its last six games, including road wins at SIUE and Eastern Illinois last weekend. The Racers sit atop the OVC West standings.
 
- Murray State is led by transfer Jonathan Stark, who comes into Thursday second in the OVC in both scoring (20.6 points-per-game) and assists (5.4 assists-per-game).
 
- This is the 165th all-time meeting between EKU and Murray State. Murray State leads the series, 102-62.
 
- The last time EKU visited Murray, the Colonels fell to the Racers, 85-78, in an overtime thriller on ESPNU on January 29, 2015.
 
UP NEXT
 
EKU travels to in-state rival Morehead State on Saturday. Tipoff from Johnson Arena is set for 7:45 p.m. ET.