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Morehead State 73, at Eastern Illinois 70

Thursday, February 19, 2026 · Final · Ohio Valley

Ohio Valley 1 2 PTS

Morehead State Eagles

20-13 · L1 · #247 (1146 ELO +14)

29 44 73

Eastern Illinois Panthers

13-20 · L1 · #315 (970 ELO -14)

28 42 70

Lantz Arena · Charleston, IL

Attendance: 1,818

Officials: Wesley Harper, Kyle Bottoms, Kevin Driverrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Morehead State Holds Off Eastern Illinois in OVC Road Win

CHARLESTON, Ill. (Interstat) — In a tense Ohio Valley Conference clash that came down to the final possession, George Marshall scored 23 points to lead Morehead State to a narrow 73-70 victory over Eastern Illinois on Thursday night at Lantz Arena. The Eagles, who led by just a single point at halftime, improved to 16-12 overall and completed a regular-season sweep of the Panthers. Eastern Illinois fell to 11-17. The game’s defining sequence unfolded in the frantic final minute. With Morehead State clinging to a 67-65 lead, Eastern Illinois’s Zion Fruster tied the game on a driving jump shot with… Read more...

Top Statlines

George Marshall MORE 31m 23p 4r 2a
Davion Cunningham MORE 26m 19p 2r 4a 1b
Zion Fruster EIU 38m 18p 3r 5a

Forecasting

ELO Probability MORE 54.9%

Spread MORE -2

Money Line EIU +120/MORE -140

Over/Under 137.5 (Over)