Overview
- Tennessee State beat Morehead State 93-67 in Evansville to capture its first OVC Tournament title since 1994.
- The Tigers set a Division I program mark with 55 first-half points to seize a 21-point halftime lead.
- Antoine Lorick III led with 18 points, with Travis Harper II adding 17 on five threes; Dante Harris and Carlous Williams scored 16 each, and Aaron Nkrumah had 14 with six assists.
- Tennessee State outrebounded the Eagles 44-29, improving to 23-9 in head coach Nolan Smith’s first season.
- The teams had split their regular-season meetings before the final, with Morehead State (20-13) led in the title game by George Marshall’s 17 points.