No. 22 Murray State beats Morehead State to win OVC tourney

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Tevin Brown scored 23 points to lead No. 22 Murray State over Morehead State 71-67 on Saturday night, giving the Racers their 20th consecutive victory, the Ohio Valley Conference tournament title and an automatic spot in the NCAA Tournament.

"We got our culture back," Brown said with a championship trophy in front of him and a basketball net around his neck.

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Tournament MVP Justice Hill added 21 points for the Racers (30-2), who shot just 38% from the field but won the rebounding battle 47-31 and had an edge on second-chance points (16-7). His late steal and drive and assist to 2022 OVC Player of the Year KJ Williams put Murray State up 65-61 late.

"It was just a lot of hard work," Hill said. "I don’t really mind not being looked at. I really just want to win. Knowing I’ve got two guys on the side of me (Williams and Brown) who can go for 30-plus points each night really actually takes a lot of pressure off of me going into games knowing that these two will be the main focus of the other team.

"It really allows me to go out there and have performances like I had tonight."

All of their efforts were needed against the defending OVC tournament champion Eagles (23-11), who got an MVP-like performance from forward Johni Broome. He shook off an injury to finish with 32 points and eight rebounds on 13-for-20 shooting.

"My teammates put trust in me by allowing me to make plays for them, to kind of lead the way," Broome said. "But that’s a good Racers team. And it was a tough loss."

Ta’lon Cooper had 12 points, five assists and five rebounds for Morehead State, and Tray