(St. Louis, MO) – The higher seeds maintained order in the opening round of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament. It wasn’t easy, but the so-called, favored teams won both games.
Clutch free-throws were the difference for fifth seeded Morehead State (16-16, 10-6), as they edged Southeast Missouri State 79-74. Kareem Storey and Angelo Warner hit four free throws in the final nine seconds to secure the win.
Jarekious Bradley finished his SEMO (13-17, 9-9) career brilliantly, finishing with 23 points and eight rebounds in defeat.
Eastern Illinois (17-13, 9-7) won with a comfortable finishing margin (78-66), but the game was actually much closer than indicated. The 6th seeded Panthers had four players finish in double figures with forward Chris Olivier (24) and freshman of the year Cornell Johnston (22) leading the way.
Southern Illinois Edwardsville (12-16, 8-8) was led by freshman C.J. Carr’s 15 points.
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I haven't heard, nor do I know, how does this apply to the typical 'foreign' basketball player that is most often over 19?
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