Morehead State holds off Southeast Missouri State 66-61 to advance to OVC Championship title game

By The Associated Press
March 7, 2026 | 2:09 AM

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Anouar Mellouk scored 22 points to help Morehead State hold off Southeast Missouri State 66-61 on Friday night in the semifinals of the Ohio Valley Conference Championship.

No. 2 seed Morehead State will play No. 1 seed Tennessee State for the tournament title on Saturday with an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament on the line.

Mellouk added seven rebounds for the second-seeded Eagles (20-12). George Marshall totaled 14 points and eight rebounds. Jon Carroll scored 10.

Braxton Stacker led the Redhawks (20-13) with 17 points and two blocks. Luke Almodovar added 13 points and six rebounds.

Mellouk scored 11 points in the first half and Morehead State went into the break trailing 36-29. Mellouk scored a team-high 11 points for Morehead State in the second half. Morehead State outscored Southeast Missouri State by 12 points over the final half.

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Cheryl Reeve steps away from the WNBA grind for a Hall of Fame induction

By The Associated Press
June 27, 2026 | 12:32 AM

Cheryl Reeve is taking a break from her busy WNBA season to head to Knoxville this weekend and be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. She's only the second WNBA coach to enter the Hall of Fame, joining former Houston Comets coach Van Chancellor, who was inducted in 2001. “(I appreciate) the magnitude of this recognition of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and the great work that has gone into this institution,” Reeve said. “To walk around and see the history of how much has been done years before I could ever have this opportunity to coach. Grateful to the WNBA because I think there was some consideration given schedule wise.” Reeve will be joined by WNBA greats Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne in this year's class. Parker and Delle Donne also will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame later this year. Other inductees include ESPN broadcaster Doris Burke, Kirkwood Community College coach Kim Muhl, Spanish star Amaya Valdemoro, French great Isabelle Fijalkowski and Clemson's all-time leading scorer and rebounder, Barbara Kennedy-Dixon.

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