Blaine Kinsey

GoSycamores.com

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Junior guard Dwayne Lathan's 25 points and 11 rebounds proved not to be enough as the Sycamores (15-13, 10-6 MVC) fell to Morehead State (21-8, 12-4 OVC) 71-65 in the annual ESPN Bracketbuster game.

The Sycamores got things going early with an ally-oop dunk from freshman guard Jake Odum to Lathan. Odum then added a free throw on the next possession and junior center Myles Walker hit a layup to give the Sycamores a 5-0 lead to start the game.

The Eagles then went on a 10-0 run to take a 10-5 lead with 14:01 remaining in the first half.

The Eagles continued to stretch their lead as they pulled out to their largest lead of the game of 12 at 23-11 with 6:43 left to go in the first half.

The Sycamores responded, however, cutting the Eagles lead to two with 3:40 to go in the half before heading into the locker room at halftime trailing 31-26.

After halftime, the Eagles came out shooting with a pair of made free throws and a layup to extend their lead to nine. The Sycamores once again began to rally as they cut the lead to one over the next four minutes.

However, the Eagles extended their lead back to six but the Sycamores were not through yet. The Sycamore made one final run to tie the game at 46 with 10:31 remaining.

The Eagles once again found a stop and the Sycamores could never close the gap as the Sycamores fell by a final score of 71-65.

Morehead State senior center Kenneth Faried also broke Tim Duncan's NCAA career rebounding record.

The Sycamores out shot the Eagles in the second half with a 56.5 percent shooting percentage in the second half to the Eagles 34 percent.

Lathan led all scorers with 25 points and also had a double double with 11 rebounds and four steals.

Junior guard Jordan Printy had 12 points for the Sycamores off four 3-pointers and added two assists while senior guard Aaron Carter also reached double figures with 10 points, three rebounds and three assists.

The Sycamores will return to action Tuesday when they Travel to face Missouri Valley Conference rival Northern Iowa.