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Louisiana-Monroe beats Morehead State 74-73

MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) Tony Hooper knocked down a jumper at the buzzer to propel Louisiana-Monroe to a 74-73 win over Morehead State on Saturday night.

A layup from Lawrence Gilbert gave the Warhawks (1-2) a 72-69 lead with 3:16 remaining in the game. But Morehead State's Demonte Harper made two consecutive baskets to give the Eagles a 73-72 lead with 1:54 left.

Each team missed a 3-pointer before Hooper's basket won the game for Lousiana-Monroe. (MORE)

Final 1 2 T
36 38 74
35 38 73
Boxscore | Recap 
Leaders UL-Mon Morehead State
Points D. Forbes 17 K. Faried 24
Rebounds 2 tied with 4 K. Faried 12
Assists J. Hill 3 D. Harper 4
Ohio Valley
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
Jacksonville State 0-0 2-1
Murray State 0-0 2-1
Eastern Illinois 0-0 2-1
Tennessee Tech 0-0 2-2
Eastern Kentucky 0-0 1-1
Morehead State 0-0 1-2
Tennessee-Martin 0-0 1-2
Austin Peay 0-0 1-3
Tennessee State 0-0 0-2
Southeast Missouri State 0-0 0-2
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Leaders
Points: K. Faried21.7
Rebounds: K. Faried11.3
Assists: B. Shingles5.0
FG%: K. Faried61.9%
FT%: K. Faried80.0%
Steals: K. Faried2.0
Blocks: K. Faried1.7
Offense (Rank)
Points: 72.7 (154)
Rebounds: 17.0 (25)
Assists: 15.3 (91)
FG%: 44.3% (168)
FT%: 65.5% (225)
3P%: 29.0% (256)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 66.7 (148)
Rebounds: 17.0 (343)
Assists: 11.3 (110)
FG%: 47.4% (292)
FT%: 68.0% (173)
3P%: 36.5% (242)
Next 5
DateOpp.Record (RPI)
11/21vs. UL-Mon1-2 (93)
11/29vs. KentSt3-1 (144)
12/3@ TN-Mar1-2 (336)
12/5@ Murray2-1 (231)
12/15vs. StCathNA
Last 10
DateOpp.Final
11/16vs. BresciW 86-51
11/13@ KtyL 59-75
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Kansas3-0
2 Michigan State3-0
3 Texas2-0
4 Kentucky4-0
5 Villanova4-0
6 North Carolina4-1
7 Purdue2-0
8 West Virginia1-0
9 Duke4-0
10 Tennessee3-0
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Kansas3-0
2 Michigan State3-0
3 Texas2-0
4 North Carolina4-1
5 Kentucky4-0
6 Villanova4-0
7 Purdue2-0
8 Duke4-0
9 West Virginia1-0
10 Butler3-0
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