2015 OVC Men's Basketball Championship - Quarterfinals

3/5/2015 9:00:52 AM

#5 MOREHEAD STATE 76, UT MARTIN 65
NASHVILLE (AP) - Karam Mashour scored 10 of his 25 points in the first nine minutes and 13 in the final eight as fifth-seeded Morehead State upset cold-shooting No. 4 seed Tennessee-Martin, 76-65 in an Ohio Valley Conference quarterfinal Thursday night.

Angelo Warner led the Eagles with 27 points on 10-of-16 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds, but it was Mashour who carried the team to the finish line.

Marshun Newell converted a three-point play with 8:25 left to pull the Skyhawks within five, 54-49, but Mashour answered with a three-point play of his own and sparked an 8-0 run to take control.

Morehead State (10-6), winners of 10 of its last 13 games, now plays top-seeded Murray State in a semifinal Friday.

UT Martin (10-6) struggled from the field, converting 20 of 54 (37 percent), including 9 of 25 from beyond the arc. Alex Anderson scored 23 points to lead the Skyhawks.

#3 BELMONT 97, #6 EASTERN ILLINOIS 64
NASHVILLE (AP) - Craig Bradshaw made five 3-pointers on his way to 23 points and third-seeded Belmont overwhelmed sixth-seeded Eastern Illinois 97-64 in the quarterfinals of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament Thursday night.

Belmont will take on No. 2 seed Eastern Kentucky on Friday night.

Evan Bradds and Nick Smith, the latter with four 3-pointers, scored 14 points each for Belmont (20-10) with Amanze Egekeze adding 12 and Mack Mercer 10. Reece Chamberlain added nine points, eight rebounds and eight assists. The Bruins shot 61 percent and made 16 of 27 from beyond the arc (59.3 percent).

Belmont had a 38-23 advantage on the boards.

Reggie Smith scored 17 points, Trae Anderson 13 and Cornell Johnston 11 for the Panthers (17-14).

The Bruins took off to a 15-0 lead in the first 3:32 of the game and had a 47-24 halftime lead. An 11-0 run late in the game had Belmont up by 39 points.