Antoine Lorick III scored 18 points and top-seeded Tennessee State powered past No. 2 seed Morehead State 93-67 on Saturday night to secure the program’s first Ohio Valley Conference Tournament championship game win since 1994.
The Tigers set the tone early and never let Morehead State mount a sustained challenge, turning the title matchup into a lopsided result by the final horn.
A long-awaited tournament breakthrough
The victory marked a significant milestone for Tennessee State, which had not won an OVC Tournament championship game since 1994. As the tournament’s top seed, the Tigers backed up their billing with a decisive performance against the second seed.
Morehead State, entering the final as the No. 2 seed, was unable to keep pace as Tennessee State’s offense surged to 93 points and the margin widened throughout the night.