# 2021–22 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team represented Morehead State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fifth-year head coach Preston Spradlin, played their home games at Ellis Johnson Arena in Morehead, Kentucky as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

## Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2020–21 season 23–8, 17–3 in OVC play to finish in second place. In the OVC tournament, they defeated Southeast Missouri State in the first round, Eastern Kentucky in the semifinals, advancing to the championship game, where they knocked off top-seeded Belmont, earning the Eagles their first trip to the NCAA tournament since 2011. In the NCAA tournament, they received the #14 seed in the Midwest Region, where they would lose to #3 seeded West Virginia in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 4, 2021* 7:00 pm | | Kentucky State | W 89–43 | – | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,300) Morehead, KY |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 8:00 pm, SECN+ | | at No. 22 Auburn | L 54–77 | 0–1 | Auburn Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL |
| November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm | | at UAB | L 71–85 | 0–2 | Bartow Arena (2,829) Birmingham, AL |
| November 15, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Kentucky Christian | W 82–57 | 1–2 | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,443) Morehead, KY |
| November 18, 2021* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Transylvania | W 84–59 | 2–2 | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,284) Morehead, KY |
| November 21, 2021* 3:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Mississippi State | L 46–66 | 2–3 | Humphrey Coliseum (6,108) Starkville, MS |
| November 26, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State Eracism Invitational | W 75–51 | 3–3 | First National Bank Arena (1,132) Jonesboro, AR |
| November 27, 2021* 7:00 pm | | vs. Kansas City Eracism Invitational | W 70–62 | 4–3 | First National Bank Arena (181) Jonesboro, AR |
| December 1, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Georgia Southern | W 59–51 | 5–3 | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,555) Morehead, KY |
| December 6, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | W 71–66 | 6–3 | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,614) Morehead, KY |
| December 11, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at East Tennessee State | L 75–82 | 6–4 | Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,621) Johnson City, TN |
| December 15, 2021* 8:30 pm, FS1 | | at No. 22 Xavier | L 63–86 | 6–5 | Cintas Center (9,252) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 18, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Alice Lloyd | W 87-47 | 7–5 | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,305) Morehead, KY |
| December 21, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at IUPUI | W 80–52 | 8–5 | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (728) Indianapolis, IN |
| Ohio Valley regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Illinois | W 63–50 | 9–5 (1–0) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,466) Morehead, KY |
| January 8, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Austin Peay | W 66–55 | 10–5 (2–0) | Dunn Center (1,431) Clarksville, TN |
| January 12, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UT Martin | W 76–62 | 11–5 (3–0) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,816) Morehead, KY |
| January 15, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tennessee State | W 71–64 | 12–5 (4–0) | Gentry Complex (231) Nashville, TN |
| January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPNews | | Belmont | W 83–74 | 13–5 (5–0) | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,456) Morehead, KY |
| January 22, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | SIU Edwardsville | W 77–74 | 14–5 (6–0) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,460) Morehead, KY |
| January 24, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Tennessee State Rescheduled from January 1 | W 67–54 | 15–5 (7–0) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,388) Morehead, KY |
| January 27, 2022 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Southeast Missouri State | W 74–73 $^{OT}$ | 16–5 (8–0) | Show Me Center (1,325) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| January 29, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Murray State | L 66–77 | 16–6 (8–1) | CFSB Center (5,529) Murray, KY |
| January 31, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tennessee Tech Rescheduled from January 6 | W 70–56 | 17–6 (9–1) | Eblen Center (482) Cookeville, TN |
| February 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Tennessee Tech | W 75–68 | 18–6 (10–1) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,069) Morehead, KY |
| February 5, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Austin Peay | W 77–52 | 19–6 (11–1) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,915) Morehead, KY |
| February 10, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Belmont | L 47–48 | 19–7 (11–2) | Curb Event Center (1,468) Nashville, TN |
| February 12, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | No. 23 Murray State | L 53–57 | 19–8 (11–3) | Ellis Johnson Arena (3,960) Morehead, KY |
| February 16, 2022 9:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UT Martin | W 68–60 | 20–8 (12–3) | Skyhawk Arena (1,367) Martin, TN |
| February 19, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southeast Missouri State | L 84–92 | 20–9 (12–4) | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,511) Morehead, KY |
| February 24, 2022 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Illinois | W 82–46 | 21–9 (13–4) | Lantz Arena (832) Charleston, IL |
| February 26, 2022 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at SIU Edwardsville | L 70–77 | 21–10 (13–5) | First Community Arena (674) Edwardsville, IL |
| Ohio Valley tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2022 10:00 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (7) Tennessee Tech Quarterfinals | W 73–56 | 22–10 | Ford Center (591) Evansville, IN |
| March 4, 2022 10:30 pm, ESPNU | (3) | vs. (2) Belmont Semifinals | W 53–51 | 23–10 | Ford Center (4,160) Evansville, IN |
| March 5, 2022 8:30 pm, ESPN2 | (3) | vs. (1) No. 22 Murray State Championship | L 67–71 | 23–11 | Ford Center (6,491) Evansville, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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