# 2018–19 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team represented Morehead State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by second-year head coach Preston Spradlin, played their home games at Ellis Johnson Arena in Morehead, Kentucky as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 13–20, 8–10 in OVC play to finish in fifth place. They defeated SIU Edwardsville in the first round of the OVC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Austin Peay.

## Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2017–18 season 8–21, 4–14 in OVC play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the OVC tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 25, 2018* 6:00 pm | | Berea | W 98–47 | | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,258) Morehead, KY |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Kentucky Christian | W 102–82 | 1–0 | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,255) Morehead, KY |
| Nov 8, 2018* 7:00 pm, SNY | | at UConn 2K Sports Classic | L 70–80 | 1–1 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| Nov 10, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 16 Syracuse 2K Sports Classic | L 70–84 | 1–2 | Carrier Dome (21,012) Syracuse, NY |
| Nov 16, 2018* 5:30 pm | | vs. UMKC 2K Sports Classic regional semifinals | W 99–89 | 2–2 | Reese Court (166) Cheney, WA |
| Nov 17, 2018* 4:05 pm | | vs. Green Bay 2K Sports Classic regional final | L 70–87 | 2–3 | Reese Court Cheney, WA |
| Nov 25, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | L 55–87 | 2–4 | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,555) Morehead, KY |
| Nov 27, 2018* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Kentucky | L 71–93 | 2–5 | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,874) Morehead, KY |
| Nov 30, 2018* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | Ohio–Chillicothe | W 103–50 | 3–5 | Ellis Johnson Arena (3,864) Morehead, KY |
| Dec 10, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Marshall | L 64–76 | 3–6 | Cam Henderson Center (6,253) Huntington, WV |
| Dec 13, 2018* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Samford | L 72–77 $^{OT}$ | 3–7 | Pete Hanna Center (1,172) Homewood, AL |
| Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Wright State | L 67–78 | 3–8 | Nutter Center (3,133) Fairborn, OH |
| Dec 21, 2018* 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | IUPUI | W 74–70 | 4–8 | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,874) Morehead, KY |
| Dec 29, 2018* 2:00 pm, SECN | | at Missouri | W 75–61 | 4–9 | Mizzou Arena (11,458) Columbia, MO |
| Ohio Valley Conference regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Murray State | L 69–90 | 4–10 (0–1) | CFSB Center (4,006) Murray, KY |
| Jan 5, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Austin Peay | L 67–81 | 4–11 (0–2) | Dunn Center (1,552) Clarksville, TN |
| Jan 10, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Belmont | L 60–77 | 4–12 (0–3) | Curb Event Center (1,704) Nashville, TN |
| Jan 12, 2019 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tennessee State | W 74–61 | 5–12 (1–3) | Gentry Complex (653) Nashville, TN |
| Jan 17, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Southeast Missouri State | W 73–69 | 6–12 (2–3) | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,024) Murray, KY |
| Jan 19, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | UT Martin | W 85–77 | 7–12 (3–3) | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,234) Murray, KY |
| Jan 24, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Tennessee Tech | W 67–61 | 8–12 (4–3) | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,088) Murray, KY |
| Jan 26, 2019 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Jacksonville State | L 71–77 | 8–13 (4–4) | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,147) Murray, KY |
| Jan 31, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at SIU Edwardsville | L 76–83 | 8–14 (4–5) | Vadalabene Center (1,079) Edwardsville, IL |
| Feb 2, 2019 4:15 ppm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Illinois | W 84–78 | 9–14 (5–5) | Lantz Arena (1,333) Charleston, IL |
| Feb 7, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Tennessee State | L 80–81 $^{OT}$ | 9–15 (5–6) | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,066) Murray, KY |
| Feb 9, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Belmont | L 86–96 | 9–16 (5–7) | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,077) Murray, KY |
| Feb 14, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Kentucky | W 78–72 | 10–16 (6–7) | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,023) Murray, KY |
| Feb 16, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Austin Peay | L 70–73 | 10–17 (6–8) | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,282) Murray, KY |
| Feb 21, 2019 8:15 pm, ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville State | L 64–65 | 10–18 (6–9) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,134) Jacksonville, AL |
| Feb 23, 2019 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tennessee Tech | W 66–63 | 11–18 (7–9) | Eblen Center (1,949) Cookeville, TN |
| Feb 28, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Murray State | L 52–71 | 11–19 (7–10) | Ellis Johnson Arena (6,071) Murray, KY |
| Mar 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Kentucky | W 78–77 | 12–19 (8–10) | McBrayer Arena (3,226) Richmond, KY |
| Ohio Valley tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (8) SIU Edwardsville First round | W 72–68 | 13–19 | Ford Center Evansville, IN |
| Mar 7, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (4) Austin Peay Quarterfinals | L 81–95 | 13–20 | Ford Center Evansville, IN |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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