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 Murray State wins 2022 OVC Championship Presented by TicketSmarter (Photo: OVC)
Murray State wins 2022 OVC Championship Presented by TicketSmarter - Mar 6, 2022 
Tevin Brown (6'5''-G-1998) scored 23 points to lead No. 22 Murray State over Morehead State 71-67 on Saturday night, giving the Racers their 20th consecutive victory and the Ohio Valley Conference tournament championship.Tournament MVP Justice Hill (6'0''-PG) added 21 points for the Racers (30-2, 18-0), who shot just 38% from the field but won the rebounding battle 47-31 and had an edge on second-chance points (16-7). All of it was needed against the defending OVC tournament champion Eagles (23-11, 13-5), who got an MVP-like performance from forward Johni Broome (6'10''-F). He shook off an injury to finish with 32 points and eight rebounds on 13-for-20 shooting. Neither team held more than a two-possession lead for the entire second half. Murray State was up 66-61 with less than 90 seconds to go, before back-to-back 3-pointers from Tray Hollowell (6'3''-G-1998) kept it within 68-67. Hollowell finished with 12 points on four 3-pointers, while Ta'Lon Cooper (6'4''-G) added 12 points, five rebounds and five assists. The Racers had a similar start Saturday night as they did in the quarterfinals the day before against Southeast Missouri State, quickly ripping out to a 12-2 lead. Brown buried back-to-back 3-pointers to start the game. But the Eagles responded with their own 18-2 run, with four 3s in that stretch. Murray State and Morehead State were tied at 34 at the half. The Eagles shot 56% in the frame and held the Racers to 33.3%, but the Racers won the rebounding battle 27-11. This is Murray State's third conference tournament title under seventh-year coach Matt McMahon. OVC Tournament Final: Murray St. - Morehead State 71-67 OVC Tournament Semifinals: Murray St. - Southeast Missouri 88-74 Belmont - Morehead State 51-53 Courtesy of ovcsports.com All-OVC Awards 2022 - Mar 6, 2022
All-Tournament MVP:  Justice Hill (6'0''-PG) of Murray StatePlayer of the Year: KJ Williams (6'10''-F-1999) of Murray StateDefensive Player of the Year: Johni Broome (6'10''-F) of Morehead StateFreshman of the Year: Elijah Hutchins-Everett (6'10''-C-2001) of Austin PeayCoach of the Year: Matt McMahon of Murray State First Team KJ Williams (6'10''-F-1999) of Murray State Johni Broome (6'10''-F) of Morehead State Tevin Brown (6'5''-G-1998) of Murray State Ben Sheppard (6'6''-G) of Belmont Nick Muszynski (6'11''-C) of Belmont Eric Reed Jr. (6'2''-G-2000) of Southeast Missouri Grayson Murphy (6'3''-G) of Belmont Justice Hill (6'0''-PG) of Murray State KJ Simon (6'3''-G-1999) of UT Martin Ta'Lon Cooper (6'4''-G) of Morehead State
Second Team Elijah Hutchins-Everett (6'10''-C-2001) of Austin Peay Carlos Marshall Jr. (6'6''-G-1999) of Tennessee State JR Clay (6'0''-PG-2000) of Tennessee Tech Kassim Nicholson (6'6''-F) of Tennessee State Phillip Russell (5'10''-PG-1999) of Southeast Missouri
All-Newcomer Team KJ Simon (6'3''-G-1999) of UT Martin Elijah Hutchins-Everett (6'10''-C-2001) of Austin Peay Phillip Russell (5'10''-PG-1999) of Southeast Missouri Will Richard (6'5''-G) of Belmont Ray'Sean Taylor (6'1''-G) of SIUE
All-Tournament Team Johni Broome (6'10''-F) of Morehead State Ta'Lon Cooper (6'4''-G) of Morehead State KJ Williams (6'10''-F-1999) of Murray State Tevin Brown (6'5''-G-1998) of Murray State Justice Hill (6'0''-PG) of Murray State |
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