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02/04 03:43 CST Dike and the Morehead State Eagles take on conference foe Southeast Missouri State Dike and the Morehead State Eagles take on conference foe Southeast Missouri State By The Associated Press Morehead State Eagles (14-9, 9-3 OVC) at Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (8-13, 4-8 OVC) Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Thursday, 6:15 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Katie Dike and Morehead State take on Carmen Taylor and Southeast Missouri State in OVC action Thursday. The Redhawks are 6-4 on their home court. Southeast Missouri State ranks third in the OVC with 12.9 assists per game led by Raissa Nsabua averaging 4.2. The Eagles are 9-3 in OVC play. Morehead State is 6-7 in games decided by 10 points or more. Southeast Missouri State's average of 5.0 made 3-pointers per game is 2.0 fewer made shots on average than the 7.0 per game Morehead State gives up. Morehead State has shot at a 40.9% rate from the field this season, 1.1 percentage points greater than the 39.8% shooting opponents of Southeast Missouri State have averaged. The Redhawks and Eagles square off Thursday for the first time in OVC play this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Taylor is averaging 12.2 points and 1.6 steals for the Redhawks. Lexi McCully is averaging 0.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. Dike is averaging 15 points and 7.2 rebounds for the Eagles. Josefine Enander is averaging 1.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Redhawks: 4-6, averaging 60.5 points, 26.5 rebounds, 11.4 assists, 6.7 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 41.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.1 points per game. Eagles: 9-1, averaging 61.4 points, 28.4 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 9.7 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 41.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 56.7 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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