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Ohio Valley Tournament - Murray State vs Belmont Final: 77-65 - Recap

Belmont was burned for 36 points by Temetrius Morant on Saturday as Murray State picked up a 77-65 win at Ford Center.

Murray State was the ATS victor, as they covered the +1.5-point spread as an underdog.

Tevin Brown had 12 points for Murray State and Darnell Cowart chipped in with 11 points. Shaq Buchanan had 4 assists for them, while KJ Williams was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 11 boards.

Belmont got 17 points from Dylan Windler in a losing cause and another 14 points from Kevin McClain. Dylan Windler contributed 5 assists for them, while Dylan Windler had 12 rebounds.

Murray State was losing at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

Murray State had a 43-30 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.