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Morehead St. to face West Virginia in NCAA Tournament

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — The Morehead St. men's basketball team is the No. 14 seed in the Midwest Region of this year's NCAA Tournament in Indianapolis. The Eagles will face No. 3 West Virginia on Friday.

Tip-off is scheduled for 9:50 p.m. on Friday, March 19 at Lucas Oil Stadium. The game will be broadcast on TruTV.

The Eagles (20-7, 17-3 OVC) won the OVC Championship last week against Belmont, the programs' first conference championship since the 2010-11 season.

The Mountaineers finished the season 18-9 with an 11-6 record in the Big 12. They are led by legendary head coach Bob Huggins, who holds a 33-24 career record in the NCAA Tournament.

This will be Preston Spradlin's first NCAA Tournament appearance as head coach.