Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles vs. Morehead State Eagles: How to watch NCAA Basketball online, TV channel, live stream info, start time

How to watch Southern Indiana vs. Morehead State basketball game

By Scout Staff

Dec 31, 2024 at 9:30 pm ET • 2 min read

Halftime Report

Morehead State is on the road but looking no worse for wear. They have jumped out to a quick 33-29 lead against Southern Indiana.

Morehead State entered the matchup having won four straight and they're just one half away from another. Will they make it five, or will Southern Indiana step up and spoil it? We'll know soon.

Who's Playing

Morehead State Eagles @ Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles

Current Records: Morehead State 7-6, Southern Indiana 6-6

How To Watch

When: Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 8:30 p.m. ET
Where: Liberty Arena -- Evansville, Indiana
TV: ESPN Plus
Follow: CBS Sports App
Online Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
Ticket Cost: $22.00

What to Know

Southern Indiana will be in front of their home fans on Tuesday, but a look at the spread shows they might need that home-court advantage. They and the Morehead State Eagles will face off in an Ohio Valley battle at 8:30 p.m. ET at Liberty Arena. The Screaming Eagles are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 76.8 points per game this season.

The experts predicted Southern Indiana would be headed in after a win, but UT Martin made sure that didn't happen. Southern Indiana was dealt a punishing 77-46 defeat at the hands of UT Martin last Saturday. The contest marked the Screaming Eagles' lowest-scoring match so far this season.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Morehead State). They steamrolled past Alice Lloyd 94-63 on Saturday. Winning may never get old, but Morehead State sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.

Morehead State was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 11.1 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 16.6.

Southern Indiana's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-6. As for Morehead State, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-6.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Southern Indiana has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 36.6 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Morehead State struggles in that department as they've been averaging 38.5. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.

Southern Indiana was able to grind out a solid win over Morehead State in their previous matchup back in February, winning 80-73. Does Southern Indiana have another victory up their sleeve, or will Morehead State turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.