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Morehead State routs Kentucky Christian 121-49

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MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) Angelo Warner scored 20 points on 9-of-10 shooting, Lyonell Gaines added 19 points and Morehead State beat Kentucky Christian 121-49 on Saturday, notching its 46th straight win over an NAIA opponent.

Karam Mashour and Miquel Dicent each scored 14 points for the Eagles (4-4), and Anthony Elechi added 10 and grabbed 12 rebounds.

Morehead State opened with an 18-2 run in which Mashour scored eight points, and finished with a 13-0 run to lead 50-19 at halftime. Mashour scored 10 points in the half and the Eagles shot 51.4 percent from the field on 19-of-37 shooting.

Morehead State used an 11-3 run to pull ahead 72-28 in the second half and cruised, finishing shooting 63.6 percent from the floor.

The Eagles out-rebounded the Knights 49-20. Brent Arrington had five assists and seven of the team's 26 steals. Warner had five assists and six steals.

Tyler Farley led Kentucky Christian with 13 points.