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Morehead State falls to West Virginia in NCAA Tournament First Round

Morehead State's postseason run ended in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in the early hours of Saturday morning.

In a game that did not tipoff until 10:32 p.m., the No. 14 seed Eagles kept things close for 30 minutes before running out of gas down the stretch in what ended up an 84-67 loss to No. 3 seed West Virginia.

West Virginia jumped out to an 11-point lead less than seven minutes into the game, but Morehead answered with a 14-2 run to take a 20-19 lead with 8:20 left in the first half.

The Mountaineers steadied the ship, eventually stretching the lead to seven points at halftime, but Morehead rallied again, pulling within one point with 13:58 remaining.