Nashville, TN (Sports Network) - The top-seeded Murray State Racers and the second-seeded Morehead State Eagles have reached the title game of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament, and they will compete tonight for a berth in the "Big Dance".

Morehead State is in search of its fourth OVC championship and second in a row, as the Eagles beat Austin Peay in double-overtime last season to win the crown and advance to the NCAA Tournament. Last night, the Eagles defeated Tennessee Tech by a 76-47 final to advance to this title game. They own a 23-9 overall record and certainly won't back down from Murray State.

Speaking of the Racers, they earned a spot in tonight's showdown by virtue of a 55-51 victory over fourth-seeded Eastern Illinois last night. Murray State is now a stellar 29-4 overall and has suffered only one loss to a conference foe all season. The Racers have won the OVC Tournament 13 times, far more than any other league member, and the most recent title came in 2006.

Murray State and Morehead State split a pair of regular-season meetings, and the Racers own a 102-46 advantage in the all-time series.

Maze Stallworth was clearly the best player on the floor for Morehead State last night against Tennessee Tech, as he poured in 24 points on the strength of a 4-of-5 effort from three-point range. The Eagles also got 10 points apiece from Kenneth Faried, Demonte Harper and Terrance Hill. Strong defense the obvious key to victory for Morehead State, as the club managed to limit Tennessee Tech to 36.6 percent shooting from the field, including 1-of-11 from three-point range. Also impressive was the fact that the Eagles forced 20 turnovers. Stallworth and Faried may very well be the best duo in the OVC.

The only player to reach double figures in scoring for Murray State last night was Tony Easley, as he tallied 14 points and nine rebounds for the Racers in the victory over Eastern Illinois. Murray State connected on only 32.2 percent of its field goal attempts, but the club forced 17 turnovers, earned a 43-32 rebounding advantage and didn't allow the Panthers to hit a single three- pointer in the tilt. Overall this season, the powerful Racers are racking up 78.0 ppg while allowing only 60.8 ppg. The fact that there are five players on the roster averaging between 10.2 ppg and 10.6 ppg speaks to the club's offensive balance.