CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) _ Kyle Hill, the nation's No. 7 scorer, had 26 points Thursday night in leading Eastern Illinois over Morehead State.

Eastern's Panthers (17-9, 10-5 Ohio Valley) trailed 8-7 but recovered for a 38-27 lead at halftime and the Eagles (12-14, 6-9) couldn't recover.

Henry Domercant, the nation's No. 3 scorer, had 14 points, 13 points below his average while Matt Britton added 13 points for Eastern.

The Panthers shot 49 percent from the field converting 27-of-55 from the field while Morehead State was ice cold connecting on 16-of-60 for 26 percent.

Morehead was led by Greg Hendricks with 10 points and David Aliu had eight.

The Panthers set a school record with 12 blocked shots as Ryan Kelly blocked four.