Murray State Racers at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
64 - 71
64 - 71
Western Kentucky comes back, beats Murray St 71-64
Price made his first basket with 12 minutes to play, which sparked a 13-5 run that gave the Hilltoppers their first lead in 27 minutes. He hit a 3-pointer 9 minutes later to cap a 9-0 run as Western Kentucky took its largest lead of the game (66-55).
T.J. Sapp scored a career-high 25 points for the Racers (5-6), who led by as many as 14 in the first half and eight in the second.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Jarvis Williams made Dunk. | 64 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Chris Harrison-Docks made Free Throw. | 62 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Chris Harrison-Docks made Free Throw. | 62 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Foul on Cameron Payne. | 62 - 69 |
Statistics
 MUR |
 WKU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-49 | FG | 26-65 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 6-15 | 3PT | 6-21 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 10-18 | FT | 13-17 |
| 56 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 14 | Assists | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 16 | Fouls | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: E.A. Diddle Arena
Location: Bowling Green, KY
Attendance: 4,614 | Capacity:
Location: Bowling Green, KY
Attendance: 4,614 | Capacity:
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 3 | 21-13 |
| Illinois State | 12-8 | 4 | 23-13 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-13 |
| UIC | 12-8 | 4 | 19-16 |
| Northern Iowa | 11-9 | 5 | 23-13 |
| Valparaiso | 11-9 | 5 | 18-15 |
| Southern Illinois | 10-10 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Drake | 6-14 | 10 | 14-20 |
| Indiana State | 4-16 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Evansville | 3-17 | 13 | 7-25 |
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 2 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |