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Eastern Illinois Panthers at Murray State Racers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Eastern Illinois Panthers
9-17, 3-10 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
60 - 72
Murray State Racers
16-9, 12-1 Home

Murray State defeats Eastern Illinois 72-60

Dexter Fields made a layup, giving Murray State a 20-18 lead with 7:21 to play in the first half and the Racers led the rest of the way. Sherman Blanford scored to pull Eastern Illinois within four points, 58-54, with 6:13 remaining. Murray State answered with a 10-0 run, capped by Moss' five points, to take a 14-point lead with 2:17 left.

T.J. Sapp scored 13 points and Jarvis Williams added 12 with eight rebounds for Murray State (16-9, 11-2 Ohio Valley), which has won six of its last seven games and is atop the standings with a four-game lead.

Blanford finished with 26 points on 9-of-17 shooting to lead Eastern Illinois (9-17, 6-8), which has lost three straight. Chris Oliver added 14 points.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 60 - 72
2nd 0:05 Murray St Timeout 60 - 72
2nd 0:05 Eastern Illinois Timeout 60 - 72
2nd 0:05 Sherman Blanford made Layup. 60 - 72
2nd 0:07 Sherman Blanford Offensive Rebound. 58 - 72

Statistics

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21-51 FG 22-43
41 Field Goal % 51
2-11 3PT 6-15
18 Three Point % 40
16-17 FT 22-32
94 Free Throw % 69
28 Rebounds 31
10 Offensive Rebounds 10
18 Defensive Rebounds 21
9 Assists 11
8 Steals 6
0 Blocks 2
12 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 14
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Off Turnovers 18
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
19 Fouls 17

Game Information

Venue: CFSB Center

Location: Murray, KY
Attendance: 3,846 | Capacity:

2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Tennessee State 15-5 - 23-10
Morehead State 15-5 - 20-13
Southeast Missouri State 14-6 1 20-13
UT Martin 13-7 2 22-11
SIU Edwardsville 12-8 3 19-13
Lindenwood 11-9 4 18-15
Little Rock 9-11 6 12-20
Tennessee Tech 8-12 6 13-18
Eastern Illinois 8-12 7 13-20
Southern Indiana 4-16 11 7-23
Western Illinois 1-19 14 5-26

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
Full Standings