NCAAB

Eastern Kentucky Colonels at Murray State Racers

· OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE MEN'S TOURNAMENT - SEMIFINAL
Eastern Kentucky Colonels
23-9, 8-6 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
86 - 83
Murray State Racers
18-11, 13-1 Home

E Kentucky hangs on to defeat Murray State 86-83

Eastern Kentucky (23-9) will play top-seeded Belmont (24-8) in the championship game on Saturday.

Orlando Williams scored to give EKU a 66-55 lead with 10:18 remaining before T.J. Sapp hit a 3-pointer for Murray State to tie it at 79 with 1:33 left. Walden answered with five straight points and Glenn Cosey made two of four free throw attempts to make it 86-83 with 18 seconds left. Murray State's Jeffery Moss and Cameron Payne each missed 3-pointers to end the game.

Walden was 9 of 14 from the field and had six steals. Cosey finished with 17 points.

Payne scored 24 points and Moss added 18 for Murray State (18-11).

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 86 - 83
2nd 0:01 Eastern Kentucky Defensive Rebound. 86 - 83
2nd 0:01 Cameron Payne missed Three Point Jumper. 86 - 83
2nd 0:03 Jonathan Fairell Offensive Rebound. 86 - 83
2nd 0:03 Jeffery Moss missed Three Point Jumper. 86 - 83

Statistics

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32-54 FG 23-50
59 Field Goal % 46
6-20 3PT 9-28
30 Three Point % 32
16-21 FT 28-34
76 Free Throw % 82
20 Rebounds 34
4 Offensive Rebounds 14
16 Defensive Rebounds 20
16 Assists 10
12 Steals 8
2 Blocks 4
14 Turnovers 19
0 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 19
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
24 Points Off Turnovers 15
13 Fast Break Points 14
52 Points in Paint 24
24 Fouls 21

Game Information

Venue: Municipal Auditorium (TN)

Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 3,650 | Capacity:

2025-26 United Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Utah Valley 14-4 - 25-9
California Baptist 13-5 1 25-9
Utah Tech 11-7 2 19-15
UT Arlington 9-9 5 18-14
Southern Utah 6-12 7 10-22
Tarleton State 5-13 9 14-18
Abilene Christian 5-13 9 14-19

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