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Murray State Racers at Evansville Purple Aces

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Murray State Racers
6-4, 2-1 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
81 - 79
Evansville Purple Aces
7-2, 3-1 Home

Payne's steal seals Murray State's 81-79 win over Evansville

Payne, who was 4 of 7 from long range, made 10 of 19 field goal attempts and also had eight assists for Murray State (6-4).

Evansville (7-2) took a 62-61 lead with 8:00 left. The Racers' Justin Seymour nailed two 3-pointers and Payne knocked down another to regain the advantage70-63 with 6:57 left and never trailed again.

Evansville's D. J. Balentine, 31 points, made four straight free throws to tie at 79 with six seconds left, but Jonathan Fairell drove for a layup and the win.

T.J. Sapp hit 3 of 5 from beyond the arc to score 15 points and Seymour was good on all three attempts from long range for 10 as the Racers made 11 of 19 3-point attempts.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 81 - 79
2nd 0:01 Cameron Payne Steal. 81 - 79
2nd 0:01 Adam Wing Turnover. 81 - 79
2nd 0:01 Evansville Timeout 81 - 79
2nd 0:01 Jonathan Fairell made Layup. Assisted by T.J. Sapp. 81 - 79

Statistics

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27-54 FG 27-55
50 Field Goal % 49
11-19 3PT 4-14
58 Three Point % 29
16-23 FT 21-27
70 Free Throw % 78
26 Rebounds 37
10 Offensive Rebounds 15
16 Defensive Rebounds 22
15 Assists 15
8 Steals 6
4 Blocks 7
15 Turnovers 19
0 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 19
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Off Turnovers 20
2 Fast Break Points 2
26 Points in Paint 40
25 Fouls 19

Game Information

Venue: Ford Center

Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 5,083 | 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
Full Standings