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Illinois State Redbirds at Murray State Racers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Illinois State Redbirds
6-4, 2-1 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
77 - 89
Murray State Racers
8-4, 5-1 Home

Murray State pulls away from Illinois State 89-77

Jeffery Moss added 14 points and Justin Seymour came off the bench for 13 for the Racers (8-4).

Daishon Knight hit four 3-pointers and had 26 points for the Redbirds (6-4) while Tony Williams added 14.

Murray State shot 52 percent in the first half but trailed the Redbirds 42-37 as Knight poured in 16 points. Then the Racers hit 17 of 24 shots in the second half to take control.

There were 12 lead changes but Murray State opened the second half with a 14-4 run to take the lead for good, although the margin didn't hit double figures until the final six minutes.

The only other time the two teams met was 43 years ago when Doug Collins scored 29 points for the Redbirds in an 85-74 loss.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 77 - 89
2nd 0:27 MiKyle McIntosh made Three Point Jumper. 77 - 89
2nd 0:35 MiKyle McIntosh Defensive Rebound. 74 - 89
2nd 0:35 T.J. Sapp missed Three Point Jumper. 74 - 89
2nd 0:54 Jeffery Moss Defensive Rebound. 74 - 89

Statistics

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26-63 FG 31-54
41 Field Goal % 57
8-21 3PT 8-17
38 Three Point % 47
17-21 FT 19-27
81 Free Throw % 70
30 Rebounds 35
12 Offensive Rebounds 7
18 Defensive Rebounds 28
8 Assists 18
9 Steals 6
1 Blocks 4
12 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 14
2 Technical Fouls 1
2 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
8 Points Off Turnovers 11
2 Fast Break Points 13
26 Points in Paint 34
20 Fouls 20

Game Information

Venue: CFSB Center

Location: Murray, KY
Attendance: 2,979 | 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
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