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Evansville Purple Aces at Murray State Racers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Evansville Purple Aces
7-1, 1-0 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
85 - 81
Murray State Racers
5-4, 3-1 Home

Evansville ends drought with 85-81 OT win over Murray State

Egidijus Mockevicius added 22 points, and the win marked Evansville's (7-1) first over Murray State since 1991 while ending an 18-game home win streak for the Racers.

Bryce Jones scored 21 points, Wayne Langston chipped in 18 and Justin Seymour 17 for Murray State (5-4).

Jones hit two free throws with 11 seconds left to tie at 73. On Evansville's next possession, Jones stole the ball from Balentine and got off a shot with two seconds left but missed.

Jones gave the Racers a 77-76 lead with 2:52 left before Jaylon Brown made two of his own and the Purple Aces recaptured the lead. After a Murray State turnover, Balentine buried a jumper to put his team up 80-77 with 1:59 remaining. Seymour's two free throws made it 80-79 but Murray State couldn't get closer.

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Recent Plays

3rd 0:00 End of Game 85 - 81
3rd 0:00 End of 1st overtime 85 - 81
3rd 0:02 Bryce Jones made Layup. 85 - 81
3rd 0:07 Egidijus Mockevicius made Free Throw. 85 - 79
3rd 0:07 Egidijus Mockevicius made Free Throw. 84 - 79

Statistics

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32-57 FG 28-55
56 Field Goal % 51
2-7 3PT 10-21
29 Three Point % 48
19-24 FT 15-17
79 Free Throw % 88
31 Rebounds 26
7 Offensive Rebounds 4
24 Defensive Rebounds 22
21 Assists 15
11 Steals 7
3 Blocks 1
17 Turnovers 18
0 Team Turnovers 1
17 Total Turnovers 18
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
22 Points Off Turnovers 17
4 Fast Break Points 8
48 Points in Paint 26
20 Fouls 19
6 Largest Lead 13

Game Information

Venue: CFSB Center

Location: Murray, KY
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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