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Eastern Illinois Panthers at Murray State Racers

· OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE MEN'S TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND
Eastern Illinois Panthers
13-17, 4-9 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
62 - 78
Murray State Racers
17-13, 10-4 Home

Murray State beats Eastern Illinois 78-62 in OVC tourney

Wayne Langston scored 22 on 10-of-14 shooting for the Racers (17-13), who advanced to face No. 3 seed Morehead State (18-11) in the quarterfinals on Thursday night. Justin Seymour added 16 points and Damarcus Croaker scored 10.

Murray State opened with an 8-0 run and never trailed, leading by 16 at the half and keeping the margin between 15 and 20 throughout the second half. The Racers shot over 60 percent in both halves and made 13 of their last 18 attempts from the field.

Demetrius McReynolds had 14 points and Cornell Johnston scored 12 for the Panthers (13-17). A.J. Riley added 11 and Patrick Muldoon 10.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 62 - 78
2nd 0:02 Charles Brown Defensive Rebound. 62 - 78
2nd 0:02 Trae Anderson missed Three Point Jumper. 62 - 78
2nd 0:06 Trae Anderson Offensive Rebound. 62 - 78
2nd 0:06 Trae Anderson missed Three Point Jumper. 62 - 78

Statistics

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21-52 FG 30-49
40 Field Goal % 61
10-27 3PT 5-9
37 Three Point % 56
10-20 FT 13-15
50 Free Throw % 87
23 Rebounds 34
9 Offensive Rebounds 6
14 Defensive Rebounds 28
11 Assists 16
1 Steals 6
2 Blocks 2
11 Turnovers 15
1 Team Turnovers 3
11 Total Turnovers 15
3 Technical Fouls 2
3 Total Technical Fouls 2
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
10 Points Off Turnovers 16
2 Fast Break Points 4
18 Points in Paint 36
16 Fouls 20
0 Largest Lead 20

Game Information

Venue: Municipal Auditorium (TN)

Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 1,122 | 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