Illinois State Redbirds at Murray State Racers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
70 - 73
70 - 73
Stark shines in debut, helps Murray St top Illinois St 73-70
Paris Lee's layup for the Redbirds tied it at 70-all with seven seconds left. Stark brought the ball up the court and pulled up off the dribble, shooting over Tony Wills' outstretched left hand at the top of the key for the winner.
Stark, a transfer from Tulane who sat out the 2015-16 season according to NCAA transfer rules, finished with 19 points, including nine in the final 1:29.
Trailing 64-60 with 1:54 left, Stark's 3-pointer made it 64-63. His 3-point play with 20 seconds left gave Murray State a 69-68 lead.
Murray State made 9 of 18 from 3 in the second half after a 3-of-15 performance in the first.
Deontae Hawkins had 14 points and 15 rebounds for Illinois State. Terrell Miller Jr. scored 23 points for the Racers.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 70 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Jonathan Stark made Three Point Jumper. | 70 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Paris Lee made Layup. | 70 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Jerami Grace made Free Throw. | 68 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Murray St Deadball Team Rebound. | 68 - 69 |
Statistics
 ILST |
 MUR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-54 | FG | 24-58 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 6-16 | 3PT | 12-33 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 16-21 | FT | 13-19 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 11 | Assists | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 21 | Fouls | 18 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Venue: CFSB Center
Location: Murray, KY
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Location: Murray, KY
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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 |