Murray State Racers at Evansville Purple Aces
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
46 - 78
46 - 78
Evansville stays perfect at home, tops Murray State 78-46
Coming off a 69-66 win over Bowling Green at home, Evansville raced to a 46-21 lead in the first half and pulled away down the stretch.
Brown, who scored 29 in the win over Bowling Green, netted 24 against the Racers by going 4-for-4 from distance. It was the fifth time in the last eight games that Brown reached the 20-point plateau.
Taylor finished with 20 points for the Purple Aces (6-4), who shot 26 of 56 from the field (46.4 percent), including 8 of 14 from beyond the arc, to win their sixth straight home game.
Jonathan Stark and Bryce Jones each finished with nine points to top the Murray State (4-5), which now is 0-4 on the road.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 46 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Jalen Dupree made Jumper. Assisted by Bryce Jones. | 46 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Jaiveon Eaves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christian Benzon. | 44 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:40 | Dalen Traore Defensive Rebound. | 44 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:40 | Gee McGhee missed Three Point Jumper. | 44 - 75 |
Statistics
 MUR |
 EVAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15-54 | FG | 26-56 |
| 28 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 5-26 | 3PT | 8-14 |
| 19 | Three Point % | 57 |
| 11-16 | FT | 18-24 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 9 | Assists | 14 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 10 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 23 | Fouls | 18 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 34 |
Game Information
Venue: Ford Center
Location: Evansville, IN
Capacity:
Location: Evansville, IN
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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 |