Murray State Racers at Eastern Illinois Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
83 - 72
83 - 72
Murray St. pulls away from E. Illinois for an 83-72 win
Murray State (9-9, 3-1 Ohio Valley), winners of four of their last five, took the lead for good 66-65 on Jones's jumper with 6:57 to go.
The Panthers opened with an 11-2 lead, and Gee McGhee's jumper at the 7:03 mark put Eastern Illinois up 33-24. Murray State went on a 13-2 run to take a 37-35 lead. Stark's 3 tied it, and he followed with a layup and a jumper.
Murray State converted 26 of 32 free throws (81.3 percent) to just 6 for 11 (54.5) for the Panthers. The Racers also outrebounded Eastern Illinois 46-33.
Ray Crossland led Eastern Illinois (9-8, 1-3) with 18 points and eight rebounds, Muusa Dama had 15 points and nine rebounds, and Montell Goodwin finished with 14 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 83 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Terrell Miller Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 83 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Muusa Dama missed Layup. | 83 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Muusa Dama Offensive Rebound. | 83 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Montell Goodwin missed Jumper. | 83 - 72 |
Statistics
 MUR |
 EIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-58 | FG | 28-67 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 9-15 | 3PT | 10-24 |
| 60 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 26-32 | FT | 6-11 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 55 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 14 | Assists | 18 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 37 |
| 17 | Fouls | 22 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Venue: Groniger Arena
Location: Charleston, IL
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Location: Charleston, IL
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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 |
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 |