Eastern Kentucky Colonels at Murray State Racers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
79 - 86
79 - 86
Murray State holds off Eastern Kentucky rally 86-79
The Racers (11-9, 5-1 Ohio Valley Conference) scored 30 points off of 19 Eastern Kentucky turnovers, finishing with nine steals and five blocked shots.
Asante Gist led the Colonels (8-13, 1-5) with a career-high 26 points and Nick Mayo added 19. Eastern Kentucky trailed by as many as 13 in the first half, but briefly surged into a 59-58 lead after Gist hit a 3 and Mayo followed with a dunk at 9:43 of the second half.
Stark answered immediately for Murray State with a 3-pointer of his own, and the Racers edged away over the final stretch, building their lead back to 12 at one point. Terrell Miller Jr. scored back-to-back baskets during the final run, finishing with 19 points and 10 rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 79 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Murray St Deadball Team Rebound. | 79 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Asante Gist missed Three Point Jumper. | 79 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Bryce Jones made Free Throw. | 79 - 86 |
Statistics
 EKU |
 MUR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-56 | FG | 31-61 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 8-19 | 3PT | 6-14 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 13-18 | FT | 18-23 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 13 | Assists | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 30 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fouls | 18 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Venue: CFSB Center
Location: Murray, KY
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Location: Murray, KY
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2025-26 United Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 14-4 | - | 25-9 |
| California Baptist | 13-5 | 1 | 25-9 |
| Utah Tech | 11-7 | 2 | 19-15 |
| UT Arlington | 9-9 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Southern Utah | 6-12 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Tarleton State | 5-13 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Abilene Christian | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |
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 |