Eastern Illinois Panthers at Murray State Racers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
82 - 65
82 - 65
McReynolds keys Eastern Illinois, upsets Murray State, 82-65
The upset knocks the Racers out of sole possession of first-place in the conference's West division. They now are tied with Southeast Missouri State, which notched a 90-61 win over UT Martin on Saturday. Both teams now have six conference losses.
After an 85-80 loss to Austin Peay, Eastern Illinois (14-14, 6-9) needed to win its final two games and get some help from its rivals to reach the conference tournament. The Panthers close out the regular season Saturday at Southern Illinois.
McReynolds knocked down seven 3-pointers to lead Panthers' offense, hitting 8 of 16 shots from the field.
Terrell Miller scored 19 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Murray State (14-14, 8-6). Jonathan Stark added 18 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 82 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 82 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Joe Kuligoski made Three Point Jumper. | 82 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:45 | Jalen Dupree made Jumper. | 79 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:56 | Terrell Lewis made Free Throw. | 79 - 63 |
Statistics
 EIU |
 MUR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-57 | FG | 23-59 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 15-30 | 3PT | 4-20 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 20 |
| 11-15 | FT | 15-20 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 12 | Assists | 5 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 17 | Fouls | 16 |
| 17 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Venue: CFSB Center
Location: Murray, KY
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Location: Murray, KY
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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 |