Murray State Racers at Morehead State Eagles
· OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
75 - 69
75 - 69
Murray State beats Morehead State 75-69 in OVC quarterfinal
The Racers (16-16) advance to face No. 2 seed UT Martin (20-11) in Friday's semifinal.
After six lead changes and four ties, Stark hit a jumper for a 69-67 Racers' lead with 1:19 to go and Dupree added a layup. The Eagles closed to 71-69 on Treshaad Williams' layup, but Stark hit two from the line and the Eagles missed two 3-pointers in the next five seconds. Bryce Jones iced it with two free throws and the Eagles didn't get another shot.
Terrell Miller Jr. scored 15 points with three 3s and the Racers hit 12 of 22 from behind the arc to Morehead State's 3 of 16 but were outscored 42-14 in the paint.
Xavier Moon scored 16 points with six assists for Morehead State (14-16), which led by as many as 14 in the first half and 44-37 at halftime.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Bryce Jones made Free Throw. | 75 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Bryce Jones made Free Throw. | 74 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Foul on Jordan Walker. | 73 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Jalen Dupree Defensive Rebound. | 73 - 69 |
Statistics
 MUR |
 MORE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-51 | FG | 28-60 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 12-22 | 3PT | 3-16 |
| 55 | Three Point % | 19 |
| 21-23 | FT | 10-15 |
| 91 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 9 | Assists | 13 |
| 2 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 14 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 17 | Fouls | 17 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Municipal Auditorium (TN)
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 1,001 | Capacity:
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 1,001 | Capacity:
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 |