SIU Edwardsville Cougars at Murray State Racers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
63 - 87
63 - 87
Stark scores 27, Murray State beats SIU-Edwardsville 87-63
Stark was 7 of 10 from the field and 5 of 7 from beyond the arc for the Racers (10-3, 2-0) who have won three straight. Shaq Buchanan and Bryon Hawkins added 11 points apiece and Ja Morant had 10.
Stark drained three 3-pointers and Buchanan made a dunk as part of a 16-8 run to open the second half, extending Murray State's 43-34 intermission lead to 59-42 with 14:47 to play. Brion Sanchious made a layup and a dunk back-to-back to push it to 71-48 with 8:38 left and the Racers cruised from there.
Daniel Kinchen had 13 points, Brandon Jackson had 12 and Jalen Henry 10 for the Cougars (4-9, 0-2) who are on a three-game slide.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Zach Hopewell Defensive Rebound. | 63 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:26 | D'Quan Applewhite missed Free Throw. | 63 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:26 | D'Quan Applewhite made Free Throw. | 63 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Foul on Brion Whitley. | 62 - 87 |
Statistics
 SIUE |
 MUR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-58 | FG | 28-50 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 56 |
| 9-23 | 3PT | 10-19 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 53 |
| 14-25 | FT | 21-33 |
| 56 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 6 | Assists | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | 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 |
| 25 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 25 |
Game Information
Venue: CFSB Center
Location: Murray, KY
Attendance: 2,986 | Capacity:
Location: Murray, KY
Attendance: 2,986 | Capacity:
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 |