Murray State Racers at Jacksonville State Gamecocks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
71 - 76
71 - 76
Jacksonville State hands Murray State first OVC loss 76-71
Jason Burnell and Christian Cunningham added 12 points apiece for the Gamecocks (13-5, 4-1 Ohio Valley Conference), who led by 19 points with 11:39 to play.
Jonathan Stark had 22 of his 29 points and six of his seven 3-pointers, in the second half to rally the Racers (12-4, 4-1), who had won five straight. Starks had a 3-pointer in a 10-0 run that cut the deficit to nine with 8:31 to play. His two 3-pointers after Ja Morant's 3-point play made it 69-65 with 1:14 to go.
In the last 62 seconds, the Gamecocks made 7 of 8 free throws, four by Drumwright, to offset the last two 3s by Stark.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Marlon Hunter Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jonathan Stark missed Three Point Jumper. | 71 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Malcolm Drumwright made Free Throw. | 71 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Malcolm Drumwright made Free Throw. | 71 - 75 |
Statistics
 MUR |
 JXST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-54 | FG | 27-58 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 10-26 | 3PT | 7-15 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 11-13 | FT | 15-23 |
| 85 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 12 | Assists | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 18 | Fouls | 13 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Venue: Pete Mathews Coliseum
Location: Jacksonville, AL
Attendance: 3,004 | Capacity:
Location: Jacksonville, AL
Attendance: 3,004 | 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 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |