Murray State Racers at SIU Edwardsville Cougars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
75 - 66
75 - 66
Murray St holds onto OVC lead, tops SIU Edwardsville, 75-66
Murray State, which picked up its 20th win of the season, came into the game tied with Belmont for first place, two games ahead of Jacksonville State and Austin Peay.
Stark started the season hitting a school record 39 straight free throws and recently had a streak of 21 straight end. Meanwhile he's struggled from beyond the three-point arc in his last two games. Stark was 2 of 9 from distance against the Cougars and 1 of 5 in a win over Austin Peay Thursday. He is now 85 of 195 from three-point range (43.6 percent).
Terrell Miller Jr. had 15 points and Ja Morant added 10 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for Murray State (20-5, 12-2).
Jalen Henry led SIU Edwardsville (8-17, 4-10) with 18 points. Keenan Simmons grabbed 10 rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Jonathan Stark Offensive Rebound. | 75 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Jonathan Stark missed Free Throw. | 75 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Jonathan Stark made Free Throw. | 75 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Foul on Keenan Simmons. | 74 - 66 |
Statistics
 MUR |
 SIUE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-50 | FG | 21-55 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 3-15 | 3PT | 4-22 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 18 |
| 26-33 | FT | 20-21 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 95 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 12 | Assists | 10 |
| 13 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 1 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 18 | Fouls | 23 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Venue: First Community Arena
Location: Edwardsville, IL
Attendance: 1,517 | Capacity:
Location: Edwardsville, IL
Attendance: 1,517 | 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 |