Murray State Racers at Southern Illinois Salukis
· NCAA Men's Basketball
80 - 52
Murray State beats Southern Illinois 80-52
Brion Whitley added a career-high 10 and KJ Williams blocked two shots and scored 10 points for the Racers (6-1), who made 11 of 26 3-pointers and held the Salukis to 31 percent shooting.
The Racers hit three 3-pointers in their opening 13-5 run and Murray State pulled away on 20-3 run capped by Brown's 3 and led 49-18 at halftime.
It's the lowest amount of points the Racers have allowed in a half since giving up 16 points to SIU Edwardsville on Feb. 12, 2015.
Williams dunked for a 59-29 Murray State lead early in the second half and the Racers led 75-45 with 4:30 to play after scoring seven straight.
Eric McGill scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Aaron Cook added 14 points and Sean Lloyd Jr. scored 11 for Southern Illinois (7-4), which saw its five-game win streak end.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 80 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Aaron Cook made Free Throw. | 80 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Aaron Cook made Free Throw. | 80 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Foul on Jalen Johnson. | 80 - 50 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Sean Lloyd Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 80 - 50 |
Statistics
 MUR |
 SIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-64 | FG | 16-51 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 31 |
| 11-26 | 3PT | 3-14 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 21 |
| 7-7 | FT | 17-26 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 20 | Assists | 6 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 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 |
| 20 | Fouls | 5 |
| 33 | Largest Lead | 2 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: 5,107 | 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 |