Murray State Racers at UT Martin Skyhawks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
98 - 77
Brown's 31 pts leads Murray St. past UT Martin 98-77
Murray State (12-2, 3-0 Ohio Valley Conference) is off to its best start since the 2011-12 season when the Racers started 23-0. They finished the year 31-2, losing to West Region No. 3-seed Marquette 62-53 in the third round of the NCAA Tournament.
Fresh off being named OVC player of the week, and selected to the Top 25 Wooden Award watch list, Ja Morant scored 26 points and distributed a career-high 18 assists for Murray State. UT Martin (5-9, 0-3) finished with 19 assists. Morant entered the game leading the nation in assists per game at 9.9 (129 in 13 games).
The Racers led 49-42 at halftime and used a 14-6 run in the first four minutes of the second half to make it 63-48 on Morant's dunk and led by double figures the rest of the way.
Shaq Buchanan scored 21 and the Racers finished 15 of 31 from 3-point range.
Quintin Dove led UT Martin with 27 points and Jailen Gill added 21.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 98 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 98 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jalen Johnson Steal. | 98 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Delfincko Bogan Turnover. | 98 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Minfeke Sanoe Defensive Rebound. | 98 - 77 |
Statistics
 MUR |
 UTM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 36-69 | FG | 29-65 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 15-31 | 3PT | 6-22 |
| 48 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 11-14 | FT | 13-18 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 26 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 17 | Fouls | 15 |
| 21 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Martin, TN
Attendance: 3,114 | 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 |