Murray State Racers at SIU Edwardsville Cougars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
82 - 72
Morant scores 40, Murray State rolls past SIU-Edwardsville
Morant is the first Division I player in the last 20 seasons to go for at least 40 points, 10 assists and five steals. He is also made all 21 of his free throws, the first player in the last 20 years to go 21-for-21 or better.
Shaq Buchanan added 14 points and Darnell Cowart scored 11 for the Racers (15-2, 6-0 Ohio Valley Conference), who won their seventh in a row.
Murray State closed the game on a 13-4 run, making all eight free throws in the final four minutes.
The Racers never trailed in the second half although the Cougars (5-13, 1-5) tied it four times early in the period and were as close as 69-68 before Murray State's late run.
Tyresse Williford had a career-high 33 points for SIU-Edwardsville, which lost its fifth straight. Brandon Jackson added 13 points.
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| 2nd 0:14 | Technical Foul on Tyresse Williford. | 82 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Technical Foul on Ja Morant. | 82 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Shaq Buchanan Defensive Rebound. | 82 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Cameron Williams missed Three Point Jumper. | 82 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:33 | Ja Morant made Free Throw. | 82 - 72 |
Statistics
 MUR |
 SIUE |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-46 | FG | 26-63 |
| 54 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 5-17 | 3PT | 4-19 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 21 |
| 27-31 | FT | 16-16 |
| 87 | Free Throw % | 100 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 18 | Assists | 9 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 0 | Blocks | 1 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 21 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 18 | Fouls | 24 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Edwardsville, IL
Attendance: 2,178 | 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 |