Morant's triple-double leads Murray St past Marquette, 83-64
Ja Morant logged the ninth triple-double in NCAA Tournament history as Murray State trounced fifth-seeded Marquette 83-64 in the first round of the West Region.
NCAA Men's Basketball
Murray State Racers
83
Marquette Golden Eagles
64
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUR | 42 | 41 | 83 |
| MARQ | 35 | 29 | 64 |
Ja Morant logged the ninth triple-double in NCAA Tournament history as Murray State trounced fifth-seeded Marquette 83-64 in the first round of the West Region.
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/2/26 | @ Tennessee State Tigers | W 94-64 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/6/26 | vs Detroit Mercy Titans | W 93-32 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Mercyhurst Lakers | W 78-43 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Ja Morant made Layup.
Markus Howard made Free Throw.
Markus Howard made Free Throw.
Foul on Darnell Cowart.
Markus Howard made Free Throw.
Foul on Tevin Brown.
KJ Williams made Dunk. Assisted by Ja Morant.
Foul on Markus Howard.
KJ Williams made Layup. Assisted by Darnell Cowart.
Brendan Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Markus Howard.
Tevin Brown made Free Throw.
Tevin Brown made Free Throw.
Foul on Brendan Bailey.
Foul on Shaq Buchanan.
Sam Hauser made Free Throw.
Sam Hauser made Jumper. Assisted by Sacar Anim.
Markus Howard made Layup.
Foul on Joey Hauser.
Darnell Cowart made Free Throw.
Darnell Cowart made Free Throw.
Foul on Joey Hauser.
Darnell Cowart made Free Throw.
Foul on Brendan Bailey.
Foul on Darnell Cowart.
Darnell Cowart made Layup. Assisted by Ja Morant.
Sam Hauser made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joey Hauser.
Foul on KJ Williams.
Joey Hauser made Layup.
KJ Williams made Layup. Assisted by Ja Morant.
Brendan Bailey made Layup.
Shaq Buchanan made Layup.
Darnell Cowart made Layup. Assisted by Ja Morant.
Ed Morrow made Dunk.
Shaq Buchanan made Layup. Assisted by Devin Gilmore.
Joey Hauser made Free Throw.
Joey Hauser made Free Throw.
Foul on Devin Gilmore.
KJ Williams made Layup.
Foul on Theo John.
Foul on Sam Hauser.
Tevin Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ja Morant.
Sam Hauser made Jumper.
Foul on Devin Gilmore.
Foul on Sam Hauser.
Shaq Buchanan made Dunk. Assisted by Ja Morant.
Foul on Theo John.
KJ Williams made Layup.
Foul on Shaq Buchanan.
Markus Howard made Layup.
Tevin Brown made Layup. Assisted by Ja Morant.
Ja Morant made Dunk. Assisted by Darnell Cowart.
Markus Howard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Hauser.
Ja Morant made Free Throw.
Foul on Sacar Anim.
Ja Morant made Layup. Assisted by Tevin Brown.
Shaq Buchanan made Layup. Assisted by Ja Morant.
KJ Williams made Dunk. Assisted by Shaq Buchanan.
Ja Morant made Three Point Jumper.
Devin Gilmore made Dunk. Assisted by Ja Morant.
Foul on Ed Morrow.
End of Game
Jalen Johnson Defensive Rebound.
Brendan Bailey missed Jumper.
Cam Marotta Steal.
Jalen Johnson Turnover.
Devin Gilmore Defensive Rebound.
Brendan Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.
Murray State Timeout
Ja Morant made Layup.
Markus Howard made Free Throw.
Markus Howard made Free Throw.
Foul on Darnell Cowart.
Sacar Anim Defensive Rebound.
Tevin Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
Shaq Buchanan Defensive Rebound.
Markus Howard missed Free Throw.
Markus Howard made Free Throw.
Foul on Tevin Brown.
KJ Williams made Dunk. Assisted by Ja Morant.
Ja Morant Defensive Rebound.
Markus Howard missed Three Point Jumper.
Brendan Bailey Offensive Rebound.
Sam Hauser missed Three Point Jumper.
Marquette Offensive Rebound.
Markus Howard missed Three Point Jumper.
Sam Hauser Steal.
Ja Morant Turnover.
KJ Williams Defensive Rebound.
Markus Howard missed Three Point Jumper.
Ed Morrow Defensive Rebound.
KJ Williams missed Free Throw.
Foul on Markus Howard.
KJ Williams made Layup. Assisted by Darnell Cowart.
Brendan Bailey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Markus Howard.
Tevin Brown made Free Throw.
Tevin Brown made Free Throw.
Foul on Brendan Bailey.
Official TV Timeout
Foul on Shaq Buchanan.
Sam Hauser made Free Throw.
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