Morant's breakout season ends in blowout to FSU
Ja Morant dazzled for a half, but the star point guard and 12th-seeded Murray State got run out of the NCAA tournament by Florida State.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Murray State Racers
62
Florida State Seminoles
90
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUR | 34 | 28 | 62 |
| FSU | 50 | 40 | 90 |
PeoplesBank Arena
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/2/26 | @ Tennessee State Tigers | W 94-64 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 1:02 62-90
Jalen Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:02 61-90
Foul on Will Miles.
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LayUpShot 1:12 61-90
Harrison Prieto made Layup. Assisted by Justin Lindner.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:23 61-88
Mike Davis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:23 60-88
Foul on Will Miles.
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LayUpShot 1:45 60-88
Ja Morant made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:25 58-88
Shaq Buchanan made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:25 57-88
Foul on Anthony Polite.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:49 57-88
Anthony Polite made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Terance Mann.
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DunkShot 3:21 57-85
Devin Gilmore made Dunk. Assisted by Ja Morant.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:38 55-85
Anthony Polite made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Forrest.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:07 55-82
Ja Morant made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:07 54-82
Foul on Anthony Polite.
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LayUpShot 4:18 54-82
Trent Forrest made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:50 54-80
Mfiondu Kabengele made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Forrest.
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DunkShot 5:48 54-77
Mfiondu Kabengele made Dunk. Assisted by Anthony Polite.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:09 54-75
Darnell Cowart made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:09 53-75
Foul on Mfiondu Kabengele.
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LayUpShot 7:51 53-75
Mfiondu Kabengele made Layup. Assisted by M.J. Walker.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:17 53-73
Tevin Brown made Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 8:52 50-73
Wyatt Wilkes made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:34 50-71
Anthony Polite made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:34 50-70
Foul on Tevin Brown.
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JumpShot 11:02 50-70
Devin Gilmore made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 11:37 48-70
Foul on Wyatt Wilkes.
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DunkShot 12:03 48-70
Anthony Polite made Dunk.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:37 48-68
Ja Morant made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:37 47-68
Ja Morant made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:37 46-68
Foul on Terance Mann.
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DunkShot 12:57 46-68
Mfiondu Kabengele made Dunk.
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TipShot 13:33 46-66
Terance Mann made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:46 46-64
Shaq Buchanan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by KJ Williams.
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LayUpShot 14:02 43-64
Mfiondu Kabengele made Layup. Assisted by M.J. Walker.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:31 43-62
Ja Morant made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:31 42-62
Foul on Christ Koumadje.
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LayUpShot 14:31 42-62
Ja Morant made Layup.
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DunkShot 14:48 40-62
Christ Koumadje made Dunk. Assisted by Terance Mann.
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JumpShot 16:17 40-60
Darnell Cowart made Jumper.
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DunkShot 16:36 38-60
Christ Koumadje made Dunk. Assisted by Trent Forrest.
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JumpShot 16:52 38-58
Darnell Cowart made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:09 36-58
Terance Mann made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 17:09 36-57
Foul on Tevin Brown.
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LayUpShot 17:09 36-57
Terance Mann made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:17 36-55
Ja Morant made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:17 35-55
Ja Morant made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 17:17 34-55
Foul on Christ Koumadje.
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PersonalFoul 17:28 34-55
Foul on Raiquan Gray.
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LayUpShot 17:41 34-55
Trent Forrest made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 17:53 34-53
Foul on KJ Williams.
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PersonalFoul 18:48 34-53
Foul on Christ Koumadje.
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MadeFreeThrow 19:03 34-53
Terance Mann made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 19:03 34-52
Foul on Darnell Cowart.
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MadeFreeThrow 19:45 34-52
Terance Mann made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 19:45 34-51
Terance Mann made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 19:45 34-50
Foul on Shaq Buchanan.
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DunkShot 0:42 34-50
Terance Mann made Dunk. Assisted by Raiquan Gray.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:55 34-48
Darnell Cowart made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:55 33-48
Darnell Cowart made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:55 32-48
Foul on Mfiondu Kabengele.
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JumpShot 2:46 32-48
Mfiondu Kabengele made Jumper.
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End Game 0:00 62-90
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:04 62-90
Harrison Prieto Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:04 62-90
Mike Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:10 62-90
Jalen Johnson Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:10 62-90
Jalen Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:21 62-90
Murray State Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:21 62-90
Travis Light missed Three Point Jumper.
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Steal 0:32 62-90
Wyatt Wilkes Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:32 62-90
Mike Davis Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 0:40 62-90
Mike Davis Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:40 62-90
Will Miles missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:48 62-90
Harrison Prieto Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:48 62-90
Justin Lindner missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:02 62-90
Harrison Prieto Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:02 62-90
Jalen Johnson missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:02 62-90
Jalen Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:02 61-90
Foul on Will Miles.
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LayUpShot 1:12 61-90
Harrison Prieto made Layup. Assisted by Justin Lindner.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:23 61-88
Mike Davis made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:23 60-88
Murray State Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:23 60-88
Mike Davis missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:23 60-88
Foul on Will Miles.
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Defensive Rebound 1:24 60-88
Mike Davis Defensive Rebound.
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TipShot 1:24 60-88
Harrison Prieto missed Two Point Tip Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 1:24 60-88
Harrison Prieto Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:24 60-88
Will Miles missed Layup.
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ShortTimeOut 1:35 60-88
Florida State Timeout
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LayUpShot 1:45 60-88
Ja Morant made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 1:52 58-88
Devin Gilmore Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:52 58-88
PJ Savoy missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:57 58-88
Christ Koumadje Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:57 58-88
PJ Savoy missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:25 58-88
Shaq Buchanan made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 2:25 57-88
Murray State Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:25 57-88
Shaq Buchanan missed Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 2:25 57-88
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 2:25 57-88
Foul on Anthony Polite.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:49 57-88
Anthony Polite made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Terance Mann.
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DunkShot 3:21 57-85
Devin Gilmore made Dunk. Assisted by Ja Morant.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:38 55-85
Anthony Polite made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Forrest.
Showing the last 40 of 338 events.
Team Stats
MUR
FSU
20-61
FG
36-71
33
Field Goal %
51
7-18
3PT
11-27
39
Three Point %
41
15-21
FT
7-9
71
Free Throw %
78
33
Rebounds
45
13
Offensive Rebounds
15
20
Defensive Rebounds
30
7
Assists
21
8
Steals
11
2
Blocks
6
13
Turnovers
12
0
Team Turnovers
0
13
Total Turnovers
12
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
26
Points in Paint
46
8
Fouls
16
7
Largest Lead
31
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