Belmont Bruins at Murray State Racers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
75 - 85
75 - 85
Brown scores 24 to lead Murray St. over Belmont 85-75
Smith scored 13 points and grabbed 15 rebounds for the Racers (14-5, 7-0 Ohio Valley Conference). KJ Williams added 15 points and seven rebounds and Jaiveon Eaves had 13 points.
Belmont closed the first half with a pair of 3-pointers to grab a 35-31 lead and opened the second half with another trey and a layup.
Murray State slowly got back in the game, finally taking the lead for good on a Brown layup followed by a Eaves 3-pointer that made it 70-65 with 3:43 to play. Brown's 3 made it 79-72 and then the Racers made six straight free throws for a 9-0 run.
Adam Kunkel had 23 points for the Bruins (14-6, 5-2), whose five-game win streak was snapped. Nick Muszynski added 19 points and nine rebounds.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 75 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Adam Kunkel made Three Point Jumper. | 75 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Anthony Smith made Free Throw. | 72 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Anthony Smith made Free Throw. | 72 - 84 |
Statistics
 BEL |
 MUR |
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|---|---|---|
| 29-64 | FG | 27-58 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 12-29 | 3PT | 12-21 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 57 |
| 5-12 | FT | 19-23 |
| 42 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 15 | Fouls | 14 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Venue: CFSB Center
Location: Murray, KY
Attendance: 6,023 | Capacity:
Location: Murray, KY
Attendance: 6,023 | 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 |