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Murray State Racers at SIU Edwardsville Cougars

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Murray State Racers
20-8, 6-6 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
59 - 58
SIU Edwardsville Cougars
7-22, 4-9 Home

Murray St. tops SIU-Edwardsville 59-58 on Brown's 3

The Racers closed to 57-56 with 34 seconds left on Devin Gimore's back-to-back layups. Zeke Moore made one of two free throws for a 58-56 Cougars' lead, but Brown hit a 3 on the next possession. Murray State's Demond Robinson blocked Cameron Williams' jumper attempt with two seconds left to seal it.

Jaiveon Eaves hit 5 of 6 3-pointers and matched his career high with 21 points for Murray State (20-8, 13-3 Ohio Valley Conference), which led 36-19 at halftime. Devin Gilmore added seven rebounds and Robinson had nine rebounds and three blocks.

KJ Williams, who was second on the Racers in scoring entering the contest with 13 points per game, shot only 20% in the game (1 of 5).

Tyresse Williford scored 14 points with seven assists and Moore added 10 points for the Cougars (7-22, 4-12), who have lost three straight. Shamar Wright had seven rebounds.

The Racers improve to 2-0 against the Cougars this season. Murray State defeated Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 74-55 on Feb. 1. Murray State takes on Eastern Kentucky at home on Thursday. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville faces UT Martin on the road on Thursday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 59 - 58
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 59 - 58
2nd 0:02 SIU-Edwardsville Timeout 59 - 58
2nd 0:02 SIU-Edwardsville Offensive Rebound. 59 - 58
2nd 0:02 Demond Robinson Block. 59 - 58

Statistics

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20-51 FG 20-50
39 Field Goal % 40
7-21 3PT 2-14
33 Three Point % 14
12-24 FT 16-22
50 Free Throw % 73
33 Rebounds 38
10 Offensive Rebounds 10
23 Defensive Rebounds 28
13 Assists 12
8 Steals 6
5 Blocks 1
14 Turnovers 16
0 Team Turnovers 1
14 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 17
16 Fast Break Points 17
20 Points in Paint 24
22 Fouls 20
17 Largest Lead 5

Game Information

Venue: First Community Arena

Location: Edwardsville, IL
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
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