Murray State Racers at Jacksonville State Gamecocks
· OVC Championship presented by Kentucky Wild - Quarterfinal
Jacksonville St. tops Murray St. 68-65 in OT in OVC tourney
The Gamecocks advance to the OVC semifinals to face top-seeded Belmont on Friday.
Kayne Henry had 14 points for Jacksonville State (18-8). Brandon Huffman added 10 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks.
Jalen Finch, the Gamecocks’ second-leading scorer (11.2 ppg), scored four points on 2-of-11 shooting.
Tevin Brown had 24 points and seven rebounds for the Racers (13-13). KJ Williams added 23 points and nine rebounds. Devin Gilmore had eight rebounds. The Racers had faced Belmont in the last three OVC title games, winning in 2018 and 2019.
Brown hit a stepback jumper to put the Racers ahead 65-63 with just over two minutes left in OT before Finch scored on a drive to tie and Henry scored the go-ahead points with 40 seconds left. Murray State missed its last four shots.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 68 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st overtime | 65 - 68 |
| 3rd 0:01 | Murray State Offensive Rebound. | 65 - 68 |
| 3rd 0:01 | Justice Hill missed Three Point Jumper. | 65 - 68 |
| 3rd 0:03 | Justice Hill Offensive Rebound. | 65 - 68 |
Statistics
 MUR |
 JXST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-64 | FG | 23-59 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 5-20 | 3PT | 8-21 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 8-11 | FT | 14-21 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 10 | Assists | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 18 | Fouls | 12 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Evansville, IN
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 | 23-12 |
| 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 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 10 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |