Evansville Purple Aces at Murray State Racers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Smith, Moore score 18, Murray State defeats Evansville 74-58
Smith went 8 of 15 from the field for the Racers (15-13, 10-8 Missouri Valley Conference). Moore shot 5 of 10 from the field and 7 for 7 from the line. Quincy Anderson shot 5 for 8, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc to finish with 15 points.
Marvin Coleman finished with 19 points and three steals for the Purple Aces (5-24, 1-17). Evansville also got 12 points and two steals from Yacine Toumi. Gabe Spinelli had 11 points.
Murray State carried a slim three-point lead into halftime, as Anderson led the way with eight points. Murray State pulled away with a 12-2 run in the second half to extend an eight-point lead to 18 points. They outscored Evansville by 13 points in the final half, as Moore led the way with a team-high 12 second-half points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 58 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 58 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Gabe Spinelli made Layup. | 58 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:33 | Gabe Spinelli Steal. | 56 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:33 | Rod Thomas Turnover. | 56 - 74 |
Statistics
 EVAN |
 MUR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-56 | FG | 25-56 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 5-21 | 3PT | 5-15 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 7-15 | FT | 19-21 |
| 47 | Free Throw % | 90 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 9 | Assists | 13 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 4 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 21 | Fouls | 17 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Location: Murray, KY
Attendance: 5,437 | 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 |