Murray State Racers at Evansville Purple Aces
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Murray State defeats Evansville 79-69
Jackson shot 8 for 16 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line for the Racers (14-3, 6-0 Missouri Valley Conference). Roman Domon scored 19 points and added 11 rebounds. JJ Traynor finished with 12 points. The Racers extended their winning streak to 10 games.
The Purple Aces (4-13, 0-6) were led in scoring by AJ Casey, who finished with 24 points. Joshua Hughes added 14 points for Evansville. Bryce Quinet had 13 points, four assists and two steals. The loss is the eighth straight for the Purple Aces.
Murray State took the lead with 2:36 remaining in the first half and did not trail again. Jackson scored 13 points in the first half to help put the Racers ahead 42-30 at the break. Murray State used an 11-2 run to make it a 74-63 lead with 3:04 left. Domon scored nine second-half points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 79 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Trent Hundley makes free throw 2 of 2 | 79 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Trent Hundley makes free throw 1 of 2 | 79 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Foul on Mathis Courbon. | 79 - 67 |
Statistics
 MUR |
 EVAN |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-59 | FG | 27-53 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 7-25 | 3PT | 1-12 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 8 |
| 18-27 | FT | 14-19 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 13 | Assists | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 20 | Fouls | 19 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 4 |
| 2 | Lead Changes | 2 |
| 72 | Percent Led | 20 |
Game Information
Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 4,017 | Capacity:
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 9-2 | - | 19-3 |
| Murray State | 8-3 | 1 | 16-6 |
| Illinois State | 7-4 | 2 | 15-7 |
| Bradley | 7-4 | 2 | 14-8 |
| UIC | 7-4 | 2 | 12-10 |
| Drake | 6-5 | 3 | 12-10 |
| Northern Iowa | 5-6 | 4 | 13-9 |
| Valparaiso | 4-6 | 4.5 | 10-11 |
| Southern Illinois | 3-7 | 5.5 | 9-12 |
| Indiana State | 2-9 | 7 | 9-13 |
| Evansville | 1-9 | 7.5 | 5-16 |