Murray State Racers at Illinois State Redbirds
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Coleman scores 22 off the bench, Illinois State downs Murray State 78-61
Coleman added five rebounds and four steals for the Redbirds (18-10, 10-7 Missouri Valley Conference). Ty Pence shot 6 for 8, including 3 for 4 from beyond the arc to add 15 points. Landon Wolf went 5 of 6 from the field to finish with 12 points, while adding six rebounds.
Roman Domon led the Racers (19-10, 11-7) in scoring, finishing with 18 points. Murray State also got 14 points, six rebounds and two blocks from Fredrick King. KJ Tenner finished with six points and four assists.
Illinois State took the lead with 8:59 remaining in the first half and did not trail again. Coleman led the Redbirds with 15 points in the first half to help put them up 36-28 at the break. Illinois State outscored Murray State in the second half by nine points, with Pence scoring a team-high eight points in the final half.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 61 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Brayden Shorter makes layup (Mathis Courbon assists) | 61 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Mathis Courbon Defensive Rebound. | 59 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Mason Klabo misses 13-foot pullup jump shot | 59 - 78 |
Statistics
 MUR |
 ILST |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-57 | FG | 32-58 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 5-20 | 3PT | 9-21 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 8-14 | FT | 5-11 |
| 57 | Free Throw % | 45 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 15 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 10 | Assists | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fouls | 14 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 23 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 19 | Percent Led | 76 |
Game Information
Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 4,319 | Capacity:
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 3 | 21-11 |
| Illinois State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-11 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-12 |
| UIC | 12-8 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Northern Iowa | 11-9 | 5 | 20-12 |
| Valparaiso | 11-9 | 5 | 18-15 |
| Southern Illinois | 10-10 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Drake | 6-14 | 10 | 14-19 |
| Indiana State | 4-16 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Evansville | 3-17 | 13 | 7-25 |