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Murray State Racers vs Evansville Purple Aces

College Basketball
Murray St
14-3
79-69
Final
Evansville
4-13
Ford Center

Lead tracker

MUR leadsBiggest lead MUR 14, EVAN 4
H1H2
EVAN leads
Team1H2HT
MUR423779
EVAN303969

Who won: Murray St 79-69

The Murray State Racers beat the Evansville Purple Aces 79-69 on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at Ford Center. The Murray St outscored the Evansville 42-30 in the 1st half. Javon Jackson led the Murray St in points (22). AJ Casey led the Evansville in points (24).

Player of the game

AJ Casey

EVAN · 24 PTS, 5 REB

8.7

Win probability

100%MUR final
MUREVAN

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of 2nd half
  3. H2 0:25Trent Hundley
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Trent Hundley makes free throw 2 of 2

    T. Hundley · 4 PTS

    MUR 79 - 69 EVAN
  4. H2 0:25Trent Hundley
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Trent Hundley makes free throw 1 of 2

    T. Hundley · 4 PTS

    MUR 79 - 68 EVAN
  5. H2 0:25Mathis Courbon

    Foul on Mathis Courbon

    Foul on Mathis Courbon.

    M. Courbon · 10 PTS

  6. H2 0:26Trent Hundley

    Steal

    Trent Hundley Steal.

    T. Hundley · 4 PTS

  7. H2 0:26Mathis Courbon
    TO

    Bad pass turnover

    Mathis Courbon bad pass turnover

    M. Courbon · 10 PTS

  8. SLAMH2 0:42
    AJ Casey

    Dunk, 3 ft

    AJ Casey · 24 PTS

    AJ Casey makes 3-foot dunk

    MUR 79 - 67 EVAN
  9. H2 1:02EVA

    Defensive rebound

    Evansville Defensive Rebound.

  10. H2 1:06Mathis Courbon

    Misses 25-foot three point jumper

    Mathis Courbon misses 25-foot three point jumper

    M. Courbon · 10 PTS

  11. H2 1:32Kaia Berridge
    TO

    Bad pass turnover

    Kaia Berridge bad pass turnover

    K. Berridge · 2 PTS

  12. THREEH2 1:48
    JJ Traynor

    Three! Jumper, 24 ft

    JJ Traynor · 12 PTS · ast M. Courbon

    JJ Traynor makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mathis Courbon assists)

    MUR 79 - 65 EVAN
  13. H2 2:05Mathis Courbon

    Defensive rebound

    Mathis Courbon Defensive Rebound.

  14. H2 2:08AJ Casey

    Misses 25-foot three point jumper

    AJ Casey misses 25-foot three point jumper

    AJ Casey · 24 PTS

  15. H2 2:22Javon Jackson
    +2

    Layup

    Javon Jackson makes layup (Layne Taylor assists)

    J. Jackson · 22 PTS · ast L. Taylor

    MUR 76 - 65 EVAN
  16. H2 2:37EVA

    Shorttimeout

    Evansville Timeout

  17. H2 2:40AJ Casey
    +2

    Jumper, 5 ft

    AJ Casey makes 5-foot jumper

    AJ Casey · 24 PTS

    MUR 74 - 65 EVAN
  18. H2 3:03JJ Traynor
    +2

    Jumper, 5 ft

    JJ Traynor makes 5-foot jumper (Javon Jackson assists)

    JJ Traynor · 12 PTS · ast J. Jackson

    MUR 74 - 63 EVAN
  19. H2 3:11MUR

    Offensive rebound

    Murray State Offensive Rebound.

  20. H2 3:14Trent Hundley

    Block

    Trent Hundley Block.

    T. Hundley · 4 PTS

  21. H2 3:14Javon Jackson

    Misses 4-foot jumper

    Javon Jackson misses 4-foot jumper

    J. Jackson · 22 PTS

  22. H2 3:16Javon Jackson

    Defensive rebound

    Javon Jackson Defensive Rebound.

  23. H2 3:20Leif Moeller

    Misses 8-foot jumper

    Leif Moeller misses 8-foot jumper

    L. Moeller · 6 PTS

  24. H2 3:33Javon Jackson
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Javon Jackson makes free throw 2 of 2

    J. Jackson · 22 PTS

    MUR 72 - 63 EVAN
  25. H2 3:33Javon Jackson
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Javon Jackson makes free throw 1 of 2

    J. Jackson · 22 PTS

    MUR 71 - 63 EVAN

Leaders

MUREVAN
Points
Javon Jackson
22
AJ Casey
24
Assists
Layne Taylor
3
Leif Moeller
5
Rebounds
Roman Domon
11
James Dyson-Merwe
6

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