NCAAB

Evansville Purple Aces at Murray State Racers

· MVC Tournament - 1st Round
11-21, 4-11 Away
Final
53 - 74
16-16, 8-5 Home

Harcum scores 31 as Murray State beats Evansville 74-53 in MVC opener

Evansville Purple Aces vs. Murray State Racers: Game Highlights

The Racers advance to face No. 2 seed Bradley in Friday's quarterfinals.

Harcum shot 10 of 11 from the field, including 7 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line for the Racers (16-16). Kylen Milton scored 14 points while shooting 4 for 7, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc and added six rebounds. Nick Ellington shot 4 of 8 from the field and 0 of 3 from the free-throw line to finish with eight points, while adding nine rebounds.

Tayshawn Comer led the Purple Aces (11-21) in scoring, finishing with 22 points and four assists. Connor Turnbull added 16 points and three blocks for Evansville. Joshua Hughes had five points and nine rebounds.

Murray State took the lead with 16:00 left in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 35-29 at halftime, with Harcum racking up 13 points. Murray State outscored Evansville by 15 points in the second half, and Harcum scored a team-high 18 points in the second half to help their team secure the victory.

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2nd 0:00 End of Game 53 - 74
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 53 - 74
2nd 0:21 John McCrear Offensive Rebound. 53 - 74
2nd 0:23 Jordan McCullum missed Dunk. 53 - 74
2nd 0:25 Jordan McCullum Defensive Rebound. 53 - 74

Statistics

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17-49 FG 26-55
34.7 Field Goal % 47.3
3-14 3PT 14-28
21.4 Three Point % 50.0
16-22 FT 8-13
72.7 Free Throw % 61.5
28 Rebounds 36
8 Offensive Rebounds 10
20 Defensive Rebounds 26
6 Assists 21
6 Steals 8
6 Blocks 3
12 Turnovers 12
1 Team Turnovers 2
12 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Off Turnovers 17
6 Fast Break Points 5
20 Points in Paint 20
14 Fouls 18
2 Largest Lead 24

Game Information

Venue: Enterprise Center

Location: St. Louis, MO
Capacity:

2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Drake 17-3 - 31-4
Bradley 15-5 2 28-9
Northern Iowa 14-6 3 20-13
Belmont 13-7 4 22-11
Illinois State 10-10 7 22-14
UIC 10-10 7 17-14
Murray State 9-11 8 16-17
Indiana State 8-12 9 14-18
Southern Illinois 8-12 9 14-19
Evansville 8-12 9 11-21
Valparaiso 6-14 11 15-19
Missouri State 2-18 15 9-23
Full Standings