Scores

Final

Murray St 60

(17-3, 9-0 OVC)

E Illinois 51

(10-9, 4-5 OVC)

8:30 PM ET, January 21, 2010

Lantz Arena, Charleston, IL

1 2 T
MURR 27 3360
EIU 23 2851

Top Performers

Murray State: T. Easley 10 Pts, 6 Reb, 3 Stl, 1 Blk

Eastern Illinois: J. Granger 23 Pts, 4 Reb, 3 Ast

Murray St. 60, E. Illinois 51

Associated Press

CHARLESTON, Ill. -- Murray State got points from 10 players in a 60-51 victory over Eastern Illinois on Thursday night.

Tony Easley and Ivan Aska scored 10 points apiece to lead the Racers (17-3, 9-0 Ohio Valley), who won their eighth straight and remained unbeaten in conference. The Racers' start is their best since the 1998-99 squad opened 17-2.

Jeremy Granger led all scorers with 23 for the Panthers (10-9, 4-5), who dropped their fourth in a row. Ousmane Cisse had just two points but 10 rebounds.

Murray State led 27-23 at intermission, but Granger scored five points in a row to put Eastern Illinois on top 32-31 early in the second half. It was the Panthers' last lead.

Shortly thereafter, Murray State ran off eight points in a row, ending with Jeffery McClain's tip-in with 10:46 left to make it 48-37.

Eastern Illinois cut it to six but never got closer.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
MURR
EIU
Points 60 51
FG Made-Attempted 20-48 (.417) 18-48 (.375)
3P Made-Attempted 2-13 (.154) 1-7 (.143)
FT Made-Attempted 18-23 (.783) 14-19 (.737)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 20 (0/0) 18 (0/0)
Largest Lead 11 1

Game Leaders

 
MURR
EIU
PointsT. Easley 10J. Granger 23
ReboundsT. Easley 6O. Cisse 10
AssistsI. Miles 4J. Granger 3
StealsB. Jenkins 5T. Laser 2
BlocksD. Thomas 2J. Hollowell 1
Team Stats: Murray State | Eastern Illinois

2009-10 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 11, 2010 @MURR 75, EIU 59Recap
» Jan 21, 2010 MURR 60, @EIU 51Recap
Mar 5, 2010 @MURR 55, EIU 51Recap

Next 5 Games

MURR
EIU
01/23 @SEMO 8:45pm
01/27 SIUE 8:00pm
01/30 @UTM 2:00pm
02/04 TNST 8:30pm
02/06 PEAY 8:30pm
 01/23 UTM 7:00pm
01/28 @TNTC 8:30pm
01/30 @JVST 5:30pm
02/06 @SEMO 8:45pm
02/11 MORE 9:00pm
Complete Schedule: Murray State | Eastern Illinois

Ohio Valley Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Murray State17-130-4
Morehead State15-323-10
Eastern Kentucky11-720-12
Eastern Illinois11-719-12
Austin Peay11-717-15
Tennessee Tech8-1015-17
Jacksonville State7-1111-19
Tennessee State6-129-23
Southeast Missouri State3-157-23
Tennessee-Martin1-174-25
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