Murray State 74-53 Evansville (Mar 6, 2025) Play-by-Play

Evansville Purple Aces

11-21, 8-12 MVC

	1	2	T
EVAN	29	24	53
MUR	35	39	74

TIME	EVAN	MUR
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball won by Evansville	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball lost by Murray State	0	0
19:36	Tanner Cuff made Jumper. Assisted by Connor Turnbull.	2	0
19:16	AJ Ferguson missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
19:13	Gabriel Pozzato Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:59	Tanner Cuff missed Jumper.	2	0
18:55	AJ Ferguson Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:54	Kylen Milton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaCobi Wood.	2	3
18:35	Connor Turnbull made Dunk.	4	3
18:10	Nick Ellington missed Jumper.	4	3
18:10	Connor Turnbull Block.	4	3
18:06	AJ Ferguson Offensive Rebound.	4	3
18:00	Kylen Milton missed Layup.	4	3
18:00	Joshua Hughes Block.	4	3
17:59	Murray State Deadball Team Rebound.	4	3
17:59	Murray State Turnover.	4	3
17:28	Evansville Turnover.	4	3
17:16	Terence Harcum made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaCobi Wood.	4	6
17:00	Tanner Cuff Turnover.	4	6
17:00	JaCobi Wood Steal.	4	6
16:47	AJ Ferguson missed Three Point Jumper.	4	6
16:44	Tanner Cuff Defensive Rebound.	4	6
16:33	Tayshawn Comer made Jumper.	6	6
16:12	Foul on Connor Turnbull.	6	6
15:59	Nick Ellington made Layup. Assisted by JaCobi Wood.	6	8
15:59	Foul on Tayshawn Comer.	6	8
15:59	Official TV Timeout	6	8
15:59	Connor Turnbull subbing out for Evansville	6	8
15:59	Michael Day subbing in for Evansville	6	8
15:59	Nick Ellington missed Free Throw.	6	8
15:59	Michael Day Defensive Rebound.	6	8
15:47	Gabriel Pozzato Turnover.	6	8
15:27	Kylen Milton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by AJ Ferguson.	6	11
15:07	Gabriel Pozzato missed Jumper.	6	11
15:04	Nick Ellington Defensive Rebound.	6	11
14:42	Nick Ellington made Layup. Assisted by Terence Harcum.	6	13
14:28	Tayshawn Comer missed Jumper.	6	13
14:26	Kylen Milton Defensive Rebound.	6	13
13:58	Terence Harcum missed Jumper.	6	13
13:54	Joshua Hughes Defensive Rebound.	6	13
13:45	Foul on JaCobi Wood.	6	13
13:45	Kylen Milton subbing out for Murray State	6	13
13:45	Alden Applewhite subbing in for Murray State	6	13
13:45	Michael Day subbing out for Evansville	6	13
13:45	Connor Turnbull subbing in for Evansville	6	13
13:39	Tayshawn Comer Turnover.	6	13
13:39	JaCobi Wood Steal.	6	13
13:30	Alden Applewhite Turnover.	6	13
13:21	Foul on Terence Harcum.	6	13
13:21	Terence Harcum subbing out for Murray State	6	13
13:21	Kylen Milton subbing in for Murray State	6	13
13:21	Nick Ellington subbing out for Murray State	6	13
13:21	KyeRon Lindsay subbing in for Murray State	6	13
13:09	Connor Turnbull missed Jumper.	6	13
13:06	Alden Applewhite Defensive Rebound.	6	13
12:48	JaCobi Wood missed Jumper.	6	13
12:47	KyeRon Lindsay Offensive Rebound.	6	13
12:39	AJ Ferguson missed Three Point Jumper.	6	13
12:36	Joshua Hughes Defensive Rebound.	6	13
12:18	Connor Turnbull made Layup.	8	13
11:53	Alden Applewhite made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaCobi Wood.	8	16
11:22	Connor Turnbull missed Jumper.	8	16
11:19	Alden Applewhite Defensive Rebound.	8	16
11:09	AJ Ferguson missed Layup.	8	16
11:07	Gabriel Pozzato Defensive Rebound.	8	16
11:00	Gabriel Pozzato missed Three Point Jumper.	8	16
10:57	Alden Applewhite Defensive Rebound.	8	16
10:43	Kylen Milton missed Three Point Jumper.	8	16
10:39	KyeRon Lindsay Offensive Rebound.	8	16
10:35	Alden Applewhite missed Three Point Jumper.	8	16
10:32	Tanner Cuff Defensive Rebound.	8	16
10:15	Connor Turnbull made Layup.	10	16
9:53	KyeRon Lindsay missed Jumper.	10	16
9:53	Tanner Cuff Block.	10	16
9:49	Tayshawn Comer Defensive Rebound.	10	16
9:28	Joshua Hughes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tanner Cuff.	13	16
8:58	JaCobi Wood missed Jumper.	13	16
8:55	Connor Turnbull Defensive Rebound.	13	16
8:46	Tayshawn Comer made Layup.	15	16
8:40	Foul on Joshua Hughes.	15	16
8:40	Official TV Timeout	15	16
8:40	Alden Applewhite subbing out for Murray State	15	16
8:40	KyeRon Lindsay subbing out for Murray State	15	16
8:40	Terence Harcum subbing in for Murray State	15	16
8:40	Nick Ellington subbing in for Murray State	15	16
8:40	Joshua Hughes subbing out for Evansville	15	16
8:40	Gui Tesch subbing in for Evansville	15	16
8:23	Kylen Milton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by AJ Ferguson.	15	19
8:21	Technical Foul on Kylen Milton.	15	19
8:21	Tayshawn Comer missed Free Throw.	15	19
8:21	Evansville Deadball Team Rebound.	15	19
8:21	Tayshawn Comer made Free Throw.	16	19
8:21	Kylen Milton subbing out for Murray State	15	19
8:21	Justin Morgan subbing in for Murray State	15	19
8:11	Gabriel Pozzato missed Three Point Jumper.	16	19
8:07	Gui Tesch Offensive Rebound.	16	19
8:06	Tayshawn Comer missed Three Point Jumper.	16	19
8:03	Terence Harcum Defensive Rebound.	16	19
7:56	AJ Ferguson made Layup. Assisted by Terence Harcum.	16	21
7:39	Tanner Cuff missed Jumper.	16	21
7:37	Justin Morgan Defensive Rebound.	16	21
7:06	Murray State Turnover.	16	21
7:06	Official TV Timeout	16	21
6:49	Connor Turnbull Turnover.	16	21
6:49	AJ Ferguson Steal.	16	21
6:49	Gui Tesch subbing out for Evansville	16	21
6:49	Joshua Hughes subbing in for Evansville	16	21
6:35	Terence Harcum made Jumper. Assisted by Nick Ellington.	16	23
6:21	Foul on AJ Ferguson.	16	23
6:21	Tayshawn Comer made Free Throw.	17	23
6:21	Tayshawn Comer made Free Throw.	18	23
6:01	Terence Harcum made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Morgan.	18	26
5:45	Tayshawn Comer made Jumper.	20	26
5:30	Foul on Connor Turnbull.	20	26
5:30	Terence Harcum made Free Throw.	20	27
5:30	Terence Harcum made Free Throw.	20	28
5:21	Tayshawn Comer missed Three Point Jumper.	20	28
5:18	Nick Ellington Defensive Rebound.	20	28
5:07	Terence Harcum made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Ellington.	20	31
4:50	Tanner Cuff made Jumper.	22	31
4:25	JaCobi Wood missed Layup.	22	31
4:25	Gabriel Pozzato Block.	22	31
4:25	Evansville Defensive Rebound.	22	31
4:12	Tanner Cuff missed Layup.	22	31
4:10	Nick Ellington Defensive Rebound.	22	31
3:59	Nick Ellington missed Layup.	22	31
3:57	Joshua Hughes Defensive Rebound.	22	31
3:52	Foul on JaCobi Wood.	22	31
3:52	Official TV Timeout	22	31
3:52	JaCobi Wood subbing out for Murray State	22	31
3:52	Kylen Milton subbing in for Murray State	22	31
3:39	Foul on AJ Ferguson.	22	31
3:39	Connor Turnbull missed Free Throw.	22	31
3:39	Evansville Deadball Team Rebound.	22	31
3:39	AJ Ferguson subbing out for Murray State	22	31
3:39	Alden Applewhite subbing in for Murray State	22	31
3:39	Connor Turnbull made Free Throw.	23	31
3:39	Connor Turnbull subbing out for Evansville	23	31
3:39	Gui Tesch subbing in for Evansville	23	31
3:09	Alden Applewhite made Jumper.	23	33
2:48	Foul on Alden Applewhite.	23	33
2:48	Tayshawn Comer made Free Throw.	24	33
2:48	Tayshawn Comer made Free Throw.	25	33
2:30	Foul on Gabriel Pozzato.	25	33
2:26	Alden Applewhite missed Three Point Jumper.	25	33
2:24	Gui Tesch Defensive Rebound.	25	33
2:15	Gui Tesch subbing out for Evansville	25	33
2:15	Connor Turnbull subbing in for Evansville	25	33
2:06	Tanner Cuff Turnover.	25	33
2:06	Kylen Milton Steal.	25	33
1:58	Justin Morgan Turnover.	25	33
1:58	Tanner Cuff Steal.	25	33
1:52	Tanner Cuff missed Layup.	25	33
1:51	Terence Harcum Defensive Rebound.	25	33
1:50	Foul on Tanner Cuff.	25	33
1:50	Connor Turnbull subbing out for Evansville	25	33
1:50	Gui Tesch subbing in for Evansville	25	33
1:24	Alden Applewhite Turnover.	25	33
1:24	Gui Tesch Steal.	25	33
1:10	Gabriel Pozzato missed Three Point Jumper.	25	33
1:07	Gui Tesch Offensive Rebound.	25	33
1:07	Justin Morgan subbing out for Murray State	25	33
1:07	Alden Applewhite subbing out for Murray State	25	33
1:07	AJ Ferguson subbing in for Murray State	25	33
1:07	JaCobi Wood subbing in for Murray State	25	33
1:07	Gui Tesch subbing out for Evansville	25	33
1:07	Connor Turnbull subbing in for Evansville	25	33
1:01	Tayshawn Comer made Jumper.	27	33
0:57	Evansville Timeout	27	33
0:57	Connor Turnbull subbing out for Evansville	27	33
0:57	Gui Tesch subbing in for Evansville	27	33
0:41	Nick Ellington Turnover.	27	33
0:41	Tanner Cuff Steal.	27	33
0:28	Gabriel Pozzato made Layup.	29	33
0:17	Murray State Timeout	29	33
0:02	JaCobi Wood missed Three Point Jumper.	29	33
0:00	Nick Ellington Offensive Rebound.	29	33
0:00	Nick Ellington made Layup.	29	35
0:00	End of 1st half	29	35

Terence Harcum knocks down the 3-pointer

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7:00 PM, March 6, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

St. Louis, MO

Line: MUR -5.5

Over/Under: 129.5

Referees:
Jeff Campbell
Marques Pettigrew
Randy Hermerman

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Northern Iowa	14-6	3	20-12
Belmont	13-7	4	22-11
Illinois State	10-10	7	19-14
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

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