Murray State 83-61 Eastern Illinois (18 Jan, 2019) Play-by-Play

Murray State Racers

14-2, 5-0 Conference

	1	2	T
MUR	48	35	83
EIU	29	32	61

TIME	MUR	EIU
19:46	Ja Morant made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tevin Brown.	3	0
19:29	Shareef Smith Turnover.	3	0
19:26	Brion Sanchious Steal.	3	0
19:21	Ja Morant Turnover.	3	0
19:19	Aboubacar Diallo Steal.	3	0
19:15	Mack Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josiah Wallace.	3	3
18:50	Ja Morant missed Layup.	3	3
18:50	KJ Williams Offensive Rebound.	3	3
18:45	KJ Williams made Jumper.	5	3
18:36	Mack Smith missed Three Point Jumper.	5	3
18:36	Shaq Buchanan Defensive Rebound.	5	3
18:24	Tevin Brown missed Three Point Jumper.	5	3
18:24	Aboubacar Diallo Defensive Rebound.	5	3
18:04	Rade Kukobat made Jumper. Assisted by Mack Smith.	5	5
17:50	Brion Sanchious Turnover.	5	5
17:39	Rade Kukobat missed Three Point Jumper.	5	5
17:39	Tevin Brown Defensive Rebound.	5	5
17:31	Shaq Buchanan missed Three Point Jumper.	5	5
17:31	Cam Burrell Defensive Rebound.	5	5
17:12	Rade Kukobat made Layup. Assisted by Ben Harvey.	5	7
16:51	Tevin Brown missed Three Point Jumper.	5	7
16:51	Rade Kukobat Defensive Rebound.	5	7
16:42	Ben Harvey Turnover.	5	7
16:41	Shaq Buchanan Steal.	5	7
16:38	Ja Morant made Dunk. Assisted by Shaq Buchanan.	7	7
16:19	Shareef Smith missed Jumper.	7	7
16:19	Ja Morant Defensive Rebound.	7	7
16:10	Shaq Buchanan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ja Morant.	10	7
15:50	Shareef Smith Turnover.	10	7
15:45	Brion Sanchious Steal.	10	7
15:41	Brion Sanchious made Dunk.	12	7
15:17	Cam Burrell missed Jumper.	12	7
15:17	Ja Morant Defensive Rebound.	12	7
15:11	KJ Williams missed Dunk.	12	7
15:11	KJ Williams Offensive Rebound.	12	7
15:06	KJ Williams made Layup.	14	7
14:44	Shareef Smith Turnover.	14	7
14:43	Ja Morant Steal.	14	7
14:39	Tevin Brown missed Three Point Jumper.	14	7
14:39	Shaq Buchanan Offensive Rebound.	14	7
14:33	Murray State Timeout	14	7
14:28	Tevin Brown made Layup. Assisted by Ja Morant.	16	7
14:08	Josiah Wallace missed Three Point Jumper.	16	7
14:08	Tevin Brown Defensive Rebound.	16	7
14:00	Tevin Brown missed Three Point Jumper.	16	7
14:00	Murray State Offensive Rebound.	16	7
13:54	Darnell Cowart missed Jumper.	16	7
13:54	Aboubacar Diallo Block.	16	7
13:52	Josiah Wallace Defensive Rebound.	16	7
13:43	JaQualis Matlock missed Jumper.	16	7
13:43	Aboubacar Diallo Offensive Rebound.	16	7
13:37	Aboubacar Diallo made Dunk.	16	9
13:24	Ja Morant made Three Point Jumper.	19	9
13:11	Josiah Wallace missed Layup.	19	9
13:11	Murray State Defensive Rebound.	19	9
13:02	Brion Whitley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ja Morant.	22	9
12:30	Josiah Wallace missed Three Point Jumper.	22	9
12:30	Rade Kukobat Offensive Rebound.	22	9
12:22	Kashawn Charles missed Jumper.	22	9
12:22	Darnell Cowart Defensive Rebound.	22	9
12:18	Darnell Cowart Turnover.	22	9
12:16	Aboubacar Diallo Steal.	22	9
12:12	Foul on Shaq Buchanan.	22	9
11:56	Josiah Wallace missed Jumper.	22	9
11:56	Cam Burrell Offensive Rebound.	22	9
11:53	Cam Burrell made Dunk.	22	11
11:40	Ja Morant made Three Point Jumper.	25	11
11:14	Mack Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cam Burrell.	25	14
10:53	Brion Whitley missed Layup.	25	14
10:53	Aboubacar Diallo Block.	25	14
10:50	Josiah Wallace Defensive Rebound.	25	14
10:33	Mack Smith made Layup. Assisted by Josiah Wallace.	25	16
10:16	Ja Morant missed Layup.	25	16
10:16	Aboubacar Diallo Block.	25	16
10:13	Rade Kukobat Defensive Rebound.	25	16
10:03	Aboubacar Diallo Turnover.	25	16
10:03	Official TV Timeout	25	16
9:52	Foul on Rade Kukobat.	25	16
9:48	Darnell Cowart missed Layup.	25	16
9:48	Lucas Jones Defensive Rebound.	25	16
9:36	Ben Harvey missed Layup.	25	16
9:36	Ja Morant Block.	25	16
9:34	Mike Davis Defensive Rebound.	25	16
9:30	Shaq Buchanan missed Layup.	25	16
9:30	Mack Smith Defensive Rebound.	25	16
9:22	Shareef Smith Turnover.	25	16
9:21	Darnell Cowart Steal.	25	16
9:04	Shaq Buchanan missed Three Point Jumper.	25	16
9:04	Shareef Smith Defensive Rebound.	25	16
8:38	Foul on Ja Morant.	25	16
8:38	Rade Kukobat missed Free Throw.	25	16
8:38	Eastern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	25	16
8:38	Rade Kukobat missed Free Throw.	25	16
8:38	Darnell Cowart Defensive Rebound.	25	16
8:18	Tevin Brown missed Three Point Jumper.	25	16
8:18	KJ Williams Offensive Rebound.	25	16
8:13	KJ Williams made Layup.	27	16
8:13	Foul on Aboubacar Diallo.	27	16
8:13	KJ Williams missed Free Throw.	27	16
8:13	Shaq Buchanan Offensive Rebound.	27	16
8:03	Darnell Cowart made Layup. Assisted by Ja Morant.	29	16
7:35	Shareef Smith made Three Point Jumper.	29	19
7:18	Tevin Brown made Layup.	31	19
6:50	Ben Harvey missed Layup.	31	19
6:50	KJ Williams Defensive Rebound.	31	19
6:47	Foul on Ben Harvey.	31	19
6:47	Official TV Timeout	31	19
6:31	KJ Williams made Layup. Assisted by Ja Morant.	33	19
6:15	Josiah Wallace missed Jumper.	33	19
6:15	Josiah Wallace Offensive Rebound.	33	19
6:09	Josiah Wallace missed Jumper.	33	19
6:09	Tevin Brown Block.	33	19
6:08	Josiah Wallace Offensive Rebound.	33	19
6:08	Josiah Wallace missed Jumper.	33	19
6:08	KJ Williams Block.	33	19
6:08	Cam Burrell Offensive Rebound.	33	19
6:01	Rade Kukobat made Layup.	33	21
5:40	Ja Morant made Layup. Assisted by Brion Sanchious.	35	21
5:25	Foul on Jaiveon Eaves.	35	21
5:16	Mack Smith missed Three Point Jumper.	35	21
5:16	KJ Williams Defensive Rebound.	35	21
5:13	Foul on Cam Burrell.	35	21
4:58	Brion Sanchious made Dunk. Assisted by Ja Morant.	37	21
4:41	Shareef Smith missed Three Point Jumper.	37	21
4:41	KJ Williams Defensive Rebound.	37	21
4:37	KJ Williams Turnover.	37	21
4:26	Foul on Brion Sanchious.	37	21
4:26	Rade Kukobat made Free Throw.	37	22
4:26	Rade Kukobat made Free Throw.	37	23
4:05	Brion Sanchious missed Jumper.	37	23
4:05	KJ Williams Offensive Rebound.	37	23
3:58	KJ Williams made Layup.	39	23
3:42	Rade Kukobat Turnover.	39	23
3:38	Official TV Timeout	39	23
3:24	Ja Morant made Layup.	41	23
3:05	Aboubacar Diallo missed Layup.	41	23
3:05	KJ Williams Defensive Rebound.	41	23
3:02	Foul on JaQualis Matlock.	41	23
2:48	Darnell Cowart missed Layup.	41	23
2:48	Aboubacar Diallo Defensive Rebound.	41	23
2:46	Foul on Darnell Cowart.	41	23
2:34	Josiah Wallace missed Jumper.	41	23
2:34	KJ Williams Defensive Rebound.	41	23
2:20	Shaq Buchanan made Layup.	43	23
2:00	Shareef Smith missed Layup.	43	23
2:00	Lucas Jones Offensive Rebound.	43	23
1:52	Lucas Jones missed Jumper.	43	23
1:52	Darnell Cowart Defensive Rebound.	43	23
1:48	Darnell Cowart missed Jumper.	43	23
1:48	Ben Harvey Defensive Rebound.	43	23
1:39	Shareef Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mack Smith.	43	26
1:16	Ja Morant made Three Point Jumper.	46	26
1:04	Foul on Tevin Brown.	46	26
0:59	Shareef Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josiah Wallace.	46	29
0:44	Ja Morant made Jumper.	48	29
0:40	Eastern Illinois Timeout	48	29
0:34	Ben Harvey missed Three Point Jumper.	48	29
0:34	Shaq Buchanan Defensive Rebound.	48	29
0:08	Foul on Shareef Smith.	48	29
0:00	Ja Morant missed Layup.	48	29
0:00	Darnell Cowart Offensive Rebound.	48	29
0:00	Darnell Cowart missed Layup.	48	29
0:00	Cam Burrell Defensive Rebound.	48	29
0:00	End of 1st half	48	29

Morant throws down vicious one-handed dunk in traffic

0:18

Eastern Illinois' Kukobat finishes alley-oop

0:15

Groniger Arena

1:00 AM, 18 January 2019

Charleston, IL

Attendance: 2,410

Referees:
Stephen Divine
Bobby Daw
Scott Tierney

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Belmont	0-0	-	1-0
Bradley	0-0	-	1-0
Drake	0-0	-	1-0
Murray State	0-0	-	1-0
Northern Iowa	0-0	-	1-0
UIC	0-0	-	1-0
Evansville	0-0	-	0-0
Illinois State	0-0	-	0-1
Indiana State	0-0	-	0-1
Missouri State	0-0	-	0-1
Southern Illinois	0-0	-	0-1
Valparaiso	0-0	-	0-1

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Little Rock	0-0	-	1-0
SIU Edwardsville	0-0	-	1-0
Tennessee State	0-0	-	1-0
UT Martin	0-0	-	1-0
Western Illinois	0-0	-	1-0
Eastern Illinois	0-0	-	0-1
Lindenwood	0-0	-	0-1
Morehead State	0-0	-	0-1
Southeast Missouri State	0-0	-	0-1
Southern Indiana	0-0	-	0-1
Tennessee Tech	0-0	-	0-1

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