Scores

Final

Murray St 74

(4-3, 1-0 OVC)

E Kentucky 72

(3-4, 0-1 OVC)

Coverage: ESFC/ESPN3

8:00 PM ET, December 2, 2010

McBrayer Arena, Richmond, KY

1 2 T
MURR 24 5074
EKY 27 4572

Top Performers

Murray State: B. Jenkins 10 Pts, 5 Reb, 6 Ast, 4 Stl

Eastern Kentucky: S. Perrin 17 Pts, 6 Reb, 5 Ast, 2 Blk

Murray St. 74, E. Kentucky 72

Associated Press

RICHMOND, Ky. -- Isacc Miles made the go-ahead layup with 25 seconds left and Murray State held on to defeat Eastern Kentucky 74-72 on Thursday night in the Ohio Valley Conference opener for both teams.

Isaiah Canaan, who led five Racers (4-3) in double figures with 17 points, hit two free throws with 5 seconds left to seal the win. Willie Cruz hit a layup with 2 seconds to go for the final margin.

The game was tied on 14 occasions, the last at 70-70, and had 11 lead changes.

Murray State, which won the 2009-10 OVC title for a record 21st time, also got 16 points from Ivan Aska, 13 from Miles, 11 from Edward Daniel and 10 from B.J. Jenkins.

Eastern Kentucky (3-4) led by seven early in the second half, but couldn't hold on, shooting 13 for 23 (56.5 percent) to the Racers' 15 for 25 (60 percent).

Spencer Perrin led the Colonels with 17 points and Josh Daniel had 15.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
MURR
EKY
Points 74 72
FG Made-Attempted 23-47 (.489) 23-42 (.548)
3P Made-Attempted 6-13 (.462) 6-17 (.353)
FT Made-Attempted 22-26 (.846) 20-23 (.870)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 20 (0/0) 24 (0/0)
Largest Lead 3 12

Game Leaders

 
MURR
EKY
PointsI. Canaan 17S. Perrin 17
ReboundsI. Aska 8S. Perrin 6
AssistsB. Jenkins 6S. Perrin 5
StealsB. Jenkins 4J. Jones 2
BlocksJ. Long 1S. Perrin 2
Team Stats: Murray State | Eastern Kentucky

2010-11 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Dec 2, 2010 MURR 74, @EKY 72Recap
Feb 26, 2011 @MURR 66, EKY 56Recap

Next 5 Games

MURR
EKY
12/04 @MORE 8:00pm
12/11 @CHAT 3:00pm
12/15 BET 8:00pm
12/18 WKU 8:30pm
12/21 @UTM 8:00pm
 12/04 UTM 7:00pm
12/08 KYCH 7:00pm
12/11 @MINN 1:00pm
12/18 @PEAY 8:00pm
12/21 @TNST 9:00pm
Complete Schedule: Murray State | Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Murray State14-423-8
Morehead State13-524-9
Tennessee Tech12-620-12
Austin Peay13-520-13
Eastern Kentucky9-915-16
Tennessee State10-814-16
Tennessee-Martin6-1212-21
Eastern Illinois4-149-20
Southeast Missouri State6-1210-22
Jacksonville State3-155-25
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