Scores

There are no games scheduled for Friday, Mar 8.

Final

E Kentucky 73

(24-9, 12-4 OVC)

Murray St 81

(21-9, 10-6 OVC)

Coverage: ESPN3

9:00 PM ET, March 8, 2013

Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN

1 2 T
EKY 38 3573
MURR 38 4381

Top Performers

Eastern Kentucky: E. Stutz 18 Pts, 5 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

Murray State: I. Canaan 29 Pts, 4 Reb, 6 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

Murray St. 81, E. Kentucky 73

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Isaiah Canaan scored 29 points and Stacy Wilson scored 13 of his 17 points in the second half Friday night to help Murray State beat Eastern Kentucky 81-73 and advance to the Ohio Valley Conference tournament championship.

Brandon Garrett added 11 for the Racers (21-9), who will face Belmont on Saturday for a chance at their 16th overall and second straight OVC title.

Murray State led by as many as seven in the first half before Eastern Kentucky rallied to 38-all at intermission. Eastern Kentucky (24-9) went up 51-50 on an Eric Stutz jumper with 14:11 left but the Racers answered with a 16-2 run over the next 5 minutes to pull away.

Murray State outshot Eastern Kentucky 58 percent (29 of 50) to 39 percent (22 of 56), dished out 20 assists to eight turnovers, and scored 42 points in the paint.

Stutz's 18 points led Eastern Kentucky.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
EKY
MURR
Points 73 81
FG Made-Attempted 22-56 (.393) 29-50 (.580)
3P Made-Attempted 9-27 (.333) 7-19 (.368)
FT Made-Attempted 20-24 (.833) 16-22 (.727)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 21 (0/0) 18 (0/0)
Largest Lead 1 13

Game Leaders

 
EKY
MURR
PointsE. Stutz 18I. Canaan 29
ReboundsG. Cosey 7B. Garrett 6
AssistsM. DiNunno 6I. Canaan 6
StealsC. Walden 2I. Canaan 1
BlocksE. Stutz 1L. Mushatt 2
Team Stats: Eastern Kentucky | Murray State

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 9, 2013 EKY 77, @MURR 65Recap
» Mar 8, 2013 @MURR 81, EKY 73Recap

Next 5 Games

EKY
MURR
03/19 @WEBB 7:00pm
03/23 @EVAN 1:30pm
 03/09 @BEL 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: Eastern Kentucky | Murray State

Ohio Valley Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Belmont14-226-6
Eastern Kentucky12-424-9
Tennessee State11-518-14
Murray State10-621-10
Jacksonville State8-817-11
Southeast Missouri State8-817-16
Morehead State8-815-18
Eastern Illinois6-1011-21
Tennessee Tech5-1112-17
SIU-Edwardsville5-119-18
Tennessee-Martin5-119-21
Austin Peay4-128-23
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