Smith, Moore score 18, Murray State defeats Evansville 74-58
AP
Feb 18, 2023
MURRAY, Ky. (AP) Jamari Smith and Brian Moore scored 18 points each in Murray State Racers's 74-58 win over Evansville Aces on Saturday night.
Smith went 8 of 15 from the field for the Racers (15-13, 10-8 Missouri Valley Conference). Moore shot 5 of 10 from the field and 7 for 7 from the line. Quincy Anderson shot 5 for 8, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc to finish with 15 points.
Marvin Coleman finished with 19 points and three steals for the Purple Aces (5-24, 1-17). Evansville also got 12 points and two steals from Yacine Toumi. Gabe Spinelli had 11 points.
Murray State carried a slim three-point lead into halftime, as Anderson led the way with eight points. Murray State pulled away with a 12-2 run in the second half to extend an eight-point lead to 18 points. They outscored Evansville by 13 points in the final half, as Moore led the way with a team-high 12 second-half points.
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1st Half
EVAN
Aces
24
MURR
Racers
27
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:53
(Purple Aces gains possession)
19:34
DJ Burns blocks Kenny Strawbridge Jr.'s two point layup
19:32
Jacobi Wood defensive rebound
19:05
Jamari Smith misses two point layup
19:04
Jamari Smith offensive rebound
19:04
Rob Perry turnover (traveling)
19:02
Marvin Coleman II turnover (Jacobi Wood steals)
19:02
Jacobi Wood misses three point jump shot
19:00
DJ Burns offensive rebound
18:50
Rob Perry misses three point jump shot
18:49
DJ Burns offensive rebound
18:49
+2
Brian Moore Jr. makes two point layup (DJ Burns assists)
0-2
18:27
DJ Burns personal foul (Yacine Toumi draws the foul)
18:25
Yacine Toumi misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:25
+1
Yacine Toumi makes regular free throw 2 of 2
1-2
18:19
Jacobi Wood misses three point jump shot
18:17
Brian Moore Jr. offensive rebound
18:10
Yacine Toumi personal foul
18:10
+1
Brian Moore Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
1-3
18:10
+1
Brian Moore Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
1-4
17:56
DJ Burns personal foul (Yacine Toumi draws the foul)
17:52
Yacine Toumi misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:52
Yacine Toumi misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:52
Jacobi Wood defensive rebound
17:52
Jacobi Wood turnover (Marvin Coleman II steals)
17:47
Marvin Coleman II turnover (Jamari Smith steals)
17:33
Rob Perry misses three point jump shot
17:31
Gage Bobe defensive rebound
17:25
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses two point jump shot
17:23
Rob Perry defensive rebound
17:11
+2
Jamari Smith makes two point jump shot
1-6
16:53
+3
Marvin Coleman II makes three point jump shot
4-6
16:36
Brian Moore Jr. turnover (Antoine Smith Jr. steals)
16:32
Marvin Coleman II turnover (Rob Perry steals)
16:16
Jamari Smith misses two point layup
16:14
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. defensive rebound
16:08
Antoine Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:06
Jacobi Wood defensive rebound
15:59
+2
Jamari Smith makes two point layup (Jacobi Wood assists)
4-8
15:48
Yacine Toumi misses two point jump shot
15:46
Rob Perry defensive rebound
15:06
Antoine Smith Jr. personal foul
15:06
TV timeout
15:04
Jacobi Wood misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:04
Jacobi Wood misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:04
Marvin Coleman II defensive rebound
15:02
+3
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. makes three point jump shot (Chris Moncrief assists)
7-8
14:38
Rob Perry misses two point jump shot
14:36
Gage Bobe defensive rebound
14:29
+2
Chris Moncrief makes two point layup
9-8
13:38
+2
Brian Moore Jr. makes two point jump shot
9-10
13:26
Preston Phillips personal foul
13:26
Chris Moncrief turnover (Jamari Smith steals)
13:17
Jacobi Wood misses two point jump shot
13:15
Jacobi Wood offensive rebound
13:13
Brian Moore Jr. misses two point jump shot
13:11
Marlon Lestin offensive rebound
12:59
Kenny White Jr. misses two point layup
12:57
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. defensive rebound
12:29
Chris Moncrief misses two point jump shot
12:27
Jacobi Wood defensive rebound
12:02
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. personal foul
12:02
TV timeout
11:46
Kenny White Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:44
Gabe Spinelli defensive rebound
11:36
Gage Bobe misses three point jump shot
11:34
Marlon Lestin defensive rebound
11:25
Quincy Anderson turnover (Chris Moncrief steals)
11:15
Gage Bobe misses three point jump shot
11:13
Quincy Anderson defensive rebound
10:55
Jacobi Wood turnover (Marvin Coleman II steals)
10:55
Jacobi Wood personal foul
10:32
Marvin Coleman II misses three point jump shot
10:30
Chris Moncrief offensive rebound
10:15
+2
Chris Moncrief makes two point layup
11-10
10:07
Kenny White Jr. turnover (Marvin Coleman II steals)
10:01
+2
Gabe Spinelli makes two point layup (Marvin Coleman II assists)
13-10
9:40
+3
Jamari Smith makes three point jump shot (Rob Perry assists)
13-13
9:10
Preston Phillips misses three point jump shot
9:08
Racers defensive rebound
8:52
+3
Quincy Anderson makes three point jump shot (Jamari Smith assists)
13-16
8:19
+2
Marvin Coleman II makes two point jump shot
15-16
7:59
Justin Morgan misses three point jump shot
7:57
Gabe Spinelli defensive rebound
7:36
Antoine Smith Jr. misses two point jump shot
7:34
Quincy Anderson defensive rebound
7:15
Quincy Anderson misses three point jump shot
7:13
Marvin Coleman II defensive rebound
6:51
Quincy Anderson personal foul
6:51
TV timeout
6:42
Antoine Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:40
DJ Burns defensive rebound
6:28
Justin Morgan misses two point layup
6:26
Marvin Coleman II defensive rebound
6:13
+2
Yacine Toumi makes two point jump shot
17-16
5:49
Brian Moore Jr. misses two point layup
5:47
Brian Moore Jr. offensive rebound
5:40
Quincy Anderson turnover
5:25
Marvin Coleman II misses two point jump shot
5:23
DJ Burns defensive rebound
5:04
Rob Perry misses two point jump shot
5:02
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. defensive rebound
4:56
Marvin Coleman II misses three point jump shot
4:54
Rob Perry defensive rebound
4:45
Antoine Smith Jr. personal foul
4:26
Antoine Smith Jr. personal foul
4:26
+1
Jacobi Wood makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-17
4:26
+1
Jacobi Wood makes regular free throw 2 of 2
17-18
4:21
Jacobi Wood personal foul
4:12
Gabe Spinelli misses two point layup
4:10
Kenny White Jr. defensive rebound
4:06
Kenny White Jr. turnover (Chris Moncrief steals)
3:58
+2
Yacine Toumi makes two point layup (Chris Moncrief assists)
19-18
3:39
+2
Kenny White Jr. makes two point layup (DJ Burns assists)
19-20
3:15
+3
Gabe Spinelli makes three point jump shot (Kenny Strawbridge Jr. assists)
22-20
2:49
Yacine Toumi personal foul (DJ Burns draws the foul)
2:49
TV timeout
2:49
+1
DJ Burns makes regular free throw 1 of 2
22-21
2:49
+1
DJ Burns makes regular free throw 2 of 2
22-22
2:25
+2
Marvin Coleman II makes two point layup (Kenny Strawbridge Jr. assists)
24-22
2:02
Quincy Anderson misses two point jump shot
2:00
Racers offensive rebound
1:54
Jacobi Wood turnover (Chris Moncrief steals)
1:54
Jacobi Wood personal foul
1:29
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. turnover
1:16
Rob Perry misses two point jump shot
1:14
Preston Phillips defensive rebound
1:08
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:06
Kenny White Jr. defensive rebound
0:57
+3
Quincy Anderson makes three point jump shot (Rob Perry assists)
24-25
0:42
Marvin Coleman II turnover (Quincy Anderson steals)
0:37
+2
Quincy Anderson makes two point layup
24-27
0:37
Purple Aces 30 second timeout
0:16
Purple Aces turnover (back court violation)
0:01
Racers 30 second timeout
0:01
Jamari Smith misses two point jump shot
0:00
Preston Phillips defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
EVAN
Aces
34
MURR
Racers
47
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:41
Jamari Smith misses two point jump shot
19:39
DJ Burns offensive rebound
19:35
+2
DJ Burns makes two point layup
24-29
19:18
Yacine Toumi misses three point jump shot
19:16
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. offensive rebound
19:00
+2
Marvin Coleman II makes two point jump shot
26-29
19:00
Jacobi Wood personal foul
19:00
+1
Marvin Coleman II makes regular free throw 1 of 1
27-29
18:46
+2
Jamari Smith makes two point layup
27-31
18:32
+2
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. makes two point jump shot (Marvin Coleman II assists)
29-31
18:18
Rob Perry misses three point jump shot
18:16
Gage Bobe defensive rebound
18:08
Marvin Coleman II misses two point layup
18:06
Jamari Smith defensive rebound
17:57
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. personal foul (Quincy Anderson draws the foul)
17:48
+2
Brian Moore Jr. makes two point layup
29-33
17:36
Rob Perry personal foul
17:19
+3
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. makes three point jump shot (Antoine Smith Jr. assists)
32-33
17:00
Quincy Anderson misses three point jump shot
16:58
Purple Aces defensive rebound
16:49
+2
Yacine Toumi makes two point layup
34-33
16:30
Yacine Toumi personal foul
16:20
+3
Quincy Anderson makes three point jump shot (DJ Burns assists)
34-36
15:56
TV timeout
15:40
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:38
Preston Phillips offensive rebound
15:34
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:32
Preston Phillips offensive rebound
15:19
Jamari Smith blocks Preston Phillips's two point layup
15:17
Preston Phillips offensive rebound
15:05
Antoine Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:03
Jamari Smith defensive rebound
14:55
Jamari Smith misses two point jump shot
14:53
Kenny White Jr. offensive rebound
14:47
+2
Kenny White Jr. makes two point layup
34-38
14:36
Quincy Anderson personal foul
14:25
Chris Moncrief misses two point jump shot
14:23
Brian Moore Jr. defensive rebound
14:19
Kenny White Jr. misses two point dunk
14:17
Racers offensive rebound
13:58
Brian Moore Jr. misses two point jump shot
13:58
Gage Bobe defensive rebound
13:55
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. turnover (Brian Moore Jr. steals)
13:51
Rob Perry misses two point jump shot
13:49
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. defensive rebound
13:43
Gabe Spinelli misses two point layup
13:42
Kenny White Jr. defensive rebound
13:42
Gabe Spinelli personal foul
13:33
Chris Moncrief personal foul (Brian Moore Jr. draws the foul)
13:33
+1
Brian Moore Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
34-39
13:33
+1
Brian Moore Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
34-40
13:12
+2
Gabe Spinelli makes two point layup
36-40
12:53
+2
DJ Burns makes two point layup (Quincy Anderson assists)
36-42
12:53
Preston Phillips personal foul
12:53
+1
DJ Burns makes regular free throw 1 of 1
36-43
12:39
+2
Gabe Spinelli makes two point layup
38-43
12:25
Chris Moncrief personal foul
12:17
+2
Quincy Anderson makes two point layup (Rob Perry assists)
38-45
11:55
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:53
Kenny White Jr. defensive rebound
11:50
TV timeout
11:37
+3
Brian Moore Jr. makes three point jump shot (Rob Perry assists)
38-48
11:15
+2
Preston Phillips makes two point layup (Chris Moncrief assists)
40-48
10:53
+2
Kenny White Jr. makes two point layup (Quincy Anderson assists)
40-50
10:30
Gabe Spinelli misses two point layup
10:28
DJ Burns defensive rebound
10:21
+2
DJ Burns makes two point layup
40-52
10:12
Purple Aces 30 second timeout
10:12
TV timeout
9:58
+2
Yacine Toumi makes two point layup
42-52
9:39
+2
Jamari Smith makes two point layup
42-54
9:23
Rob Perry personal foul
9:23
Jamari Smith personal foul
9:12
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:10
Kenny White Jr. defensive rebound
9:01
+2
Jamari Smith makes two point layup
42-56
9:01
Preston Phillips personal foul
9:01
+1
Jamari Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1
42-57
8:48
Preston Phillips turnover
8:42
Yacine Toumi blocks Brian Moore Jr.'s two point layup
8:40
Racers offensive rebound
8:26
Jamari Smith misses three point jump shot
8:24
Preston Phillips defensive rebound
8:18
Kenny White Jr. personal foul
8:12
Brian Moore Jr. personal foul (Yacine Toumi draws the foul)
8:12
Yacine Toumi misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:12
+1
Yacine Toumi makes regular free throw 2 of 2
43-57
7:48
+2
Kenny White Jr. makes two point jump shot
43-59
7:22
+3
Marvin Coleman II makes three point jump shot
46-59
7:00
+2
Brian Moore Jr. makes two point layup
46-61
7:00
Marvin Coleman II personal foul
7:00
TV timeout
7:00
+1
Brian Moore Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1
46-62
6:34
+2
Yacine Toumi makes two point jump shot
48-62
6:07
Quincy Anderson turnover (Yacine Toumi steals)
5:57
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:56
Gage Bobe offensive rebound
5:56
Kenny White Jr. personal foul
5:56
+1
Gage Bobe makes regular free throw 1 of 2
49-62
5:56
+1
Gage Bobe makes regular free throw 2 of 2
50-62
5:56
Jamari Smith misses two point jump shot
5:54
Preston Phillips defensive rebound
5:34
Quincy Anderson personal foul
5:34
+1
Marvin Coleman II makes regular free throw 1 of 2
51-62
5:34
+1
Marvin Coleman II makes regular free throw 2 of 2
52-62
5:20
Jacobi Wood turnover (Preston Phillips steals)
5:15
+2
Marvin Coleman II makes two point layup (Preston Phillips assists)
54-62
5:15
Racers 30 second timeout
4:55
Brian Moore Jr. misses two point jump shot
4:53
Yacine Toumi defensive rebound
4:41
Yacine Toumi misses two point layup
4:39
Quincy Anderson defensive rebound
4:16
Marvin Coleman II personal foul
4:16
+1
Quincy Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
54-63
4:16
+1
Quincy Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
54-64
4:05
Preston Phillips offensive foul
4:05
Preston Phillips turnover (offensive foul)
3:52
DJ Burns turnover (Gage Bobe steals)
3:42
Marvin Coleman II misses three point jump shot
3:40
Quincy Anderson defensive rebound
3:33
Gage Bobe personal foul
3:33
TV timeout
3:33
+1
Brian Moore Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
54-65
3:33
+1
Brian Moore Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
54-66
3:19
+2
Marvin Coleman II makes two point layup
56-66
2:53
Yacine Toumi personal foul (Kenny White Jr. draws the foul)
2:53
+1
Kenny White Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
56-67
2:53
+1
Kenny White Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
56-68
2:47
Marvin Coleman II misses two point jump shot
2:45
Yacine Toumi offensive rebound
2:38
Yacine Toumi misses two point layup
2:36
DJ Burns defensive rebound
2:26
Preston Phillips blocks DJ Burns's two point layup
2:24
DJ Burns offensive rebound
2:24
+2
Jamari Smith makes two point layup (Kenny White Jr. assists)
56-70
2:19
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. offensive foul
2:19
Kenny Strawbridge Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
1:52
Brian Moore Jr. turnover (Yacine Toumi steals)
1:43
Gage Bobe misses three point jump shot
1:41
Preston Phillips offensive rebound
1:33
Marvin Coleman II misses three point jump shot
1:31
Kenny White Jr. defensive rebound
1:26
+2
Jamari Smith makes two point dunk (Brian Moore Jr. assists)
56-72
1:10
Jamari Smith personal foul
1:10
Racers 30 second timeout
1:10
Preston Phillips misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:10
Preston Phillips misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:10
Jaxon Edwards defensive rebound
1:08
Preston Phillips personal foul (Rod Thomas draws the foul)
0:59
+1
Rod Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2
56-73
1:08
+1
Rod Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2
56-74
0:40
Marlon Lestin personal foul (Yacine Toumi draws the foul)
