Morant lifts Murray St. past E. Kentucky 102-70
RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) Ja Morant had 25 points and 14 assists as Murray State Racers easily beat Eastern Kentucky Colonels 102-70 on Saturday night.
Morant also committed nine turnovers.
Shaq Buchanan had 16 points for Murray State (21-4, 12-2 Ohio Valley Conference), which earned its fifth consecutive win. Darnell Cowart added 14 points. Tevin Brown had 14 points for the visitors.
Murray State is undefeated (4-0) when scoring at least 100 points this season.
Nick Mayo had 26 points and 12 rebounds for the Colonels (11-16, 4-10). Jomaru Brown added 19 points. He also had seven turnovers but no assists. Tre King had 10 points and nine rebounds.
The Racers improve to 2-0 against the Colonels on the season. Murray State defeated Eastern Kentucky 97-85 on Jan. 5. Murray State plays UT Martin at home on Thursday. Eastern Kentucky takes on Tennessee Tech on the road on Thursday.
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| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Points | 0 | 0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
| Offensive | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 0 | 0 |
| Steals | 0 | 0 |
| Blocks | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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| Team Stats | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray St. 21-4 | 82.6 PPG | 40.3 RPG | 17.9 APG |
| E. Kentucky 11-16 | 82.6 PPG | 40.8 RPG | 14.8 APG |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| B. Sanchious | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Eaves | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Brown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Gilmore | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Morant | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Smith | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Whitley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Cowart | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Williams | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S. Buchanan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Davis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Johnson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Smith | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| N. Mayo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Weaver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Humphrey | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Anderson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Hicks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Robinson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P. Broughton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Carmical | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Cooper | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Hobbs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Oakley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Brown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P. Bradshaw | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Villers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H. King | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. King | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |