Morant lifts Murray St. past E. Kentucky 102-70
RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) Ja Morant had 25 points and 14 assists as Murray State easily beat Eastern Kentucky 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 | |||
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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 |