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Avila scores 20, Indiana State takes down Murray State 72-63

AP
Jan 21, 2024

MURRAY, Ky. (AP) Robbie Avila's 20 points helped Indiana State Sycamores defeat Murray State Racers 72-63 on Sunday night.

Avila also contributed seven rebounds and five assists for the Sycamores (16-3, 7-1 Missouri Valley Conference). Ryan Conwell added 17 points while going 6 of 11 (5 for 7 from 3-point range), and grabbed seven rebounds. Julian Larry had 13 points and was 5-of-7 shooting (3 for 4 from 3-point range).

Quincy Anderson finished with 21 points, six rebounds and two blocks for the Racers (8-11, 5-3). Nick Ellington added 17 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks for Murray State. Jacobi Wood also had 10 points.

Conwell scored eight points in the first half and Indiana State went into halftime trailing 28-25. Avila scored 18 points down the stretch in the second half to help lead Indiana State to a nine-point victory.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
INST
Sycamores
25
MURR
Racers
28

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Robbie Avila vs. Nick Ellington (Quincy Anderson gains possession)
19:32		Rob Perry misses two point jump shot
19:30		Jayson Kent defensive rebound
19:04	+2	Robbie Avila makes two point layup	2-0
18:46		JaCobi Wood misses two point layup
18:44		Robbie Avila defensive rebound
18:38	+2	Julian Larry makes two point driving layup	4-0
18:15		Robbie Avila shooting foul (Nick Ellington draws the foul)
18:15	+1	Nick Ellington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-1
18:15		Nick Ellington misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:15		Robbie Avila defensive rebound
17:45	+3	Jayson Kent makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Swope assists)	7-1
17:27		Nick Ellington offensive foul (Isaiah Swope draws the foul)
17:27		Nick Ellington turnover (offensive foul)
17:09		Isaiah Swope misses three point jump shot
17:07		Rob Perry defensive rebound
16:50	+2	Nick Ellington makes two point layup	7-3
16:41		Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot
16:39		Jayson Kent offensive rebound
16:33		Nick Ellington blocks Jayson Kent's two point layup
16:31		Nick Ellington defensive rebound
16:26	+3	Quincy Anderson makes three point jump shot (JaCobi Wood assists)	7-6
16:07		Isaiah Swope misses three point jump shot
16:05		JaCobi Wood defensive rebound
15:42	+2	Nick Ellington makes two point layup (Justin Morgan assists)	7-8
15:15	+2	Ryan Conwell makes two point driving floating jump shot	9-8
14:45		Quincy Anderson misses two point layup
14:43		Nick Ellington offensive rebound
14:41	+2	Nick Ellington makes two point putback dunk	9-10
14:25		Julian Larry turnover (bad pass)
14:25		TV timeout
14:16		Alden Applewhite misses three point jump shot
14:14		Ryan Conwell defensive rebound
14:02		Robbie Avila turnover (lost ball)
13:45		Rob Perry turnover (lost ball)
13:26		Rob Perry blocks Xavier Bledson's two point jump shot
13:24		Justin Morgan defensive rebound
13:16		JaCobi Wood misses two point layup
13:14		Isaiah Swope defensive rebound
13:08	+3	Julian Larry makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Swope assists)	12-10
12:38		Alden Applewhite misses two point jump shot
12:36		Xavier Bledson defensive rebound
12:33		Isaiah Swope misses three point jump shot
12:31		Rob Perry defensive rebound
12:10	+3	JaCobi Wood makes three point jump shot	12-13
11:52	+2	Jayson Kent makes two point dunk (Xavier Bledson assists)	14-13
11:36		Justin Morgan misses three point jump shot
11:34		Xavier Bledson defensive rebound
11:29	+3	Ryan Conwell makes three point jump shot (Xavier Bledson assists)	17-13
11:27		TV timeout
11:15		Jayson Kent personal foul (Nick Ellington draws the foul)
11:12	+3	JaCobi Wood makes three point jump shot (Quincy Anderson assists)	17-16
10:50		Robbie Avila offensive foul (Alden Applewhite draws the foul)
10:50		Robbie Avila turnover (offensive foul)
10:30		Alden Applewhite misses two point layup
10:28		Jayson Kent defensive rebound
10:23		Quincy Anderson personal foul (Isaiah Swope draws the foul)
10:20		Xavier Bledson offensive foul (Alden Applewhite draws the foul)
10:20		Xavier Bledson turnover (offensive foul)
10:07		JaCobi Wood turnover (bad pass)
9:38		Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot
9:36		Nick Ellington defensive rebound
9:35		Jayson Kent personal foul (Alden Applewhite draws the foul)
9:17	+2	Brian Moore Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot	17-18
9:07		Alden Applewhite personal foul
9:07		Brian Moore Jr. technical foul
9:07	+1	Xavier Bledson makes technical free throw 1 of 2	18-18
9:07	+1	Xavier Bledson makes technical free throw 2 of 2	19-18
8:42		Sycamores turnover (shot clock violation)
8:21		JaCobi Wood misses three point jump shot
8:19		Julian Larry defensive rebound
8:07		Isaiah Swope misses three point jump shot
8:05		JaCobi Wood defensive rebound
7:56		Nick Ellington misses two point layup
7:54		Nick Ellington offensive rebound
7:51		Nick Ellington misses two point layup
7:49		Nick Ellington offensive rebound
7:43		Nick Ellington turnover (bad pass)
7:43		TV timeout
7:24		Masen Miller misses three point jump shot
7:22		Justin Morgan defensive rebound
7:05	+2	Nick Ellington makes two point hook shot (Rob Perry assists)	19-20
6:58		Xavier Bledson offensive foul (Justin Morgan draws the foul)
6:58		Xavier Bledson turnover (offensive foul)
6:28		Rob Perry misses three point jump shot
6:26		Justin Morgan offensive rebound
6:25		Nick Ellington misses two point layup
6:24		Nick Ellington offensive rebound
6:23	+2	Nick Ellington makes two point layup	19-22
6:15		Isaiah Swope turnover (bad pass)
5:53		Rob Perry misses two point jump shot
5:51		Aaron Gray defensive rebound
5:43		Julian Larry turnover (out of bounds)
5:27		Nick Ellington turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Conwell steals)
5:25		Rob Perry blocks Ryan Conwell's two point layup
5:23		Aaron Gray offensive rebound
5:17		Aaron Gray turnover (bad pass)
5:10		JaCobi Wood misses two point jump shot
5:08		Jake Wolfe defensive rebound
5:01		JaCobi Wood personal foul
4:53		Ryan Conwell misses two point layup
4:51		Alden Applewhite defensive rebound
4:37	+2	JaCobi Wood makes two point layup	19-24
4:28		JaCobi Wood shooting foul (Jayson Kent draws the foul)
4:28		Jayson Kent misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:28	+1	Jayson Kent makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-24
4:09		Brian Moore Jr. misses two point layup
4:07		Ryan Conwell defensive rebound
4:01	+3	Ryan Conwell makes three point jump shot (Jake Wolfe assists)	23-24
3:38		Alden Applewhite misses three point jump shot
3:36		Robbie Avila defensive rebound
3:28		Isaiah Swope turnover (lost ball)
3:28		TV timeout
3:17		Quincy Anderson misses two point layup
3:15		Ryan Conwell defensive rebound
3:04		Jayson Kent misses three point jump shot
3:02		Quincy Anderson defensive rebound
2:53		Brian Moore Jr. misses two point jump shot
2:51		Jayson Kent defensive rebound
2:39		Jayson Kent misses three point jump shot
2:37		Quincy Anderson defensive rebound
2:28		Alden Applewhite misses two point layup
2:26		Ryan Conwell defensive rebound
2:20		Ryan Conwell offensive foul (Quincy Anderson draws the foul)
2:20		Ryan Conwell turnover (offensive foul)
2:03		Quincy Anderson turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Conwell steals)
1:46		Ryan Conwell misses two point layup
1:44		Alden Applewhite defensive rebound
1:39		Rob Perry misses three point jump shot
1:37		Jayson Kent defensive rebound
1:20		Robbie Avila misses two point layup
1:18		Racers defensive rebound
1:00	+2	Nick Ellington makes two point layup	23-26
1:00		Sycamores 30 second timeout
0:46	+2	Jake Wolfe makes two point reverse layup (Robbie Avila assists)	25-26
0:22	+2	Brian Moore Jr. makes two point driving reverse layup	25-28
0:07		Isaiah Swope misses three point jump shot
0:05		Racers defensive rebound
0:01		Brian Moore Jr. misses two point layup
0:00		Jayson Kent defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
INST
Sycamores
47
MURR
Racers
35

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Nick Ellington blocks Jayson Kent's two point layup
19:47		Sycamores offensive rebound
19:37	+3	Julian Larry makes three point jump shot (Jayson Kent assists)	28-28
19:13	+3	Justin Morgan makes three point jump shot (Nick Ellington assists)	28-31
18:51		Jayson Kent misses two point layup
18:49		Jayson Kent offensive rebound
18:48		Jayson Kent misses two point layup
18:46		Racers defensive rebound
18:28		Rob Perry turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Swope steals)
18:27		Quincy Anderson blocks Isaiah Swope's three point jump shot
18:25		Sycamores offensive rebound
18:16		Justin Morgan blocks Robbie Avila's two point jump shot
18:14		Nick Ellington defensive rebound
18:05		Isaiah Swope personal foul (Rob Perry draws the foul)
18:03		Rob Perry turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Swope steals)
17:54	+2	Jayson Kent makes two point layup (Isaiah Swope assists)	30-31
17:35		Rob Perry misses two point jump shot
17:33		Robbie Avila defensive rebound
17:30		Quincy Anderson blocks Julian Larry's two point layup
17:28		Sycamores offensive rebound
17:23		Justin Morgan personal foul
17:15		Robbie Avila misses two point jump shot
17:13		Jayson Kent offensive rebound
17:09		Nick Ellington blocks Jayson Kent's two point layup
17:07		Quincy Anderson defensive rebound
17:04	+2	Nick Ellington makes two point layup (Quincy Anderson assists)	30-33
16:50		Ryan Conwell turnover (bad pass) (Quincy Anderson steals)
16:39	+3	Quincy Anderson makes three point jump shot (Nick Ellington assists)	30-36
16:23		Julian Larry misses three point jump shot
16:21		Xavier Bledson offensive rebound
16:15	+3	Julian Larry makes three point jump shot (Robbie Avila assists)	33-36
15:56		Brian Moore Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:54		Ryan Conwell defensive rebound
15:38		Robbie Avila misses two point layup
15:36		Nick Ellington defensive rebound
15:31	+2	Brian Moore Jr. makes two point layup (JaCobi Wood assists)	33-38
15:19	+3	Ryan Conwell makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Swope assists)	36-38
14:59	+3	Quincy Anderson makes three point jump shot (Alden Applewhite assists)	36-41
14:41	+3	Isaiah Swope makes three point jump shot (Ryan Conwell assists)	39-41
14:05		Racers turnover (shot clock violation)
14:05		TV timeout
13:49	+2	Robbie Avila makes two point layup (Xavier Bledson assists)	41-41
13:34		Alden Applewhite misses two point layup
13:32		Robbie Avila defensive rebound
13:15	+2	Robbie Avila makes two point layup (Julian Larry assists)	43-41
12:48		JaCobi Wood turnover (lost ball) (Julian Larry steals)
12:44		Shawn Walker Jr. personal foul
12:33	+2	Xavier Bledson makes two point layup (Robbie Avila assists)	45-41
12:27		Racers 30 second timeout
12:27		TV timeout
12:17		JaCobi Wood turnover (bad pass) (Robbie Avila steals)
12:10		Julian Larry turnover (bad pass) (JaCobi Wood steals)
12:02		Shawn Walker Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:00		Nick Ellington offensive rebound
11:53		Justin Morgan misses two point layup
11:51		Xavier Bledson defensive rebound
11:41	+2	Julian Larry makes two point driving finger roll layup	47-41
11:25		Ryan Conwell personal foul (Rob Perry draws the foul)
11:25		TV timeout
11:16		Rob Perry misses two point jump shot
11:14		Xavier Bledson defensive rebound
10:59		Robbie Avila turnover (lost ball) (Rob Perry steals)
10:53	+2	Rob Perry makes two point jump shot	47-43
10:27	+3	Isaiah Swope makes three point jump shot (Robbie Avila assists)	50-43
10:11		Rob Perry misses three point jump shot
10:09		Robbie Avila defensive rebound
9:56		Xavier Bledson misses three point jump shot
9:54		Shawn Walker Jr. defensive rebound
9:31		JaCobi Wood misses two point jump shot
9:29		Xavier Bledson defensive rebound
9:20	+3	Robbie Avila makes three point jump shot (Xavier Bledson assists)	53-43
9:17		Racers 30 second timeout
8:57	+2	Brian Moore Jr. makes two point jump shot	53-45
8:33	+3	Ryan Conwell makes three point jump shot (Julian Larry assists)	56-45
8:15		Xavier Bledson personal foul
8:00		Sam Murray II misses two point layup
7:58		Isaiah Swope defensive rebound
7:44		Isaiah Swope misses three point jump shot
7:42		Quincy Anderson defensive rebound
7:33	+2	Quincy Anderson makes two point jump shot	56-47
7:19		Julian Larry turnover (out of bounds)
7:19		TV timeout
7:08		Ryan Conwell personal foul (JaCobi Wood draws the foul)
7:04		JaCobi Wood misses three point jump shot
7:02		Quincy Anderson offensive rebound
7:02		Isaiah Swope flagrant 1 (Quincy Anderson draws the foul)
7:02		Quincy Anderson misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
7:02	+1	Quincy Anderson makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	56-48
6:51		Brian Moore Jr. misses two point jump shot
6:49		Ryan Conwell defensive rebound
6:24	+2	Xavier Bledson makes two point layup (Robbie Avila assists)	58-48
5:58	+2	Quincy Anderson makes two point driving layup	58-50
5:40	+3	Ryan Conwell makes three point jump shot	61-50
5:22		Quincy Anderson misses three point jump shot
5:20		Ryan Conwell defensive rebound
4:52	+2	Robbie Avila makes two point layup	63-50
4:37	+2	Quincy Anderson makes two point pullup jump shot	63-52
4:35		Racers 30 second timeout
4:35		TV timeout
4:06		Xavier Bledson turnover (traveling)
3:51	+2	Nick Ellington makes two point layup (Quincy Anderson assists)	63-54
3:27		Nick Ellington blocks Isaiah Swope's three point jump shot
3:25		Quincy Anderson defensive rebound
3:22		Ryan Conwell shooting foul (Quincy Anderson draws the foul)
3:22		TV timeout
3:22	+1	Quincy Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-55
3:22	+1	Quincy Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-56
2:56	+3	Robbie Avila makes three point jump shot (Julian Larry assists)	66-56
2:29		Quincy Anderson misses three point jump shot
2:27		Robbie Avila defensive rebound
2:04		Robbie Avila misses three point jump shot
2:02		Rob Perry defensive rebound
1:56		Julian Larry personal foul
1:55		Justin Morgan misses three point jump shot
1:53		Julian Larry defensive rebound
1:41		Quincy Anderson personal foul (Julian Larry draws the foul)
1:40		Sycamores 30 second timeout
1:38		Quincy Anderson personal foul (Julian Larry draws the foul)
1:37		Quincy Anderson personal foul
1:37		Shawn Walker Jr. personal foul
1:09	+2	Robbie Avila makes two point layup (Julian Larry assists)	68-56
0:56	+3	Quincy Anderson makes three point jump shot (Nick Ellington assists)	68-59
0:54		Quincy Anderson personal foul (Isaiah Swope draws the foul)
0:54		Isaiah Swope misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:54		Nick Ellington defensive rebound
0:47		Isaiah Swope personal foul (Rob Perry draws the foul)
0:47	+1	Rob Perry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-60
0:47	+1	Rob Perry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-61
0:38		Justin Morgan personal foul (Robbie Avila draws the foul)
0:38	+1	Robbie Avila makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-61
0:38	+1	Robbie Avila makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-61
0:34		Jake Wolfe personal foul (Brian Moore Jr. draws the foul)
0:34		Brian Moore Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:34		Xavier Bledson defensive rebound
0:27		JaCobi Wood personal foul (Robbie Avila draws the foul)
0:27	+1	Robbie Avila makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-61
0:27	+1	Robbie Avila makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-61
0:19	+2	JaCobi Wood makes two point jump shot	72-63
0:00		End of period

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JaCobi Wood makes two point jump shot