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Missouri State defeats Murray State in Missouri Valley Conference Tournament 60-35

AP
Mar 07, 2024

ST. LOUIS (AP) Alston Mason had 22 points in Missouri State's 60-35 victory over Murray State on Thursday in the opening game of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.

Missouri State will take on top seed Indiana State in Friday's quarterfinals.

Mason shot 5 for 11 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 9 of 10 from the free-throw line for the Bears (17-15). Chance Moore added 12 points while shooting 4 for 7 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line while he also had eight rebounds. N.J. Benson shot 5 of 6 from the field to finish with 10 points, while adding 12 rebounds.

Jacobi Wood led the Racers (12-20) with 12 points. Lawrent Rice added seven points for Murray State. Nick Ellington finished with six points and nine rebounds.

Missouri State led 27-14 at halftime.

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1st Half
MOSU
Bears
27
MURR
Racers
14

Time		Play	Score
20:00		N.J. Benson vs. Nick Ellington (Bears gains possession)
19:40	+2	N.J. Benson makes two point layup	2-0
19:14		Quincy Anderson misses three point jump shot
19:12		Donovan Clay defensive rebound
18:53	+3	Alston Mason makes three point jump shot (N.J. Benson assists)	5-0
18:25	+2	JaCobi Wood makes two point jump shot	5-2
18:08	+2	Alston Mason makes two point jump shot	7-2
17:44		Nick Ellington offensive foul
17:44		Nick Ellington turnover (offensive foul)
17:34		Raphe Ayres misses three point jump shot
17:32		Quincy Anderson defensive rebound
17:26		Quincy Anderson misses two point jump shot
17:24		Raphe Ayres defensive rebound
17:06		Donovan Clay misses two point jump shot
17:04		Nick Ellington defensive rebound
16:56		Alston Mason shooting foul (JaCobi Wood draws the foul)
16:56	+1	JaCobi Wood makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-3
16:56	+1	JaCobi Wood makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-4
16:38	+2	Donovan Clay makes two point layup (Matthew Lee assists)	9-4
16:04		Racers turnover (shot clock violation)
15:38		Matthew Lee misses three point jump shot
15:36		Justin Morgan defensive rebound
15:30		Quincy Anderson turnover (bad pass) (Damien Mayo Jr. steals)
15:12	+2	Damien Mayo Jr. makes two point jump shot (Matthew Lee assists)	11-4
14:49	+2	JaCobi Wood makes two point jump shot	11-6
14:26		Malek Abdelgowad personal foul (N.J. Benson draws the foul)
14:26		TV timeout
14:05		Bears turnover (shot clock violation)
13:45		JaCobi Wood misses two point layup
13:43		Cesare Edwards defensive rebound
13:29		Cesare Edwards offensive foul (Justin Morgan draws the foul)
13:29		Cesare Edwards turnover (offensive foul)
13:04		Damien Mayo Jr. blocks Lawrent Rice's two point jump shot
13:02		Nick Ellington offensive rebound
13:02		Cesare Edwards personal foul (Nick Ellington draws the foul)
12:56		JaCobi Wood misses two point jump shot
12:54		JaCobi Wood offensive rebound
12:49		Alston Mason blocks JaCobi Wood's two point layup
12:47		N.J. Benson defensive rebound
12:33		Matthew Lee turnover (bad pass) (Alden Applewhite steals)
12:26	+2	Lawrent Rice makes two point layup (Alden Applewhite assists)	11-8
12:12		Alden Applewhite personal foul (Damien Mayo Jr. draws the foul)
11:54		Donovan Clay misses three point jump shot
11:52		Nick Ellington defensive rebound
11:40		JaCobi Wood misses three point jump shot
11:38		Matthew Lee defensive rebound
11:31		Lawrent Rice shooting foul (Matthew Lee draws the foul)
11:31		TV timeout
11:31		Matthew Lee misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:31	+1	Matthew Lee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-8
11:03		Nick Ellington turnover (bad pass) (Donovan Clay steals)
10:55	+2	Chance Moore makes two point layup (Matthew Lee assists)	14-8
10:24		Nick Ellington misses two point jump shot
10:22		N.J. Benson defensive rebound
10:09		Alston Mason misses three point jump shot
10:07		Alden Applewhite defensive rebound
10:00	+2	Quincy Anderson makes two point jump shot (Alden Applewhite assists)	14-10
9:37	+2	N.J. Benson makes two point layup (Matthew Lee assists)	16-10
9:27		JaCobi Wood turnover (out of bounds)
9:11	+2	N.J. Benson makes two point hook shot	18-10
8:44		Rob Perry misses two point jump shot
8:42		N.J. Benson defensive rebound
8:30	+2	N.J. Benson makes two point alley-oop dunk (Alston Mason assists)	20-10
8:28		Racers 30 second timeout
8:28		TV timeout
8:07		Donovan Clay personal foul
7:46		Racers turnover (shot clock violation)
7:46		Official timeout
7:38		Alston Mason misses two point layup
7:36		N.J. Benson offensive rebound
7:19		Donovan Clay misses two point layup
7:17		Nick Ellington defensive rebound
7:12		Rob Perry misses three point jump shot
7:10		N.J. Benson defensive rebound
7:02		Justin Morgan personal foul (Alston Mason draws the foul)
6:43		Raphe Ayres misses three point jump shot
6:41		Nick Ellington defensive rebound
6:34		Brian Moore Jr. misses two point jump shot
6:32		Alston Mason defensive rebound
6:17		Raphe Ayres turnover (bad pass)
6:09		JaCobi Wood misses three point jump shot
6:07		Bears defensive rebound
5:50		N.J. Benson offensive foul (Justin Morgan draws the foul)
5:50		N.J. Benson turnover (offensive foul)
5:50		Official timeout
5:25	+2	Nick Ellington makes two point layup (Quincy Anderson assists)	20-12
5:06		Chance Moore misses three point jump shot
5:04		Brian Moore Jr. defensive rebound
4:52		Damien Mayo Jr. shooting foul (Nick Ellington draws the foul)
4:52	+1	Nick Ellington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-13
4:52		Nick Ellington misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:52		Alston Mason defensive rebound
4:27		Matthew Lee misses three point jump shot
4:25		Nick Ellington defensive rebound
4:20		Damien Mayo Jr. blocks Brian Moore Jr.'s two point layup
4:18		Racers offensive rebound
4:12		Quincy Anderson misses two point jump shot
4:10		Cesare Edwards defensive rebound
3:51		JaCobi Wood shooting foul (Alston Mason draws the foul)
3:51		TV timeout
3:51	+1	Alston Mason makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-13
3:51		Alston Mason misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:51		Rob Perry defensive rebound
3:33		Nick Ellington misses two point hook shot
3:31		N.J. Benson defensive rebound
3:04		Lawrent Rice blocks Alston Mason's two point jump shot
3:02		Alden Applewhite defensive rebound
2:54		Lawrent Rice misses three point jump shot
2:52		Rob Perry offensive rebound
2:48		Rob Perry misses two point layup
2:46		Rob Perry offensive rebound
2:45		Rob Perry misses two point layup
2:40		Rob Perry offensive rebound
2:40		Alden Applewhite misses three point jump shot
2:38		Lawrent Rice offensive rebound
2:33		Rob Perry misses three point jump shot
2:31		Damien Mayo Jr. defensive rebound
2:18	+3	Chance Moore makes three point jump shot (Matthew Lee assists)	24-13
1:52		Quincy Anderson misses two point jump shot
1:50		Justin Morgan offensive rebound
1:35		Alston Mason personal foul (Lawrent Rice draws the foul)
1:35	+1	Lawrent Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-14
1:35		Lawrent Rice misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:35		Chance Moore defensive rebound
1:08		Donovan Clay offensive foul (Justin Morgan draws the foul)
1:08		Donovan Clay turnover (offensive foul)
0:46		Lawrent Rice misses two point jump shot
0:44		N.J. Benson defensive rebound
0:40		Bears 30 second timeout
0:25	+3	Chance Moore makes three point jump shot (Raphe Ayres assists)	27-14
0:02		Lawrent Rice misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MOSU
Bears
33
MURR
Racers
21

Time		Play	Score
19:47		N.J. Benson shooting foul (Nick Ellington draws the foul)
19:47		Nick Ellington misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:47	+1	Nick Ellington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-15
19:27		N.J. Benson misses two point jump shot
19:25		Justin Morgan defensive rebound
19:09		JaCobi Wood misses two point layup
19:07		N.J. Benson defensive rebound
18:42		Alston Mason misses three point jump shot
18:40		Damien Mayo Jr. offensive rebound
18:35	+2	Donovan Clay makes two point dunk (Damien Mayo Jr. assists)	29-15
18:18		Quincy Anderson turnover (lost ball) (Alston Mason steals)
18:16		Nick Ellington personal foul
18:16	+1	Alston Mason makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-15
18:16	+1	Alston Mason makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-15
17:57		Alston Mason misses three point jump shot
17:55		Nick Ellington defensive rebound
17:44	+2	JaCobi Wood makes two point jump shot	31-17
17:21		Raphe Ayres misses three point jump shot
17:19		Bears offensive rebound
17:14	+2	Donovan Clay makes two point layup (Alston Mason assists)	33-17
16:54		JaCobi Wood misses three point jump shot
16:52		Racers offensive rebound
16:39	+2	Rob Perry makes two point jump shot (Nick Ellington assists)	33-19
16:16	+2	N.J. Benson makes two point layup	35-19
15:53		Chance Moore shooting foul (JaCobi Wood draws the foul)
15:53		TV timeout
15:53	+1	JaCobi Wood makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-20
15:53	+1	JaCobi Wood makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-21
15:41		Cesare Edwards misses two point jump shot
15:39		Damien Mayo Jr. offensive rebound
15:38		Rob Perry personal foul
15:31		Matthew Lee misses two point jump shot
15:29		Quincy Anderson defensive rebound
15:09		JaCobi Wood misses two point jump shot
15:07		Cesare Edwards defensive rebound
14:43		Donovan Clay offensive foul (Justin Morgan draws the foul)
14:43		Donovan Clay turnover (offensive foul)
14:23		JaCobi Wood misses two point layup
14:21		Bears defensive rebound
14:10		JaCobi Wood personal foul (Matthew Lee draws the foul)
14:04	+2	Cesare Edwards makes two point alley-oop layup (Donovan Clay assists)	37-21
13:42		Lawrent Rice misses two point jump shot
13:40		Chance Moore defensive rebound
13:24		Cesare Edwards misses two point jump shot
13:22		Donovan Clay offensive rebound
13:21		Alden Applewhite personal foul
13:08	+2	Alston Mason makes two point layup	39-21
13:03		Racers 30 second timeout
13:03		TV timeout
12:39		Donovan Clay blocks Quincy Anderson's two point layup
12:37		Racers offensive rebound
12:33		Shawn Walker Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:31		Quincy Anderson offensive rebound
12:22		Lawrent Rice misses two point jump shot
12:20		Cesare Edwards defensive rebound
12:04	+2	Donovan Clay makes two point layup	41-21
11:48		Donovan Clay personal foul (Nick Ellington draws the foul)
11:48		TV timeout
11:43		Lawrent Rice misses three point jump shot
11:41		Nick Ellington offensive rebound
11:29		Justin Morgan misses three point jump shot
11:27		N.J. Benson defensive rebound
11:22		Matthew Lee turnover (bad pass) (Justin Morgan steals)
11:14		Justin Morgan misses two point layup
11:12		Nick Ellington offensive rebound
11:12	+2	Nick Ellington makes two point layup	41-23
11:06		Matthew Lee turnover (bad pass) (Quincy Anderson steals)
11:03		Chance Moore blocks Quincy Anderson's two point layup
11:01		Cesare Edwards defensive rebound
10:59		Shawn Walker Jr. personal foul
10:35		Cesare Edwards misses two point jump shot
10:33		Quincy Anderson defensive rebound
10:30		Cesare Edwards personal foul
10:27		Chance Moore personal foul
10:23	+2	Lawrent Rice makes two point layup	41-25
10:23		Matthew Lee shooting foul (Lawrent Rice draws the foul)
10:23	+1	Lawrent Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-26
9:58		Damien Mayo Jr. misses two point layup
9:56		Lawrent Rice defensive rebound
9:51	+3	Quincy Anderson makes three point jump shot (Lawrent Rice assists)	41-29
9:47		Bears 30 second timeout
9:18		Donovan Clay misses three point jump shot
9:16		Chance Moore offensive rebound
9:16		Lawrent Rice personal foul
9:10		Jump ball. N.J. Benson vs. Nick Ellington (Bears gains possession)
9:02		Justin Morgan personal foul (Alston Mason draws the foul)
9:02	+1	Alston Mason makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-29
9:02	+1	Alston Mason makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-29
8:35	+2	JaCobi Wood makes two point jump shot	43-31
8:18		Chance Moore misses three point jump shot
8:16		Lawrent Rice defensive rebound
8:13		N.J. Benson personal foul (Lawrent Rice draws the foul)
8:13	+1	Lawrent Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-32
8:13		Lawrent Rice misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:13		Quincy Anderson offensive rebound
8:03		Justin Morgan turnover (out of bounds)
7:50	+2	Chance Moore makes two point jump shot (Damien Mayo Jr. assists)	45-32
7:50		Nick Ellington shooting foul (Chance Moore draws the foul)
7:50		TV timeout
7:50		Chance Moore misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:50		Justin Morgan defensive rebound
7:30		Chance Moore personal foul (Quincy Anderson draws the foul)
7:30		Quincy Anderson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:30		N.J. Benson defensive rebound
7:07	+3	Alston Mason makes three point jump shot (Donovan Clay assists)	48-32
6:44		Nick Ellington misses two point layup
6:42		N.J. Benson defensive rebound
6:25		Quincy Anderson personal foul (Alston Mason draws the foul)
6:25	+1	Alston Mason makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-32
6:25	+1	Alston Mason makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-32
6:16		Quincy Anderson misses three point jump shot
6:14		Bears defensive rebound
5:49		Alston Mason misses two point jump shot
5:48		Damien Mayo Jr. personal foul (Justin Morgan draws the foul)
5:48		Justin Morgan misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:48		Justin Morgan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:48		Chance Moore defensive rebound
5:23		Damien Mayo Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Justin Morgan steals)
5:14		Justin Morgan misses three point jump shot
5:12		N.J. Benson defensive rebound
4:59		Nick Ellington personal foul (Alston Mason draws the foul)
4:59	+1	Alston Mason makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-32
4:59	+1	Alston Mason makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-32
4:46		Rob Perry misses two point jump shot
4:44		Chance Moore defensive rebound
4:26		Chance Moore misses three point jump shot
4:24		Shawn Walker Jr. defensive rebound
4:19		Quincy Anderson misses three point jump shot
4:17		Chance Moore defensive rebound
4:15		Official timeout
3:50	+3	Matthew Lee makes three point jump shot (Alston Mason assists)	55-32
3:35		N.J. Benson blocks Shawn Walker Jr.'s two point jump shot
3:33		Chance Moore defensive rebound
3:09	+3	Alston Mason makes three point jump shot	58-32
2:59		Rob Perry misses two point jump shot
2:57		Raphe Ayres defensive rebound
2:25		Bears turnover (shot clock violation)
2:25		TV timeout
2:11		Rob Perry misses three point jump shot
2:09		Chance Moore defensive rebound
1:48		Nick Ellington shooting foul (Chance Moore draws the foul)
1:48	+1	Chance Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-32
1:48	+1	Chance Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-32
1:27	+3	Patrick Chew makes three point jump shot	60-35
1:19		Bears 30 second timeout
1:04		Kanon Gipson misses two point jump shot
1:02		Justin Morgan defensive rebound
0:55		Alden Applewhite misses three point jump shot
0:53		Raphe Ayres defensive rebound
0:27		Tommy Pinegar misses three point jump shot
0:25		Racers defensive rebound
0:15		Alden Applewhite misses three point jump shot
0:13		Raphe Ayres defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Raphe Ayres defensive rebound