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Murray State wins 78-72 over Tennessee Tech

AP
Nov 10, 2023

MURRAY, Ky. (AP) Rob Perry had 16 points in Murray State's 78-72 win against Tennessee Tech on Friday night.

Perry added five rebounds for the Racers (2-0). Brian Moore Jr. scored 15 points while going 5 of 12 and 5 of 6 from the free throw line. Nick Ellington had 12 points and shot 4 of 4 from the field and 4 for 6 from the line.

The Golden Eagles (0-2) were led in scoring by Rodney Johnson Jr., who finished with 15 points. Jayvis Harvey added 13 points and four assists for Tennessee Tech. In addition, Josiah Davis had 12 points.

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Both teams next play Tuesday. Murray State hosts Western Kentucky and Tennessee Tech takes on Lipscomb at home.

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

1st Half
TNTC
Golden Eagles
26
MURR
Racers
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		David Craig vs. Nick Ellington (Jacobi Wood gains possession)
19:37		Rob Perry misses three point jump shot
19:35		David Craig defensive rebound
19:17		Grant Strong misses two point layup
19:15		Rob Perry defensive rebound
19:01	+2	Shawn Walker Jr. makes two point jump shot	0-2
18:41		David Early misses two point jump shot
18:39		Jacobi Wood defensive rebound
18:29		Brian Moore Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:27		Nick Ellington offensive rebound
18:20	+2	Nick Ellington makes two point dunk	0-4
18:06		Diante Wood misses two point jump shot
18:04		Shawn Walker Jr. defensive rebound
17:52		Brian Moore Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:50		Josiah Davis defensive rebound
17:39		Grant Strong misses two point layup
17:37		Brian Moore Jr. defensive rebound
17:27		David Craig shooting foul (Nick Ellington draws the foul)
17:27	+1	Nick Ellington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-5
17:27		Nick Ellington misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:27		Grant Strong defensive rebound
17:05		Josiah Davis turnover (traveling)
16:48		Brian Moore Jr. offensive foul (Jerome Beya draws the foul)
16:48		Brian Moore Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
16:22		Jayvis Harvey misses two point jump shot
16:20		Nick Ellington defensive rebound
16:15		Rob Perry turnover (lost ball)
15:58		Jayvis Harvey misses three point jump shot
15:56		Rob Perry defensive rebound
15:54		Jerome Beya personal foul (Rob Perry draws the foul)
15:54		TV timeout
15:35	+3	Rob Perry makes three point jump shot	0-8
15:35		Jerome Beya personal foul (Nick Ellington draws the foul)
15:22		Justin Morgan misses two point layup
15:20		Nick Ellington offensive rebound
15:14	+2	Shawn Walker Jr. makes two point layup	0-10
14:54	+2	Rodney Johnson Jr. makes two point jump shot (Jayvis Harvey assists)	2-10
14:30		Jayvis Harvey personal foul (Nick Ellington draws the foul)
14:28		Justin Morgan misses three point jump shot
14:26		Grant Strong defensive rebound
14:18		Diante Wood offensive foul (Justin Morgan draws the foul)
14:18		Diante Wood turnover (offensive foul)
14:02		Jacobi Wood offensive foul (Daniel Egbuniwe draws the foul)
14:02		Jacobi Wood turnover (offensive foul)
13:50		Rodney Johnson Jr. misses two point layup
13:48		Sam Murray II defensive rebound
13:32		Sam Murray II turnover (bad pass) (David Early steals)
13:22		Jayvis Harvey misses two point jump shot
13:20		Daniel Egbuniwe offensive rebound
13:10	+2	Daniel Egbuniwe makes two point layup	4-10
12:58		Justin Morgan misses three point jump shot
12:56		Jayvis Harvey defensive rebound
12:41	+2	Rodney Johnson Jr. makes two point jump shot (Daniel Egbuniwe assists)	6-10
12:25	+2	Rob Perry makes two point jump shot	6-12
12:25		Grant Strong shooting foul (Rob Perry draws the foul)
12:25		Rob Perry misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:25		Grant Strong defensive rebound
12:15	+2	Daniel Egbuniwe makes two point layup	8-12
12:02		Rob Perry misses three point jump shot
12:00		Jayvis Harvey defensive rebound
11:45		Daniel Egbuniwe misses three point jump shot
11:43		Shawn Walker Jr. defensive rebound
11:38	+2	Nick Ellington makes two point dunk (Rob Perry assists)	8-14
11:10	+2	Jayvis Harvey makes two point jump shot	10-14
11:10		Shawn Walker Jr. shooting foul (Jayvis Harvey draws the foul)
11:10		TV timeout
11:10		Jayvis Harvey misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:10		Jacobi Wood defensive rebound
10:51	+2	Brian Moore Jr. makes two point jump shot	10-16
10:26		Nick Ellington blocks Josiah Davis's two point jump shot
10:24		Racers defensive rebound
10:07		Jacobi Wood misses two point jump shot
10:05		David Early defensive rebound
10:00		Jacobi Wood personal foul (David Early draws the foul)
9:50		David Early misses three point jump shot
9:48		Shawn Walker Jr. defensive rebound
9:34	+2	Nick Ellington makes two point layup (Brian Moore Jr. assists)	10-18
9:14		Nick Ellington blocks Daniel Egbuniwe's two point jump shot
9:12		Racers defensive rebound
8:57		Quincy Anderson misses two point layup
8:55		Justin Morgan offensive rebound
8:50	+2	Justin Morgan makes two point layup	10-20
8:27		Jayvis Harvey misses three point jump shot
8:25		Justin Morgan defensive rebound
8:15		Daniel Egbuniwe personal foul (Brian Moore Jr. draws the foul)
8:14	+1	Brian Moore Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-21
8:14	+1	Brian Moore Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-22
8:00		Jayvis Harvey misses two point layup
7:58		Jayvis Harvey offensive rebound
7:52	+2	Jayvis Harvey makes two point layup	12-22
7:31		Jayvis Harvey blocks Rob Perry's two point jump shot
7:29		Rodney Johnson Jr. defensive rebound
7:16		Rodney Johnson Jr. misses two point jump shot
7:14		Malek Abdelgowad defensive rebound
6:56		David Early shooting foul (Quincy Anderson draws the foul)
6:56		TV timeout
6:47		Quincy Anderson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:47		Malek Abdelgowad offensive rebound
6:47		Rob Perry misses two point jump shot
6:47		Justin Morgan offensive rebound
6:47	+2	Brian Moore Jr. makes two point layup (Justin Morgan assists)	12-24
6:28		Malek Abdelgowad shooting foul (Josiah Davis draws the foul)
6:28		Josiah Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:28		Josiah Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:28		Malek Abdelgowad defensive rebound
6:12	+2	Justin Morgan makes two point layup (Brian Moore Jr. assists)	12-26
6:11		Golden Eagles 30 second timeout
6:03	+3	Rodney Johnson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Grant Strong assists)	15-26
5:46	+2	Rob Perry makes two point jump shot	15-28
5:26	+2	Rodney Johnson Jr. makes two point jump shot	17-28
5:06		Grant Strong blocks Brian Moore Jr.'s two point jump shot
5:04		Golden Eagles defensive rebound
4:51	+2	Josiah Davis makes two point jump shot	19-28
4:50		Shawn Walker Jr. misses two point layup
4:48		Grant Strong defensive rebound
4:46		Justin Morgan personal foul
4:46		Jayvis Harvey misses two point layup
4:44		Josiah Davis offensive rebound
4:43		Josiah Davis misses two point layup
4:41		Rob Perry defensive rebound
4:39		Brian Moore Jr. misses two point jump shot
4:37		Josiah Davis defensive rebound
4:31		Josiah Davis misses three point jump shot
4:29		Brian Moore Jr. defensive rebound
4:20		Rob Perry misses three point jump shot
4:18		Rodney Johnson Jr. defensive rebound
3:20		Rob Perry personal foul (David Early draws the foul)
3:20		TV timeout
3:20	+1	David Early makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-28
3:20	+1	David Early makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-28
2:57		Quincy Anderson misses two point layup
2:55		Nick Ellington offensive rebound
2:46		Nick Ellington turnover (lost ball) (Rylee Samons steals)
2:38		Rodney Johnson Jr. misses two point jump shot
2:36		Nick Ellington defensive rebound
2:29		Rodney Johnson Jr. shooting foul (Brian Moore Jr. draws the foul)
2:29	+1	Brian Moore Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-29
2:29	+1	Brian Moore Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-30
2:16		Rylee Samons misses three point jump shot
2:14		Nick Ellington defensive rebound
2:04		Brian Moore Jr. misses two point layup
2:02		Nick Ellington offensive rebound
2:02		Jayvis Harvey personal foul (Nick Ellington draws the foul)
2:02		Nick Ellington misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:02	+1	Nick Ellington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-31
1:49		Jayvis Harvey offensive foul (Shawn Walker Jr. draws the foul)
1:49		Jayvis Harvey turnover (offensive foul)
1:29	+2	Brian Moore Jr. makes two point jump shot (Quincy Anderson assists)	21-33
1:06		Nick Ellington blocks David Early's two point layup
0:56		Nick Ellington defensive rebound
0:56	+3	Justin Morgan makes three point jump shot (Brian Moore Jr. assists)	21-36
0:56		Golden Eagles 30 second timeout
0:41	+2	David Early makes two point layup	23-36
0:04		Brian Moore Jr. turnover (traveling)
0:00	+3	David Early makes three point jump shot (Josiah Davis assists)	26-36
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
TNTC
Golden Eagles
46
MURR
Racers
42

Time		Play	Score
19:42		David Early misses two point jump shot
19:40		Jacobi Wood defensive rebound
19:31	+3	Jacobi Wood makes three point jump shot	26-39
19:09	+2	David Craig makes two point layup (Daniel Egbuniwe assists)	28-39
18:41	+2	Brian Moore Jr. makes two point jump shot (Jacobi Wood assists)	28-41
18:34		Daniel Egbuniwe turnover (traveling)
18:21	+2	Rob Perry makes two point jump shot	28-43
18:05		Grant Strong misses three point jump shot
18:03		Racers defensive rebound
18:03		David Craig personal foul (Nick Ellington draws the foul)
17:39	+2	Rob Perry makes two point jump shot	28-45
17:08	+3	Jayvis Harvey makes three point jump shot (David Early assists)	31-45
16:51	+2	Brian Moore Jr. makes two point layup	31-47
16:28	+2	Josiah Davis makes two point layup	33-47
16:12	+2	Jacobi Wood makes two point layup	33-49
15:52		Jayvis Harvey turnover (bad pass) (Nick Ellington steals)
15:43	+2	Nick Ellington makes two point layup (Jacobi Wood assists)	33-51
15:36		Golden Eagles 30 second timeout
15:36		TV timeout
15:18		David Early misses three point jump shot
15:16		Jacobi Wood defensive rebound
15:09	+3	Shawn Walker Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jacobi Wood assists)	33-54
14:48		TV timeout
14:36	+2	Josiah Davis makes two point jump shot	35-54
14:11	+2	Shawn Walker Jr. makes two point layup	35-56
13:53		Jayvis Harvey misses three point jump shot
13:51		Justin Morgan defensive rebound
13:46		Josiah Davis personal foul (Rob Perry draws the foul)
13:35		Justin Morgan misses three point jump shot
13:33		Kyle Layton defensive rebound
13:25	+2	Josiah Davis makes two point jump shot	37-56
13:07	+2	Jacobi Wood makes two point jump shot	37-58
12:57		Kyle Layton misses three point jump shot
12:55		Sam Murray II defensive rebound
12:35		Kyle Layton blocks Jacobi Wood's two point layup
12:33		Kyle Layton defensive rebound
12:31		Shawn Walker Jr. personal foul (Kyle Layton draws the foul)
12:15	+2	Rodney Johnson Jr. makes two point jump shot	39-58
12:01		Rob Perry misses two point jump shot
11:59		David Early defensive rebound
11:46		David Early turnover (lost ball) (Jacobi Wood steals)
11:39		Jacobi Wood misses two point layup
11:37		Sam Murray II offensive rebound
11:32	+2	Sam Murray II makes two point dunk	39-60
11:07		Jayvis Harvey misses three point jump shot
11:05		Rob Perry defensive rebound
10:58	+2	Justin Morgan makes two point layup (Jacobi Wood assists)	39-62
10:48		Golden Eagles 30 second timeout
10:32		Nick Ellington blocks Rodney Johnson Jr.'s two point layup
10:30		Brian Moore Jr. defensive rebound
10:23		Brian Moore Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Kyle Layton steals)
10:17		Rodney Johnson Jr. misses two point layup
10:15		Rodney Johnson Jr. offensive rebound
10:07	+2	Rodney Johnson Jr. makes two point layup	41-62
9:59		Justin Morgan misses two point jump shot
9:57		Golden Eagles defensive rebound
9:39	+2	Jerome Beya makes two point dunk (Jayvis Harvey assists)	43-62
9:25		Brian Moore Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:23		Quincy Anderson offensive rebound
9:17	+2	Quincy Anderson makes two point layup	43-64
8:55	+2	Jerome Beya makes two point dunk (Jayvis Harvey assists)	45-64
8:36		Brian Moore Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Layton steals)
8:32		Shawn Walker Jr. personal foul (David Early draws the foul)
8:14	+2	David Early makes two point layup	47-64
8:05		Nick Ellington offensive foul (Kyle Layton draws the foul)
8:05		Nick Ellington turnover (offensive foul)
7:44		Nick Ellington blocks Josiah Davis's two point layup
7:42		Rob Perry defensive rebound
7:34		Rob Perry turnover (bad pass)
7:34		TV timeout
7:14		Jayvis Harvey misses three point jump shot
7:12		Nick Ellington defensive rebound
6:54	+2	Rob Perry makes two point jump shot	47-66
6:24		Daniel Egbuniwe turnover (lost ball) (Jacobi Wood steals)
6:09		Rob Perry misses three point jump shot
6:07		Daniel Egbuniwe defensive rebound
5:59	+3	Kyle Layton makes three point jump shot (Grant Strong assists)	50-66
5:35		Jerome Beya shooting foul (Nick Ellington draws the foul)
5:34	+1	Nick Ellington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-67
5:34	+1	Nick Ellington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-68
5:12	+2	Grant Strong makes two point jump shot	52-68
4:56		Jerome Beya shooting foul (Shawn Walker Jr. draws the foul)
4:56	+1	Shawn Walker Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-69
4:56		Shawn Walker Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:51		Grant Strong defensive rebound
4:35	+2	Josiah Davis makes two point layup	54-69
4:15		Grant Strong personal foul (Shawn Walker Jr. draws the foul)
4:11		Brian Moore Jr. misses two point jump shot
4:09		Josiah Davis defensive rebound
4:01	+3	Kyle Layton makes three point jump shot (Josiah Davis assists)	57-69
3:40		Shawn Walker Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:38		Kyle Layton defensive rebound
3:31	+3	Kyle Layton makes three point jump shot	60-69
3:26		Racers 30 second timeout
3:26		TV timeout
3:05		Rob Perry misses two point jump shot
3:03		Nick Ellington offensive rebound
2:46		Shawn Walker Jr. misses two point jump shot
2:44		Kyle Layton defensive rebound
2:30		David Early turnover (traveling)
2:05	+3	Jacobi Wood makes three point jump shot (Brian Moore Jr. assists)	60-72
1:46	+2	Jayvis Harvey makes two point layup	62-72
1:40		Josiah Davis personal foul (Jacobi Wood draws the foul)
1:26		Jayvis Harvey shooting foul (Rob Perry draws the foul)
1:26	+1	Rob Perry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-73
1:26	+1	Rob Perry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-74
1:14	+2	Jayvis Harvey makes two point layup	64-74
0:53		Rylee Samons personal foul (Rob Perry draws the foul)
0:53	+1	Rob Perry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-75
0:53		Rob Perry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:53		Grant Strong defensive rebound
0:37	+2	Rodney Johnson Jr. makes two point layup (Jayvis Harvey assists)	66-75
0:30		Rylee Samons personal foul (Jacobi Wood draws the foul)
0:30	+1	Jacobi Wood makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-76
0:30	+1	Jacobi Wood makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-77
0:21	+2	Grant Strong makes two point jump shot	68-77
0:15		Brian Moore Jr. turnover (bad pass)
0:15	+2	Jayvis Harvey makes two point layup	70-77
0:13		Jayvis Harvey personal foul (Brian Moore Jr. draws the foul)
0:13	+1	Brian Moore Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 3	70-78
0:13		Brian Moore Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:13		Josiah Davis defensive rebound
0:03	+2	Josiah Davis makes two point layup	72-78
0:00		End of period

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Josiah Davis makes two point layup