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Nick Ellington scores 15 to guide Murray State to 58-47 victory over Valparaiso

AP
Jan 11, 2025

MURRAY, Ky. (AP) Nick Ellington scored 15 points as Murray State beat Valparaiso 58-47 on Saturday.

Ellington also had eight rebounds for the Racers (10-7, 4-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Terence Harcum had 11 points.

Cooper Schwieger led the way for the Beacons (10-7, 3-3) with 12 points, seven rebounds and five blocks. Darius DeAveiro added 11 points.

Murray State took the lead with 6:56 to go in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 26-21 at halftime, with Ellington racking up 11 points. Harcum scored all of his points in the second half for Murray State.

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1st Half
VALP
Beacons
21
MURR
Racers
26

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Cooper Schwieger vs. Nick Ellington (Racers gains possession)
19:38		Nick Ellington misses two point hook shot
19:36		Beacons defensive rebound
19:18		Kaspar Sepp turnover (lost ball) (Nick Ellington steals)
18:53	+2	Nick Ellington makes two point layup (JaCobi Wood assists)	0-2
18:53		Cooper Schwieger shooting foul (Nick Ellington draws the foul)
18:53		Nick Ellington misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:53		Kaspar Sepp defensive rebound
18:26		All Wright turnover (out of bounds)
17:55	+3	JaCobi Wood makes three point jump shot	0-5
17:33		All Wright misses two point layup
17:31		AJ Ferguson defensive rebound
17:29		AJ Ferguson turnover (bad pass)
17:19		Jump ball. All Wright vs. AJ Ferguson (Beacons gains possession)
17:10		All Wright misses three point jump shot
17:08		JaCobi Wood defensive rebound
16:53	+2	Nick Ellington makes two point layup (JaCobi Wood assists)	0-7
16:43		Terence Harcum personal foul
16:34		Terence Harcum personal foul
16:22		Isaiah Shaw misses three point jump shot
16:20		Kylen Milton defensive rebound
15:56		AJ Ferguson turnover (traveling)
15:56		TV timeout
15:45		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro misses two point jump shot
15:43		Kylen Milton defensive rebound
15:25		JaCobi Wood misses three point jump shot
15:23		Darius DeAveiro defensive rebound
14:54	+2	Tyler Schmidt makes two point jump shot	2-7
14:47	+2	Nick Ellington makes two point layup (JaCobi Wood assists)	2-9
14:36		Cooper Schwieger misses three point jump shot
14:34		JaCobi Wood defensive rebound
14:26		Kylen Milton turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Schmidt steals)
14:00		AJ Ferguson personal foul
13:54	+2	Tyler Schmidt makes two point layup	4-9
13:30		AJ Ferguson misses two point jump shot
13:28		Darius DeAveiro defensive rebound
13:17		Tyler Schmidt misses three point jump shot
13:15		Isaiah Shaw offensive rebound
13:15		KyeRon Lindsay personal foul
13:05		Justus McNair misses three point jump shot
13:03		Justin Morgan defensive rebound
12:48		Isaiah Shaw blocks KyeRon Lindsay's two point layup
12:46		Isaiah Shaw defensive rebound
12:37		Darius DeAveiro misses three point jump shot
12:35		Justin Morgan defensive rebound
12:24	+2	KyeRon Lindsay makes two point jump shot	4-11
12:06		Tyler Schmidt turnover (bad pass)
11:50	+2	KyeRon Lindsay makes two point layup (Justin Morgan assists)	4-13
11:35	+3	Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro makes three point jump shot	7-13
11:23	+2	KyeRon Lindsay makes two point layup (Alden Applewhite assists)	7-15
11:08		TV timeout
10:53	+2	Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro makes two point jump shot	9-15
10:21		JaCobi Wood turnover (lost ball) (Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro steals)
10:13		Devon Ellis turnover (traveling)
9:59		KyeRon Lindsay misses two point hook shot
9:57		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
9:47	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point hook shot (Tyler Schmidt assists)	11-15
9:26		Kylen Milton misses three point jump shot
9:24		Tyler Schmidt defensive rebound
9:08	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point jump shot	13-15
8:50		KyeRon Lindsay turnover (bad pass)
8:46		Darius DeAveiro turnover (bad pass) (Kylen Milton steals)
8:44		Kylen Milton misses two point layup
8:42		All Wright defensive rebound
8:40		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro misses three point jump shot
8:38		Cooper Schwieger offensive rebound
8:36		Cooper Schwieger misses two point layup
8:31		Cooper Schwieger offensive rebound
8:15	+3	Darius DeAveiro makes three point jump shot (Cooper Schwieger assists)	16-15
7:43		JaCobi Wood turnover (bad pass) (Darius DeAveiro steals)
7:35		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro turnover (lost ball) (Kylen Milton steals)
7:30		Darius DeAveiro personal foul
7:30		TV timeout
7:15		All Wright personal foul
7:12		Devon Ellis personal foul (Alden Applewhite draws the foul)
7:09		Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot
7:07		Nick Ellington offensive rebound
6:56	+2	AJ Ferguson makes two point layup (Nick Ellington assists)	16-17
6:35		All Wright misses three point jump shot
6:33		Terence Harcum defensive rebound
6:06		Devon Ellis shooting foul (Nick Ellington draws the foul)
6:05	+1	Nick Ellington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-18
6:05	+1	Nick Ellington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-19
5:41		Darius DeAveiro misses three point jump shot
5:39		Kylen Milton defensive rebound
5:22		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro shooting foul (Nick Ellington draws the foul)
5:21	+1	Nick Ellington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-20
5:21	+1	Nick Ellington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-21
5:07		Tyler Schmidt misses two point jump shot
5:05		Kylen Milton defensive rebound
4:49		Nick Ellington misses two point layup
4:47		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
4:40		All Wright misses two point layup
4:38		Nick Ellington defensive rebound
4:31		Cooper Schwieger blocks Terence Harcum's two point layup
4:29		Racers offensive rebound
4:10		Cooper Schwieger blocks KyeRon Lindsay's two point hook shot
4:08		Racers offensive rebound
4:08		Racers turnover (shot clock violation)
3:51		Cooper Schwieger turnover (bad pass)
3:51		TV timeout
3:26		KyeRon Lindsay misses two point hook shot
3:24		Kaspar Sepp defensive rebound
3:23		Alden Applewhite personal foul
3:11	+2	Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro makes two point layup	18-21
2:50	+2	Alden Applewhite makes two point layup	18-23
2:37		Tyler Schmidt misses three point jump shot
2:35		Alden Applewhite defensive rebound
2:28		Alden Applewhite misses three point jump shot
2:26		KyeRon Lindsay offensive rebound
2:17		Cooper Schwieger blocks KyeRon Lindsay's two point layup
2:15		Tyler Schmidt defensive rebound
2:06		Kylen Milton personal foul (Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro draws the foul)
1:59		Tyler Schmidt misses two point jump shot
1:57		Kylen Milton defensive rebound
1:47		Tyler Schmidt shooting foul (KyeRon Lindsay draws the foul)
1:46	+1	KyeRon Lindsay makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-24
1:46	+1	KyeRon Lindsay makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-25
1:29		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro turnover (traveling)
1:15		Alden Applewhite misses two point layup
1:13		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
1:12		KyeRon Lindsay personal foul (Cooper Schwieger draws the foul)
1:12		Cooper Schwieger misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:12		Kaspar Sepp offensive rebound
1:08		Darius DeAveiro misses three point jump shot
1:06		Nick Ellington defensive rebound
0:54		Darius DeAveiro shooting foul (Nick Ellington draws the foul)
0:54	+1	Nick Ellington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-26
0:54		Nick Ellington misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:54		Tyler Schmidt defensive rebound
0:38	+3	All Wright makes three point jump shot (Tyler Schmidt assists)	21-26
0:04		Justus McNair blocks JaCobi Wood's two point layup
0:02		Tyler Schmidt defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
VALP
Beacons
26
MURR
Racers
32

Time		Play	Score
19:38		Nick Ellington turnover (traveling)
19:08		All Wright misses two point layup
19:06		AJ Ferguson defensive rebound
18:57		Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot
18:55		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
18:40		Tyler Schmidt misses two point jump shot
18:38		AJ Ferguson defensive rebound
18:27	+2	Nick Ellington makes two point layup (JaCobi Wood assists)	21-28
18:13	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point layup (Kaspar Sepp assists)	23-28
17:47		AJ Ferguson misses three point jump shot
17:45		Beacons defensive rebound
17:30		Kaspar Sepp turnover (bad pass)
17:08		Kaspar Sepp personal foul
16:58		AJ Ferguson misses two point jump shot
16:56		Kaspar Sepp defensive rebound
16:49		Kaspar Sepp turnover (bad pass)
16:36		JaCobi Wood misses three point jump shot
16:34		Kaspar Sepp defensive rebound
16:24		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro misses two point layup
16:22		Nick Ellington defensive rebound
16:17		Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot
16:15		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
16:05		All Wright misses two point jump shot
16:03		Justin Morgan defensive rebound
15:58		Justin Morgan misses two point layup
15:57		JaCobi Wood offensive rebound
15:57		TV timeout
15:47		Terence Harcum misses two point layup
15:45		Nick Ellington offensive rebound
15:38	+2	Nick Ellington makes two point layup	23-30
15:29		Darius DeAveiro misses two point jump shot
15:27		Darius DeAveiro offensive rebound
15:23	+3	Tyler Schmidt makes three point jump shot	26-30
15:03		Cooper Schwieger personal foul
14:53	+3	Terence Harcum makes three point jump shot	26-33
14:38		Nick Ellington personal foul (Cooper Schwieger draws the foul)
14:37		Justin Morgan personal foul (Tyler Schmidt draws the foul)
14:33		JaCobi Wood personal foul (Cooper Schwieger draws the foul)
14:30	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point layup	28-33
14:13		Cooper Schwieger blocks Terence Harcum's three point jump shot
14:11		Justin Morgan offensive rebound
14:04		Tyler Schmidt shooting foul (Justin Morgan draws the foul)
14:04	+1	Justin Morgan makes regular free throw 1 of 3	28-34
14:04	+1	Justin Morgan makes regular free throw 2 of 3	28-35
14:04	+1	Justin Morgan makes regular free throw 3 of 3	28-36
13:42		All Wright misses two point jump shot
13:40		Justin Morgan defensive rebound
13:30		Isaiah Shaw personal foul (Justin Morgan draws the foul)
13:22		Terence Harcum misses two point layup
13:20		Isaiah Shaw defensive rebound
13:04		Justin Morgan shooting foul (Darius DeAveiro draws the foul)
13:03	+1	Darius DeAveiro makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-36
13:03	+1	Darius DeAveiro makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-36
12:45	+2	JaCobi Wood makes two point layup	30-38
12:17		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro misses two point jump shot
12:15		KyeRon Lindsay defensive rebound
12:03		KyeRon Lindsay misses two point layup
12:01		Justus McNair defensive rebound
11:39	+2	Justus McNair makes two point jump shot	32-38
11:31		JaCobi Wood turnover (bad pass)
11:30		TV timeout
11:22		Cooper Schwieger misses two point jump shot
11:20		AJ Ferguson defensive rebound
11:10		KyeRon Lindsay misses two point jump shot
11:08		Justus McNair defensive rebound
10:57		Darius DeAveiro turnover (bad pass) (AJ Ferguson steals)
10:32		Cooper Schwieger blocks Terence Harcum's two point layup
10:30		AJ Ferguson offensive rebound
10:25		Justin Morgan misses three point jump shot
10:23		Terence Harcum offensive rebound
10:06	+2	Terence Harcum makes two point layup	32-40
10:06		Darius DeAveiro shooting foul (Terence Harcum draws the foul)
10:06	+1	Terence Harcum makes regular free throw 1 of 1	32-41
9:46		All Wright misses three point jump shot
9:44		Nick Ellington defensive rebound
9:29		AJ Ferguson misses two point jump shot
9:27		Justus McNair defensive rebound
9:08		Cooper Schwieger misses three point jump shot
9:06		Kaspar Sepp offensive rebound
8:53		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro turnover (lost ball)
8:35		Nick Ellington misses two point jump shot
8:33		Kaspar Sepp defensive rebound
8:23		Tyler Schmidt misses three point jump shot
8:21		Racers defensive rebound
8:05		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro shooting foul (JaCobi Wood draws the foul)
8:04		JaCobi Wood misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:04	+1	JaCobi Wood makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-42
7:53	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point layup (Kaspar Sepp assists)	34-42
7:28		Cooper Schwieger personal foul (Terence Harcum draws the foul)
7:27		TV timeout
7:27	+1	Terence Harcum makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-43
7:27	+1	Terence Harcum makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-44
7:07		All Wright misses two point layup
7:05		Nick Ellington defensive rebound
6:52	+2	Kylen Milton makes two point layup	34-46
6:45		Alden Applewhite personal foul (Isaiah Shaw draws the foul)
6:40		Justus McNair misses two point layup
6:38		Tyler Schmidt offensive rebound
6:33	+2	Tyler Schmidt makes two point layup	36-46
6:06		Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot
6:04		Kylen Milton offensive rebound
5:58	+3	Alden Applewhite makes three point jump shot (Kylen Milton assists)	36-49
5:47		Justus McNair misses two point jump shot
5:45		Kylen Milton defensive rebound
5:21		JaCobi Wood misses two point layup
5:19		Nick Ellington offensive rebound
5:12		Nick Ellington misses two point layup
5:10		Justus McNair defensive rebound
5:07	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point layup (Kaspar Sepp assists)	38-49
4:32		JaCobi Wood turnover (lost ball) (Kaspar Sepp steals)
4:10		Cooper Schwieger misses two point layup
4:08		JaCobi Wood defensive rebound
4:00	+3	Terence Harcum makes three point jump shot (Kylen Milton assists)	38-52
3:45		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro misses three point jump shot
3:43		JaCobi Wood defensive rebound
3:26		Kylen Milton turnover (bad pass) (Darius DeAveiro steals)
3:26		JaCobi Wood personal foul
3:26		TV timeout
3:15	+3	Justus McNair makes three point jump shot	41-52
2:42		Alden Applewhite misses three point jump shot
2:40		Justus McNair defensive rebound
2:31		Darius DeAveiro misses three point jump shot
2:29		JaCobi Wood defensive rebound
2:28		Cooper Schwieger shooting foul (JaCobi Wood draws the foul)
2:28	+1	JaCobi Wood makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-53
2:28		JaCobi Wood misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:28		Kaspar Sepp defensive rebound
2:22	+3	Darius DeAveiro makes three point jump shot	44-53
2:07		Racers 30 second timeout
2:07		TV timeout
1:46	+2	Alden Applewhite makes two point layup	44-55
1:45		Kaspar Sepp shooting foul (Alden Applewhite draws the foul)
1:45	+1	Alden Applewhite makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-56
1:32	+3	Darius DeAveiro makes three point jump shot (Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro assists)	47-56
1:28		Beacons 30 second timeout
1:09		Justus McNair personal foul (AJ Ferguson draws the foul)
1:09	+1	AJ Ferguson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-57
1:09	+1	AJ Ferguson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-58
1:03		Darius DeAveiro misses two point jump shot
1:01		AJ Ferguson defensive rebound
0:33		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro personal foul (Alden Applewhite draws the foul)
0:33		Alden Applewhite misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:33		Alden Applewhite misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:33		Kaspar Sepp defensive rebound
0:23		Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro misses three point jump shot
0:21		Terence Harcum defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Terence Harcum defensive rebound