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01/07 03:43 CST Murray State visits Evansville following Jackson's 20-point game
Murray State visits Evansville following Jackson's 20-point game
By The Associated Press
Murray State Racers (13-3, 5-0 MVC) at Evansville Purple Aces (4-12, 0-5 MVC)
Evansville, Indiana; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Racers -8.5; over/under is 155.5
BOTTOM LINE: Murray State visits Evansville after Javon Jackson scored 20
points in Murray State's 86-66 win against the Bradley Braves.
The Purple Aces have gone 3-5 at home. Evansville is 2-3 when it turns the ball
over less than its opponents and averages 13.0 turnovers per game.
The Racers have gone 5-0 against MVC opponents. Murray State averages 88.3
points while outscoring opponents by 10.9 points per game.
Evansville averages 66.6 points per game, 10.8 fewer points than the 77.4
Murray State gives up. Murray State averages 10.6 made 3-pointers per game this
season, 1.8 more made shots on average than the 8.8 per game Evansville gives
up.
The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Alex Hemenway averages 1.5 made 3-pointers per game for the
Purple Aces, scoring 6.6 points while shooting 34.3% from beyond the arc.
Connor Turnbull is shooting 43.4% and averaging 11.0 points over the past 10
games.
Jackson is scoring 16.5 points per game with 2.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists for
the Racers. Fredrick King is averaging 12.3 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.3 blocks
over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Purple Aces: 1-9, averaging 62.5 points, 28.9 rebounds, 11.8
assists, 5.2 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 39.9% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 74.9 points per game.
Racers: 9-1, averaging 85.3 points, 37.3 rebounds, 15.4 assists, 4.6 steals and
4.1 blocks per game while shooting 47.1% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 76.3 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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