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Eastern Illinois Falls 83-61 to Murray State - Recap
Murray State cruised to victory on Thursday, running Eastern Illinois out of the gym and running up a 83-61 score at Lantz Arena.
Murray State was the ATS victor, as they covered the -12.5-point spread as a favorite.
Murray State got 27 points from Temetrius Morant and another 17 points from Shaq Buchanan. Temetrius Morant contributed 9 assists, while KJ Williams cleaned the glass with 16 rebounds.
Eastern Illinois got 22 points from Mack Smith in a losing cause and another 13 points from Shareef Smith. Josiah Wallace contributed 5 assists for them, while Rade Kukobat had 6 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Murray State were victorious, as the score was 48-30 at the break.
The rebound battle favored Murray State as they grabbed 43 boards, while Eastern Illinois only had 30
Murray State heads into a battle against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. Eastern Illinois, meanwhile, will have their next action against Austin Peay.