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Missouri State defeats Murray State in Missouri Valley Conference Tournament 60-35
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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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | N.J. Benson vs. Nick Ellington (Bears gains possession) | Â |
| 19:40 |  | +2 | N.J. Benson makes two point layup | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | | Â | Quincy Anderson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:12 | | Â | Donovan Clay defensive rebound | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Nick Ellington offensive foul | Â |
| 17:44 | | Â | Nick Ellington turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 17:34 | | Â | Raphe Ayres misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:32 | | Â | Quincy Anderson defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:26 | | Â | Quincy Anderson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:24 | | Â | Raphe Ayres defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:06 | | Â | Donovan Clay misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:04 | | Â | Nick Ellington defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:56 | | Â | Alston Mason shooting foul (JaCobi Wood draws the foul) | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Racers turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 15:38 | | Â | Matthew Lee misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:36 | | Â | Justin Morgan defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:30 | | Â | Quincy Anderson turnover (bad pass) (Damien Mayo Jr. steals) | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Malek Abdelgowad personal foul (N.J. Benson draws the foul) | Â |
| 14:26 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 14:05 | | Â | Bears turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 13:45 | | Â | JaCobi Wood misses two point layup | Â |
| 13:43 | | Â | Cesare Edwards defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:29 | | Â | Cesare Edwards offensive foul (Justin Morgan draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:29 | | Â | Cesare Edwards turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 13:04 | | Â | Damien Mayo Jr. blocks Lawrent Rice's two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:02 | | Â | Nick Ellington offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:02 | | Â | Cesare Edwards personal foul (Nick Ellington draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:56 | | Â | JaCobi Wood misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:54 | | Â | JaCobi Wood offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:49 | | Â | Alston Mason blocks JaCobi Wood's two point layup | Â |
| 12:47 | | Â | N.J. Benson defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:33 | | Â | Matthew Lee turnover (bad pass) (Alden Applewhite steals) | Â |
| 12:26 | | +2 | Lawrent Rice makes two point layup (Alden Applewhite assists) | 11-8 |
| 12:12 | | Â | Alden Applewhite personal foul (Damien Mayo Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:54 | | Â | Donovan Clay misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:52 | | Â | Nick Ellington defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:40 | | Â | JaCobi Wood misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:38 | | Â | Matthew Lee defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:31 | | Â | Lawrent Rice shooting foul (Matthew Lee draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:31 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:31 | | Â | Matthew Lee misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 11:31 | | +1 | Matthew Lee makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-8 |
| 11:03 | | Â | Nick Ellington turnover (bad pass) (Donovan Clay steals) | Â |
| 10:55 | | +2 | Chance Moore makes two point layup (Matthew Lee assists) | 14-8 |
| 10:24 | | Â | Nick Ellington misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:22 | | Â | N.J. Benson defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:09 | | Â | Alston Mason misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:07 | | Â | Alden Applewhite defensive rebound | Â |
| 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 | | Â | JaCobi Wood turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 9:11 | | +2 | N.J. Benson makes two point hook shot | 18-10 |
| 8:44 | | Â | Rob Perry misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:42 | | Â | N.J. Benson defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:30 | | +2 | N.J. Benson makes two point alley-oop dunk (Alston Mason assists) | 20-10 |
| 8:28 | | Â | Racers 30 second timeout | Â |
| 8:28 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 8:07 | | Â | Donovan Clay personal foul | Â |
| 7:46 | | Â | Racers turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 7:46 | | Â | Official timeout | Â |
| 7:38 | | Â | Alston Mason misses two point layup | Â |
| 7:36 | | Â | N.J. Benson offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:19 | | Â | Donovan Clay misses two point layup | Â |
| 7:17 | | Â | Nick Ellington defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:12 | | Â | Rob Perry misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:10 | | Â | N.J. Benson defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:02 | | Â | Justin Morgan personal foul (Alston Mason draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:43 | | Â | Raphe Ayres misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:41 | | Â | Nick Ellington defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:34 | | Â | Brian Moore Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:32 | | Â | Alston Mason defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:17 | | Â | Raphe Ayres turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 6:09 | | Â | JaCobi Wood misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:07 | | Â | Bears defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:50 | | Â | N.J. Benson offensive foul (Justin Morgan draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:50 | | Â | N.J. Benson turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 5:50 | | Â | Official timeout | Â |
| 5:25 | | +2 | Nick Ellington makes two point layup (Quincy Anderson assists) | 20-12 |
| 5:06 | | Â | Chance Moore misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:04 | | Â | Brian Moore Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:52 | | Â | Damien Mayo Jr. shooting foul (Nick Ellington draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:52 | | +1 | Nick Ellington makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-13 |
| 4:52 | | Â | Nick Ellington misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 4:52 | | Â | Alston Mason defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:27 | | Â | Matthew Lee misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:25 | | Â | Nick Ellington defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:20 | | Â | Damien Mayo Jr. blocks Brian Moore Jr.'s two point layup | Â |
| 4:18 | | Â | Racers offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:12 | | Â | Quincy Anderson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:10 | | Â | Cesare Edwards defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:51 | | Â | JaCobi Wood shooting foul (Alston Mason draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:51 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:51 | | +1 | Alston Mason makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-13 |
| 3:51 | | Â | Alston Mason misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 3:51 | | Â | Rob Perry defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:33 | | Â | Nick Ellington misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 3:31 | | Â | N.J. Benson defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:04 | | Â | Lawrent Rice blocks Alston Mason's two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:02 | | Â | Alden Applewhite defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:54 | | Â | Lawrent Rice misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:52 | | Â | Rob Perry offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:48 | | Â | Rob Perry misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:46 | | Â | Rob Perry offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:45 | | Â | Rob Perry misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:40 | | Â | Rob Perry offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:40 | | Â | Alden Applewhite misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:38 | | Â | Lawrent Rice offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:33 | | Â | Rob Perry misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:31 | | Â | Damien Mayo Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:18 | | +3 | Chance Moore makes three point jump shot (Matthew Lee assists) | 24-13 |
| 1:52 | | Â | Quincy Anderson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:50 | | Â | Justin Morgan offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:35 | | Â | Alston Mason personal foul (Lawrent Rice draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:35 | | +1 | Lawrent Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-14 |
| 1:35 | | Â | Lawrent Rice misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 1:35 | | Â | Chance Moore defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:08 | | Â | Donovan Clay offensive foul (Justin Morgan draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:08 | | Â | Donovan Clay turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 0:46 | | Â | Lawrent Rice misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:44 | | Â | N.J. Benson defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:40 | | Â | Bears 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:25 | | +3 | Chance Moore makes three point jump shot (Raphe Ayres assists) | 27-14 |
| 0:02 | | Â | Lawrent Rice misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |