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Team at Murray State
Keelen Barlow, ISU Athletics
55
Illinois St. ILS 8-5,1-2 MVC
90
Winner Murray St. MUR 10-2,3-0 MVC
Illinois St. ILS
8-5,1-2 MVC
55
Final
90
Murray St. MUR
10-2,3-0 MVC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Illinois St. ILS 15 4 19 17 55
Murray St. MUR 17 31 21 21 90

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Keelen Barlow

Redbirds Stumble at Murray State

MURRAY, Ky. – Murray State (10-2, 3-0 MVC) was too much for Illinois State women's basketball (8-5, 1-2 MVC) Saturday as the Redbirds fell 90-55 at CFSB Center. 

HIGHLIGHTS 

  • Despite a tight first quarter, Murray State pulled away with a big second quarter run that Illinois State couldn't overcome.  

  • Shannon Dowell scored five first-quarter points in an opening quarter that saw the score tied on six different occasions. She went on a 5-0 surge that tied the game at 11 with 2:43 to play in the first.  

  • Moments later Brooke Coffey put Illinois State in front 15-14 with her free throw at the 1:30 mark of the first. It turned out to be Illinois State's only lead of the game, as Murray State jumped ahead 17-15 before the end of the quarter. 

  • The Racers outscored Illinois State 31-4 in the second and grabbed a commanding 48-19 lead at halftime. 

  • Illinois State opened the second half hitting three of their first six three-pointers in the third quarter, but the halftime deficit was ultimately too much.  

  • DeAnna Wilson led Illinois State with 15 points, the lone double-figure performance for the Redbirds.  

  • Illinois State struggled offensively shooting just 19-for-57 from the field (33.3%) and 6-for-23 (20%) from deep. Murray State forced Illinois State into a season-high 23 turnovers, resulting in 32 points on the other end. Murray State also held a 46-35 rebounding advantage, scoring 23 second-chance points.  

GAME NOTES 

  • It was Wilson's 8th game this season in double figures and her fourth over the last five games.  

  • The 35-point loss is Illinois State's worst in MVC play since a 104-62 loss at Drake in February of 2022.  

  • Maya Wong (4) and Shannon Dowell (3) each saw their double-figure scoring streaks end Saturday. 

  • After shooting below 40 percent from the field for the first time this season Thursday at Belmont, Illinois State shot 33.3 percent against the Racers.  

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