Belmont Bruins vs Murray State Racers
OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE MEN'S TOURNAMENT - FINAL
27-4, 16-2 OVC
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27-4, 16-2 OVC
26-5, 16-2 OVC
65
26-5, 16-2 OVC
Shot Chart
- Grayson Murphy missed Jumper.
- Michael Benkert missed Three Point Jumper.
- Grayson Murphy missed Jumper.
- Kevin McClain missed Jumper.
- Dylan Windler missed Jumper.
- Kevin McClain made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Grayson Murphy.
- Kevin McClain made Jumper.
- Kevin McClain missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin McClain made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dylan Windler.
- Nick Hopkins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin McClain missed Layup.
- Dylan Windler missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin McClain missed Three Point Jumper.
- Nick Hopkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dylan Windler.
- Adam Kunkel missed Layup.
- Michael Benkert missed Three Point Jumper.
- Nick Hopkins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Dylan Windler missed Three Point Jumper.
- Michael Benkert missed Three Point Jumper.
- Caleb Hollander missed Jumper.
- Kevin McClain missed Three Point Jumper.
- Grayson Murphy made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin McClain.
- Seth Adelsperger made Layup. Assisted by Kevin McClain.
- Dylan Windler missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin McClain missed Three Point Jumper.
- Derek Sabin made Layup. Assisted by Dylan Windler.
- Caleb Hollander missed Three Point Jumper.
- Derek Sabin made Layup. Assisted by Kevin McClain.
- Dylan Windler made Layup. Assisted by Caleb Hollander.
- Michael Benkert missed Three Point Jumper.
- Nick Hopkins missed Jumper.
- Caleb Hollander made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin McClain.
- Grayson Murphy missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin McClain made Layup.
- Grayson Murphy made Layup.
- Grayson Murphy made Jumper.
- Nick Hopkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dylan Windler.
- Dylan Windler made Layup. Assisted by Grayson Murphy.
- Caleb Hollander missed Three Point Jumper.
- Grayson Murphy made Layup.
- Caleb Hollander missed Three Point Jumper.
- Dylan Windler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Grayson Murphy.
- Grayson Murphy missed Jumper.
- Kevin McClain missed Layup.
- Derek Sabin made Layup.
- Kevin McClain missed Jumper.
- Dylan Windler made Layup.
- Dylan Windler missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin McClain made Jumper.
- Grayson Murphy missed Three Point Jumper.
- Dylan Windler made Layup.
- Dylan Windler made Layup. Assisted by Grayson Murphy.
- Kevin McClain missed Three Point Jumper.
- Caleb Hollander missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin McClain missed Jumper.
- Adam Kunkel made Layup. Assisted by Nick Hopkins.
- Dylan Windler made Jumper.
- Dylan Windler missed Layup.
- Seth Adelsperger made Layup. Assisted by Dylan Windler.
- Dylan Windler missed Three Point Jumper.
- Nick Hopkins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin McClain missed Layup.
- Kevin McClain missed Three Point Jumper.
- Dylan Windler missed Three Point Jumper.
- Darnell Cowart made Jumper.
- Ja Morant missed Three Point Jumper.
- Darnell Cowart missed Jumper.
- KJ Williams made Layup.
- Shaq Buchanan missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tevin Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ja Morant missed Jumper.
- Brion Sanchious made Jumper. Assisted by Tevin Brown.
- Ja Morant missed Jumper.
- Shaq Buchanan missed Jumper.
- Ja Morant missed Jumper.
- Ja Morant made Layup.
- Ja Morant missed Jumper.
- Shaq Buchanan made Layup.
- Shaq Buchanan missed Layup.
- KJ Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Shaq Buchanan.
- Shaq Buchanan missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ja Morant made Jumper. Assisted by Shaq Buchanan.
- Ja Morant made Jumper.
- Ja Morant made Layup. Assisted by Devin Gilmore.
- Devin Gilmore missed Jumper.
- Ja Morant made Layup.
- Ja Morant made Jumper.
- Tevin Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ja Morant missed Three Point Jumper.
- Shaq Buchanan missed Jumper.
- Shaq Buchanan missed Jumper.
- Devin Gilmore made Layup.
- Jaiveon Eaves missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ja Morant missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ja Morant missed Jumper.
- Ja Morant missed Jumper.
- Devin Gilmore missed Jumper.
- KJ Williams made Layup. Assisted by Darnell Cowart.
- Darnell Cowart made Jumper.
- Darnell Cowart missed Jumper.
- Darnell Cowart made Layup. Assisted by KJ Williams.
- Ja Morant made Layup.
- KJ Williams made Layup. Assisted by Darnell Cowart.
- Ja Morant made Layup.
- Ja Morant made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaq Buchanan.
- Tevin Brown made Layup. Assisted by Darnell Cowart.
- Darnell Cowart made Layup. Assisted by Shaq Buchanan.
- Tevin Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ja Morant.
- Shaq Buchanan missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ja Morant made Layup. Assisted by Tevin Brown.
- Ja Morant missed Jumper.
- Darnell Cowart missed Jumper.
- Ja Morant missed Jumper.
- Ja Morant made Dunk.
- Jaiveon Eaves missed Three Point Jumper.
- Darnell Cowart made Layup.
- Shaq Buchanan missed Dunk.
- Shaq Buchanan missed Three Point Jumper.
- Darnell Cowart missed Jumper.
- Ja Morant made Layup.
- KJ Williams missed Layup.
- KJ Williams missed Layup.
- Ja Morant made Layup.
- Tevin Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ja Morant.
- Ja Morant missed Layup.
- Shaq Buchanan made Layup. Assisted by Ja Morant.
MURRAY ST
BELMONT
| TIME | PLAY | MUR | BEL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | | Jump Ball won by Belmont | 0 | 0 |
| 19:46 | | Foul on Darnell Cowart. | 0 | 0 |
| 19:46 | | Seth Adelsperger made Free Throw. | 0 | 1 |
| 19:46 | | Seth Adelsperger made Free Throw. | 0 | 2 |
| 19:26 | | Darnell Cowart made Jumper. | 2 | 2 |
| 19:00 | | Grayson Murphy missed Jumper. | 2 | 2 |
| 19:00 | | Ja Morant Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 2 |
| 18:44 | | Ja Morant missed Three Point Jumper. | 2 | 2 |
| 18:44 | | Grayson Murphy Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 2 |
| 18:32 | | Michael Benkert missed Three Point Jumper. | 2 | 2 |
| 18:32 | | Tevin Brown Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 2 |
| 18:05 | | Darnell Cowart missed Jumper. | 2 | 2 |
| 18:05 | | KJ Williams Offensive Rebound. | 2 | 2 |
| 18:00 | | KJ Williams made Layup. | 4 | 2 |
| 17:43 | | Grayson Murphy missed Jumper. | 4 | 2 |
| 17:43 | | Darnell Cowart Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 2 |
| 17:36 | | Shaq Buchanan missed Three Point Jumper. | 4 | 2 |
| 17:36 | | Kevin McClain Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 2 |
| 17:24 | | Foul on Darnell Cowart. | 4 | 2 |
| 17:15 | | Kevin McClain missed Jumper. | 4 | 2 |
| 17:15 | | KJ Williams Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 2 |
| 17:05 | | Ja Morant Turnover. | 4 | 2 |
| 16:53 | | Foul on Seth Adelsperger. | 4 | 2 |
| 16:53 | | Seth Adelsperger Turnover. | 4 | 2 |
| 16:40 | | Brion Sanchious Turnover. | 4 | 2 |
| 16:20 | | Dylan Windler missed Jumper. | 4 | 2 |
| 16:20 | | Ja Morant Block. | 4 | 2 |
| 16:20 | | Brion Sanchious Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 2 |
| 16:06 | | Tevin Brown missed Three Point Jumper. | 4 | 2 |
| 16:06 | | Michael Benkert Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 2 |
| 16:00 | | Kevin McClain made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Grayson Murphy. | 4 | 5 |
| 15:35 | | Ja Morant missed Jumper. | 4 | 5 |
| 15:35 | | KJ Williams Offensive Rebound. | 4 | 5 |
| 15:31 | | KJ Williams Turnover. | 4 | 5 |
| 15:31 | Official TV Timeout | 4 | 5 | |
| 15:21 | | Kevin McClain made Jumper. | 4 | 7 |
| 14:58 | | Brion Sanchious made Jumper. Assisted by Tevin Brown. | 6 | 7 |
| 14:45 | | Kevin McClain missed Three Point Jumper. | 6 | 7 |
| 14:45 | | Ja Morant Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 7 |
| 14:24 | | Jump Ball won by Murray State | 6 | 7 |
| 14:16 | | Ja Morant Turnover. | 6 | 7 |
| 14:16 | | Dylan Windler Steal. | 6 | 7 |
| 14:11 | | Kevin McClain made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dylan Windler. | 6 | 10 |
| 13:58 | | Ja Morant missed Jumper. | 6 | 10 |
| 13:58 | | Grayson Murphy Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 10 |
| 13:38 | | Foul on Brion Sanchious. | 6 | 10 |
| 13:38 | | Seth Adelsperger missed Free Throw. | 6 | 10 |
| 13:38 | | Belmont Deadball Team Rebound. | 6 | 10 |
| 13:38 | | Seth Adelsperger made Free Throw. | 6 | 11 |
| 13:13 | | Shaq Buchanan missed Jumper. | 6 | 11 |
| 13:13 | | Dylan Windler Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 11 |
| 12:54 | | Foul on Jaiveon Eaves. | 6 | 11 |
| 12:54 | | Kevin McClain made Free Throw. | 6 | 12 |
| 12:54 | | Kevin McClain made Free Throw. | 6 | 13 |
| 12:54 | | Kevin McClain missed Free Throw. | 6 | 13 |
| 12:54 | | KJ Williams Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 13 |
| 12:44 | | Ja Morant missed Jumper. | 6 | 13 |
| 12:41 | | Kevin McClain Block. | 6 | 13 |
| 12:41 | | Kevin McClain Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 13 |
| 12:35 | | Nick Hopkins missed Three Point Jumper. | 6 | 13 |
| 12:35 | | Murray State Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 13 |
| 12:22 | | Ja Morant made Layup. | 8 | 13 |
| 11:56 | | Kevin McClain missed Layup. | 8 | 13 |
| 11:56 | | Shaq Buchanan Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 13 |
| 11:46 | | Ja Morant missed Jumper. | 8 | 13 |
| 11:46 | | Kevin McClain Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 13 |
| 11:36 | | Dylan Windler missed Three Point Jumper. | 8 | 13 |
| 11:36 | | KJ Williams Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 13 |
| 11:23 | | Shaq Buchanan made Layup. | 10 | 13 |
| 11:03 | | Kevin McClain missed Three Point Jumper. | 10 | 13 |
| 11:03 | | Dylan Windler Offensive Rebound. | 10 | 13 |
| 10:55 | | Foul on Shaq Buchanan. | 10 | 13 |
| 10:55 | Official TV Timeout | 10 | 13 | |
| 10:54 | | Nick Hopkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dylan Windler. | 10 | 16 |
| 10:36 | | Foul on Michael Benkert. | 10 | 16 |
| 10:25 | | Ja Morant Turnover. | 10 | 16 |
| 10:25 | | Adam Kunkel Steal. | 10 | 16 |
| 10:20 | | Adam Kunkel missed Layup. | 10 | 16 |
| 10:20 | | Dylan Windler Offensive Rebound. | 10 | 16 |
| 10:08 | | Michael Benkert missed Three Point Jumper. | 10 | 16 |
| 10:08 | | Dylan Windler Offensive Rebound. | 10 | 16 |
| 9:58 | | Nick Hopkins missed Three Point Jumper. | 10 | 16 |
| 9:58 | | Shaq Buchanan Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 16 |
| 9:53 | | Shaq Buchanan missed Layup. | 10 | 16 |
| 9:53 | | Dylan Windler Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 16 |
| 9:46 | | Dylan Windler missed Three Point Jumper. | 10 | 16 |
| 9:46 | | Shaq Buchanan Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 16 |
| 9:40 | | KJ Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Shaq Buchanan. | 12 | 16 |
| 9:20 | | Michael Benkert missed Three Point Jumper. | 12 | 16 |
| 9:20 | | KJ Williams Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 16 |
| 9:04 | | Shaq Buchanan missed Three Point Jumper. | 12 | 16 |
| 9:04 | | Devin Gilmore Offensive Rebound. | 12 | 16 |
| 8:57 | | Foul on Dylan Windler. | 12 | 16 |
| 8:55 | | Ja Morant made Jumper. Assisted by Shaq Buchanan. | 14 | 16 |
| 8:39 | | Caleb Hollander missed Jumper. | 14 | 16 |
| 8:39 | | Ja Morant Defensive Rebound. | 14 | 16 |
| 8:26 | | Ja Morant made Jumper. | 16 | 16 |
| 8:17 | | Grayson Murphy Turnover. | 16 | 16 |
| 8:17 | | Ja Morant Steal. | 16 | 16 |
| 8:11 | | Ja Morant made Layup. Assisted by Devin Gilmore. | 18 | 16 |
| 7:36 | | Kevin McClain missed Three Point Jumper. | 18 | 16 |
| 7:36 | | KJ Williams Block. | 18 | 16 |
| 7:36 | | Murray State Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 16 |
| 7:36 | | Belmont Turnover. | 18 | 16 |
| 7:33 | Official TV Timeout | 18 | 16 | |
| 7:24 | | Devin Gilmore missed Jumper. | 18 | 16 |
| 7:24 | | Seth Adelsperger Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 16 |
| 7:13 | | Grayson Murphy made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin McClain. | 18 | 19 |
| 6:55 | | Ja Morant made Layup. | 20 | 19 |
| 6:38 | | Seth Adelsperger made Layup. Assisted by Kevin McClain. | 20 | 21 |
| 6:19 | | Ja Morant made Jumper. | 22 | 21 |
| 6:04 | | Dylan Windler Turnover. | 22 | 21 |
| 5:50 | | Tevin Brown missed Three Point Jumper. | 22 | 21 |
| 5:50 | | Kevin McClain Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 21 |
| 5:43 | | Dylan Windler missed Three Point Jumper. | 22 | 21 |
| 5:43 | | Murray State Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 21 |
| 5:28 | | Ja Morant missed Three Point Jumper. | 22 | 21 |
| 5:28 | | Derek Sabin Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 21 |
| 5:14 | | Kevin McClain missed Three Point Jumper. | 22 | 21 |
| 5:14 | | Brion Sanchious Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 21 |
| 5:04 | | Ja Morant Turnover. | 22 | 21 |
| 4:40 | | Jump Ball won by Belmont | 22 | 21 |
| 4:29 | | Derek Sabin made Layup. Assisted by Dylan Windler. | 22 | 23 |
| 4:14 | | Shaq Buchanan missed Jumper. | 22 | 23 |
| 4:14 | | Kevin McClain Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 23 |
| 4:02 | | Caleb Hollander missed Three Point Jumper. | 22 | 23 |
| 4:02 | | Shaq Buchanan Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 23 |
| 3:51 | | Shaq Buchanan missed Jumper. | 22 | 23 |
| 3:51 | | Devin Gilmore Offensive Rebound. | 22 | 23 |
| 3:45 | | Devin Gilmore made Layup. | 24 | 23 |
| 3:20 | | Derek Sabin made Layup. Assisted by Kevin McClain. | 24 | 25 |
| 2:58 | | Ja Morant Turnover. | 24 | 25 |
| 2:58 | | Caleb Hollander Steal. | 24 | 25 |
| 2:54 | | Dylan Windler made Layup. Assisted by Caleb Hollander. | 24 | 27 |
| 2:45 | | Foul on Caleb Hollander. | 24 | 27 |
| 2:45 | Official TV Timeout | 24 | 27 | |
| 2:45 | | Ja Morant made Free Throw. | 25 | 27 |
| 2:45 | | Ja Morant made Free Throw. | 26 | 27 |
| 2:35 | | Michael Benkert missed Three Point Jumper. | 26 | 27 |
| 2:35 | | Tevin Brown Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 27 |
| 2:21 | | Jaiveon Eaves missed Three Point Jumper. | 26 | 27 |
| 2:21 | | Adam Kunkel Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 27 |
| 2:13 | | Nick Hopkins missed Jumper. | 26 | 27 |
| 2:13 | | KJ Williams Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 27 |
| 1:41 | | Ja Morant missed Three Point Jumper. | 26 | 27 |
| 1:41 | | Nick Hopkins Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 27 |
| 1:31 | | Foul on Jaiveon Eaves. | 26 | 27 |
| 1:24 | | Foul on Tevin Brown. | 26 | 27 |
| 1:24 | | Grayson Murphy made Free Throw. | 26 | 28 |
| 1:24 | | Grayson Murphy missed Free Throw. | 26 | 28 |
| 1:24 | | Shaq Buchanan Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 28 |
| 1:04 | | Ja Morant missed Jumper. | 26 | 28 |
| 1:04 | | Ja Morant Offensive Rebound. | 26 | 28 |
| 0:59 | | Ja Morant missed Jumper. | 26 | 28 |
| 0:59 | | KJ Williams Offensive Rebound. | 26 | 28 |
| 0:59 | | Foul on Seth Adelsperger. | 26 | 28 |
| 0:59 | | KJ Williams missed Free Throw. | 26 | 28 |
| 0:59 | | Murray State Deadball Team Rebound. | 26 | 28 |
| 0:59 | | KJ Williams missed Free Throw. | 26 | 28 |
| 0:59 | | Dylan Windler Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 28 |
| 0:46 | | Caleb Hollander made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin McClain. | 26 | 31 |
| 0:21 | | Devin Gilmore missed Jumper. | 26 | 31 |
| 0:21 | | Michael Benkert Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 31 |
| 0:05 | | Grayson Murphy missed Three Point Jumper. | 26 | 31 |
| 0:05 | | Ja Morant Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 31 |
| 0:00 | End of 1st half | 26 | 31 | |
MUR vs BEL Videos
Morant throws it down with authority
Murray rejects shot, goes southpaw on score
Morant cools himself off after draining go-ahead 3
Game Information
Ford Center
8:00 PM, March 9, 2019Coverage: ESPN2
Evansville, IN
Attendance: 10,525
- Referees:
- James Hicks
- Bret Smith
- Tommy Short
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 2-0 | - | 12-1 |
| Northern Iowa | 1-0 | 0.5 | 9-2 |
| Illinois State | 1-0 | 0.5 | 9-3 |
| Murray State | 1-0 | 0.5 | 9-3 |
| Bradley | 1-0 | 0.5 | 8-4 |
| Valparaiso | 0-0 | 1 | 6-5 |
| Indiana State | 0-1 | 1.5 | 7-5 |
| Drake | 0-1 | 1.5 | 6-6 |
| Southern Illinois | 0-1 | 1.5 | 6-6 |
| Evansville | 0-1 | 1.5 | 4-8 |
| UIC | 0-2 | 2 | 4-7 |
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