Murray State 90, at Evansville 80

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (Interstat) — The Murray State Racers weathered a furious second-half rally from the Evansville Purple Aces to secure a 90-80 victory in a non-conference women’s basketball game Monday night at Ford Center. The game’s defining stretch came not at the end, but at the very beginning. Murray State, improving to 11-2, established a commanding lead in the first quarter that Evansville, now 2-11, spent the rest of the evening unsuccessfully trying to overcome. The Racers opened the game with stifling defense, holding the Purple Aces to just eight points in the first period while building a 21-8 advantage.… Read more...