WBB

Murray State 78, at Illinois-Chicago 76

Thursday, March 5, 2026 · Final

1 2 3 4 PTS

Murray State Racers

32-4 · L1 · #52 (1721 ELO +3)

18 19 17 24 78

Illinois-Chicago Flames

14-18 · L4 · #210 (1212 ELO -3)

15 22 17 22 76

UIC Pavilion · Chicago, IL

Attendance: 496

Officials: Abby Burmeister, Rachel Wood, Brad Maxey

Poock’s 38 Points Lead Murray State Past Illinois-Chicago in Tight Finish

CHICAGO (Interstat) — Halli Poock scored 38 points, including the game-winning free throws with one second remaining, to lift Murray State to a 78-76 victory over Illinois-Chicago in a tense women’s college basketball game Thursday night at UIC Pavilion. In a contest that featured 15 lead changes and was tied 11 times, the Racers needed every ounce of Poock’s brilliance to escape with their 10th consecutive win and improve to 28-3 overall. The Flames, led by spectacular performances from Jessica Carrothers and Julia Coleman, fell to 14-16 despite a ferocious effort that nearly toppled one of the nation’s hottest mid-major… Read more...

Top Statlines

Halli Poock MURR 36m 38p 2r 4a
Julia Coleman UIC 31m 32p 6r 1a 3b
Jessica Carrothers UIC 34m 27p 3r 10a

Forecasting

ELO Probability MURR 89.3%