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Ferguson's 22 lead Murray State over Southern Illinois 74-64
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) AJ Ferguson's 22 points helped Murray State defeat Southern Illinois 74-64 on Wednesday night.
Ferguson also added eight rebounds for the Racers (11-9, 5-4 Missouri Valley Conference). Nick Ellington scored 14 points and added seven rebounds and three blocks.
Ali Abdou Dibba led the way for the Salukis (8-12, 3-6) with 21 points, six rebounds and two blocks. Kennard Davis added 20 points, seven rebounds and two steals for Southern Illinois. Jarrett Hensley had 11 points.
Ellington scored 10 points in the first half and Murray State led Southern Illinois 34-32 at the break. Ferguson's 16-point second half helped the Racers finish off the 10-point victory.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Nick Ellington vs. Jarrett Hensley (Salukis gains possession) | Â |
| 19:36 | | +2 | Drew Steffe makes two point layup | 0-2 |
| 19:22 |  | +2 | Nick Ellington makes two point layup (Kylen Milton assists) | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | | Â | Jump ball. Ali Dibba vs. Kylen Milton (Kylen Milton gains possession) | Â |
| 18:51 | | Â | Ali Dibba turnover (lost ball) (Kylen Milton steals) | Â |
| 18:25 | | Â | Jarrett Hensley blocks Terence Harcum's two point layup | Â |
| 18:23 | | Â | Ali Dibba defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:12 | | +3 | Jarrett Hensley makes three point jump shot (Ali Dibba assists) | 2-5 |
| 17:44 | | Â | Jarrett Hensley shooting foul (JaCobi Wood draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:44 | | +1 | JaCobi Wood makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-5 |
| 17:44 | | +1 | JaCobi Wood makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-5 |
| 17:15 | | Â | Kennard Davis Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:13 | | Â | Nick Ellington defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:57 | | +2 | Nick Ellington makes two point hook shot (JaCobi Wood assists) | 6-5 |
| 16:43 | | +2 | Jarrett Hensley makes two point layup (Kennard Davis Jr. assists) | 6-7 |
| 16:24 | | Â | Terence Harcum misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:22 | | Â | Ali Dibba defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:16 | | +2 | Kennard Davis Jr. makes two point layup | 6-9 |
| 15:56 | | Â | AJ Ferguson turnover (lost ball) (Jarrett Hensley steals) | Â |
| 15:51 | | +2 | Kennard Davis Jr. makes two point dunk (Damien Mayo Jr. assists) | 6-11 |
| 15:21 | | +3 | Kylen Milton makes three point jump shot | 9-11 |
| 14:54 | | +3 | Jarrett Hensley makes three point jump shot | 9-14 |
| 14:34 | | Â | Damien Mayo Jr. personal foul (Nick Ellington draws the foul) | Â |
| 14:34 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 14:31 | | Â | Damien Mayo Jr. blocks Terence Harcum's three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:29 | | Â | Racers offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:19 | | +3 | AJ Ferguson makes three point jump shot (JaCobi Wood assists) | 12-14 |
| 13:51 | | Â | Terence Harcum shooting foul (Ali Dibba draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:51 | | +1 | Ali Dibba makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-15 |
| 13:51 | | +1 | Ali Dibba makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-16 |
| 13:25 | | Â | Terence Harcum misses two point layup | Â |
| 13:23 | | Â | Kennard Davis Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:14 | | Â | Damien Mayo Jr. misses two point layup | Â |
| 13:12 | | Â | Rolyns Aligbe offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:09 | | +2 | Rolyns Aligbe makes two point layup | 12-18 |
| 12:47 | | Â | Kylen Milton misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:45 | | Â | Damien Mayo Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:41 | | Â | Drew Steffe misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:39 | | Â | Alden Applewhite defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:14 | | +2 | Kylen Milton makes two point layup (Terence Harcum assists) | 14-18 |
| 11:52 | | Â | Ali Dibba misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:50 | | Â | AJ Ferguson defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:31 | | Â | JaCobi Wood misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:29 | | Â | Rolyns Aligbe defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:24 | | Â | Drew Steffe misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:22 | | Â | Terence Harcum defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:05 | | Â | Damien Mayo Jr. shooting foul (Alden Applewhite draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:05 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:05 | | +1 | Alden Applewhite makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-18 |
| 11:05 | | +1 | Alden Applewhite makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-18 |
| 10:50 | | +2 | Jarrett Hensley makes two point layup (Davion Sykes assists) | 16-20 |
| 10:50 | | Â | Alden Applewhite shooting foul (Jarrett Hensley draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:50 | | +1 | Jarrett Hensley makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-21 |
| 10:30 | | +2 | AJ Ferguson makes two point layup (Alden Applewhite assists) | 18-21 |
| 10:10 | | Â | Sheridan Sharp misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:08 | | Â | Kylen Milton defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:00 | | Â | Kylen Milton misses two point layup | Â |
| 9:58 | | Â | Davion Sykes defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:53 | | Â | Davion Sykes misses two point layup | Â |
| 9:51 | | Â | Jarrett Hensley offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:43 | | Â | Jarrett Hensley misses two point layup | Â |
| 9:41 | | Â | Kennard Davis Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:34 | | +2 | Ali Dibba makes two point layup | 18-23 |
| 9:11 | | Â | Alden Applewhite misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:09 | | Â | Salukis defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:00 | | Â | Kennard Davis Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:58 | | Â | JaCobi Wood defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:51 | | Â | Kennard Davis Jr. shooting foul (AJ Ferguson draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:48 | | Â | AJ Ferguson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 8:48 | | +1 | AJ Ferguson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-23 |
| 8:48 | | Â | Salukis turnover (5-second violation) | Â |
| 8:45 | | Â | Justin Morgan misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:43 | | Â | Nick Ellington offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:38 | | +2 | Nick Ellington makes two point layup | 21-23 |
| 8:10 | | Â | Salukis turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 7:59 | | Â | Alden Applewhite misses two point layup | Â |
| 7:57 | | Â | Nick Ellington offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:51 | | Â | Terence Harcum misses two point layup | Â |
| 7:49 | | Â | Kennard Davis Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:29 | | +2 | Ali Dibba makes two point layup | 21-25 |
| 7:07 | | Â | Drew Steffe blocks Alden Applewhite's two point layup | Â |
| 7:05 | | Â | Racers offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:05 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:01 | | +2 | Terence Harcum makes two point jump shot | 23-25 |
| 6:32 | | Â | Terence Harcum shooting foul (Kennard Davis Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:32 | | +1 | Kennard Davis Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-26 |
| 6:32 | | Â | Kennard Davis Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 6:32 | | Â | AJ Ferguson defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:18 | | +3 | Justin Morgan makes three point jump shot (Terence Harcum assists) | 26-26 |
| 5:54 | | Â | Nick Ellington blocks Ali Dibba's two point layup | Â |
| 5:52 | | Â | JaCobi Wood defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:43 | | +2 | Nick Ellington makes two point layup | 28-26 |
| 5:35 | | Â | Kennard Davis Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:33 | | Â | AJ Ferguson defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:10 | | Â | JaCobi Wood misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:08 | | Â | Ali Dibba defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:46 | | Â | Kennard Davis Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:44 | | Â | AJ Ferguson defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:20 | | Â | Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:18 | | Â | Jarrett Hensley defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:55 | | Â | Nick Ellington shooting foul (Damien Mayo Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:55 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:55 | | +1 | Damien Mayo Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-27 |
| 3:55 | | +1 | Damien Mayo Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-28 |
| 3:37 | | +2 | Terence Harcum makes two point jump shot | 30-28 |
| 3:24 | | Â | AJ Ferguson blocks Jarrett Hensley's two point layup | Â |
| 3:22 | | Â | Justin Morgan defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:12 | | +2 | Justin Morgan makes two point layup (JaCobi Wood assists) | 32-28 |
| 2:59 | | Â | Ali Dibba misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:57 | | Â | AJ Ferguson defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:26 | | Â | Justin Morgan misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:24 | | Â | Nick Ellington offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:20 | | Â | AJ Ferguson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:18 | | Â | Davion Sykes defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:56 | | Â | Damien Mayo Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:54 | | Â | Terence Harcum defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:49 | | Â | Racers 30 second timeout | Â |
| 1:38 | | +2 | Nick Ellington makes two point dunk (JaCobi Wood assists) | 34-28 |
| 1:07 | | +2 | Ali Dibba makes two point layup (Kennard Davis Jr. assists) | 34-30 |
| 0:40 | | Â | Justin Morgan misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:38 | | Â | Ali Dibba defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:33 | | +2 | Sheridan Sharp makes two point layup (Ali Dibba assists) | 34-32 |
| 0:33 | | Â | JaCobi Wood shooting foul (Sheridan Sharp draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:33 | | Â | Sheridan Sharp misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 0:33 | | Â | Nick Ellington defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:06 | | Â | JaCobi Wood misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:04 | | Â | Kennard Davis Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Drew Steffe misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Salukis offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |