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No. 21 Murray St gets past UT Martin for 16th win in row

AP
Feb 19, 2022

MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) KJ Williams showed up when No. 21 Murray State needed him the most.

He made the go-ahead layup with 10 seconds left for a 61-60 lead over UT Martin, was fouled on the play and made the free throw to make it 62-60.

UT Martin guard KJ Simon missed a 3-pointer attempt at the buzzer, and Murray State had its 16th straight win in hand.

''That was a big-time play'' Murray State coach Matt McMahon said of Williams' work. ''Trae Hannibal set a big-time screen, and the window to get the ball there was not huge and Tevin (Brown) delivered. . Great credit to him for the delivery and KJ for the catch, the finish and the completion at the free-throw line.

The Racers were down 59-54 with under three minutes left, and made only two baskets in the final nine minutes.

Tevin Brown made five 3s and scored 18 points for Murray State (26-2, 15-0 Ohio Valley Conference). The Racers have won 10 in a row against UT Martin.

Simon scored 24 points for the Skyhawks (8-20, 4-12), who have lost five straight. Koby Jeffries added eight points.

The Skyhawks took a quick 7-0 lead and shot 65 percent in going up 33-27 at halftime. But they started the second half with a shot-clock violation and then proceeded to go 1 of 7 from the field, helping Murray State go on a 12-2 run.

''We got a strong mentality as a team, and we are going to fight until the final buzzer goes off whether we are down 20 points or up 20,'' Brown said.

UT Martin trailed 54-47 before scoring 12 straight points.

Despite the loss, UT Martin coach Ryan Ridder was pleased with his team's defense.

''If you would've told me that we would hold Murray State to 34% from the field and they would make only 12 free throws, I think we all would've signed up for that,'' he said.

BIG PICTURE

UT Martin: The Skyhawks played the final 27 minutes without KK Curry, who went down with a lower back injury and did not return. Curry had a career-high 24 points in the Skyhawks' last game versus Morehead State.

Murray State: The Racers, who are second in the conference in field-goal percentage, only made 33.9% of their shots.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

This win could be enough to move Murray State into the top 20 when rankings come out Monday.

UP NEXT

UT Martin: Will visit Southeast Missouri on Thursday night.

Murray State: Will host their last home game vs Belmont on Thursday night.

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1st Half
MURR
Racers
27
UTM
Skyhawks
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		KJ Williams vs. Chris Nix (Koby Jeffries gains possession)
19:48	+2	Koby Jeffries makes two point layup	0-2
19:21		KJ Williams misses two point jump shot
19:19		K.J. Simon defensive rebound
18:54	+2	K.J. Simon makes two point layup	0-4
18:34		Tevin Brown misses three point jump shot
18:32		K.J. Simon defensive rebound
18:21	+3	K.J. Simon makes three point jump shot	0-7
18:19		Racers 30 second timeout
17:59		Justice Hill misses two point jump shot
17:57		Koby Jeffries defensive rebound
17:36		Mikel Henderson misses three point jump shot
17:34		KJ Williams defensive rebound
17:24		KJ Williams offensive foul
17:24		KJ Williams turnover
17:05		K.J. Simon turnover (traveling)
16:49	+2	Trae Hannibal makes two point layup	2-7
16:25	+2	Koby Jeffries makes two point layup	2-9
16:00	+3	KJ Williams makes three point jump shot (Justice Hill assists)	5-9
15:36		K.J. Simon offensive foul
15:36		K.J. Simon turnover
15:37		TV timeout
15:19		Chris Nix personal foul
15:02	+3	Tevin Brown makes three point jump shot (Justice Hill assists)	8-9
15:01		Mikel Henderson shooting foul (Tevin Brown draws the foul)
15:01	+1	Tevin Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-9
14:41	+2	Bernie Andre makes two point layup	9-11
14:41		Justice Hill shooting foul (Bernie Andre draws the foul)
14:41	+1	Bernie Andre makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-12
14:19		KK Curry blocks DJ Burns's two point layup
14:17		Koby Jeffries defensive rebound
14:11		KK Curry offensive foul
14:11		KK Curry turnover
13:51		Trae Hannibal turnover (lost ball) (KK Curry steals)
13:33	+2	Chris Nix makes two point layup	9-14
13:09	+3	Tevin Brown makes three point jump shot (Justice Hill assists)	12-14
12:36		Skyhawks turnover (shot clock violation)
12:21		Trae Hannibal offensive foul
12:21		Trae Hannibal turnover
11:53	+3	K.J. Simon makes three point jump shot	12-17
11:31		DaQuan Smith misses three point jump shot
11:29		K.J. Simon defensive rebound
11:14	+2	David Kamwanga makes two point jump shot	12-19
10:51		DaQuan Smith misses two point layup
10:49		KK Curry defensive rebound
10:50		Nicholas McMullen personal foul
10:50		TV timeout
10:25		David Kamwanga turnover (bad pass)
10:11		Tevin Brown misses three point jump shot
10:09		DJ Burns offensive rebound
10:05	+2	DJ Burns makes two point layup	14-19
9:53		DaQuan Smith personal foul
9:29		Mikel Henderson misses two point jump shot
9:27		Justice Hill defensive rebound
9:21		KJ Williams misses three point jump shot
9:19		DaQuan Smith offensive rebound
9:06		DaQuan Smith turnover (KK Curry steals)
9:03		K.J. Simon misses two point jump shot
9:01		DJ Burns defensive rebound
8:48	+2	KJ Williams makes two point jump shot (Justice Hill assists)	16-19
8:26		DJ Burns personal foul
8:07		Chris Nix misses two point jump shot
8:05		Tevin Brown defensive rebound
7:44		K.J. Simon shooting foul (Justice Hill draws the foul)
7:44		TV timeout
7:44		Justice Hill misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:44		Justice Hill misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:44		KK Curry defensive rebound
7:26	+2	Chris Nix makes two point jump shot (Koby Jeffries assists)	16-21
7:02	+3	Carter Collins makes three point jump shot (Justice Hill assists)	19-21
6:45	+3	Josiah Morris makes three point jump shot (Koby Jeffries assists)	19-24
6:29		Mikel Henderson personal foul
6:16	+3	KJ Williams makes three point jump shot (Carter Collins assists)	22-24
5:57		Bernie Andre misses two point jump shot
5:55		KJ Williams defensive rebound
5:39		Tevin Brown misses three point jump shot
5:37		Josiah Morris defensive rebound
5:20		Koby Jeffries misses two point jump shot
5:18		DJ Burns defensive rebound
5:11		Carter Collins misses three point jump shot
5:09		Chris Nix defensive rebound
5:04		Chris Nix turnover (KJ Williams steals)
4:55		KJ Williams misses two point layup
4:53		Justice Hill offensive rebound
4:51		Tevin Brown turnover (lost ball)
4:33		Bernie Andre offensive foul
4:33		Bernie Andre turnover
4:15		Trae Hannibal turnover (lost ball) (Bernie Andre steals)
3:56	+2	Bernie Andre makes two point jump shot (Mikel Henderson assists)	22-26
3:38		KJ Williams misses two point jump shot
3:35		Racers offensive rebound
3:37		TV timeout
3:33	+3	Justice Hill makes three point jump shot	25-26
3:04	+2	Koby Jeffries makes two point layup (Mikel Henderson assists)	25-28
2:39		Justice Hill misses three point jump shot
2:37		Koby Jeffries defensive rebound
2:17		Josiah Morris misses three point jump shot
2:15		David Kamwanga offensive rebound
2:13		KJ Williams shooting foul (David Kamwanga draws the foul)
2:13	+1	David Kamwanga makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-29
2:13	+1	David Kamwanga makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-30
1:44		Tevin Brown misses three point jump shot
1:42		DJ Burns offensive rebound
1:36		DJ Burns misses two point layup
1:34		Bernie Andre defensive rebound
1:16		Koby Jeffries turnover (lost ball) (DJ Burns steals)
1:11		David Kamwanga personal foul (Nicholas McMullen draws the foul)
1:11		Nicholas McMullen misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:11		Koby Jeffries defensive rebound
0:56		DJ Burns personal foul (Mikel Henderson draws the foul)
0:56	+1	Mikel Henderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-31
0:56		Mikel Henderson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:56		Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
0:39	+2	Trae Hannibal makes two point layup	27-31
0:37		Skyhawks 30 second timeout
0:09	+2	Koby Jeffries makes two point layup	27-33
0:01		Justice Hill misses three point jump shot
0:01		Skyhawks defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MURR
Racers
35
UTM
Skyhawks
27

Time		Play	Score
19:39		KJ Williams misses three point jump shot
19:37		DJ Burns offensive rebound
19:36		Koby Jeffries shooting foul (DJ Burns draws the foul)
19:36	+1	DJ Burns makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-33
19:36	+1	DJ Burns makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-33
19:06		Skyhawks turnover (shot clock violation)
18:48		DJ Burns misses two point layup
18:46		Racers offensive rebound
18:43	+2	KJ Williams makes two point layup (Carter Collins assists)	31-33
18:21		Mikel Henderson misses three point jump shot
18:19		KJ Williams defensive rebound
18:12		Justice Hill misses two point layup
18:10		K.J. Simon defensive rebound
18:04		K.J. Simon misses two point layup
18:02		K.J. Simon offensive rebound
17:58	+2	K.J. Simon makes two point layup	31-35
17:41		DJ Burns misses two point layup
17:39		Bernie Andre defensive rebound
17:28		DJ Burns personal foul
17:22		K.J. Simon misses two point jump shot
17:20		Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
17:02	+2	Justice Hill makes two point layup	33-35
16:44		Bernie Andre misses three point jump shot
16:42		Justice Hill defensive rebound
16:37	+3	Justice Hill makes three point jump shot	36-35
16:35		Skyhawks 30 second timeout
16:35		TV timeout
16:10		Koby Jeffries misses three point jump shot
16:08		Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
15:57	+3	Tevin Brown makes three point jump shot (Trae Hannibal assists)	39-35
15:29	+3	Mikel Henderson makes three point jump shot (David Kamwanga assists)	39-38
15:09		KJ Williams turnover (traveling)
15:09		TV timeout
14:55		Bernie Andre turnover (out of bounds)
14:42		Trae Hannibal misses two point layup
14:40		Bernie Andre defensive rebound
14:31		Mikel Henderson turnover (KJ Williams steals)
14:25	+3	Tevin Brown makes three point jump shot (Trae Hannibal assists)	42-38
14:04	+3	K.J. Simon makes three point jump shot (Koby Jeffries assists)	42-41
13:47	+3	Tevin Brown makes three point jump shot (Trae Hannibal assists)	45-41
13:24	+3	K.J. Simon makes three point jump shot	45-44
13:00		Tevin Brown misses two point layup
12:58		KJ Williams offensive rebound
12:58	+2	KJ Williams makes two point layup	47-44
12:58		Koby Jeffries shooting foul (KJ Williams draws the foul)
12:58	+1	KJ Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1	48-44
12:33		David Kamwanga misses two point jump shot
12:31		Justice Hill defensive rebound
12:25		Tevin Brown misses three point jump shot
12:23		DaQuan Smith offensive rebound
12:15		Justice Hill misses three point jump shot
12:13		David Kamwanga defensive rebound
12:05		Mikel Henderson misses two point layup
12:03		KJ Williams defensive rebound
11:52		KJ Williams misses three point jump shot
11:50		David Kamwanga defensive rebound
11:24		K.J. Simon misses three point jump shot
11:22		DJ Burns defensive rebound
11:03		DaQuan Smith misses three point jump shot
11:01		Bernie Andre defensive rebound
10:42		Mikel Henderson misses three point jump shot
10:40		KJ Williams defensive rebound
10:42		K.J. Simon personal foul
10:42		TV timeout
10:23		Chris Nix personal foul
10:21		Tevin Brown misses three point jump shot
10:21		Bernie Andre defensive rebound
10:21		Tevin Brown offensive foul
10:21		Tevin Brown turnover
10:03		K.J. Simon misses two point layup
10:01		Tevin Brown defensive rebound
9:55		Justice Hill misses two point layup
9:53		Bernie Andre defensive rebound
9:45	+3	K.J. Simon makes three point jump shot (Koby Jeffries assists)	48-47
9:20	+2	DaQuan Smith makes two point layup	50-47
8:59		K.J. Simon misses two point layup
8:57		DJ Burns defensive rebound
8:54		Koby Jeffries shooting foul (Justice Hill draws the foul)
8:54	+1	Justice Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-47
8:54	+1	Justice Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-47
8:35		Bernie Andre misses two point layup
8:33		DJ Burns defensive rebound
8:26		DaQuan Smith misses three point jump shot
8:24		DaQuan Smith offensive rebound
8:22		Bernie Andre shooting foul (Tevin Brown draws the foul)
8:22	+1	Tevin Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-47
8:22	+1	Tevin Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-47
8:05		Koby Jeffries misses two point layup
8:03		KJ Williams defensive rebound
7:59		Justice Hill turnover (traveling)
7:59		TV timeout
7:38	+3	Josiah Morris makes three point jump shot (K.J. Simon assists)	54-50
7:09		DaQuan Smith misses three point jump shot
7:07		Mikel Henderson defensive rebound
6:48		Trae Hannibal blocks David Kamwanga's two point layup
6:46		David Kamwanga offensive rebound
6:37	+2	David Kamwanga makes two point layup	54-52
6:24		Jump ball. Trae Hannibal vs. Koby Jeffries (Skyhawks gains possession)
6:01		David Kamwanga turnover (Justice Hill steals)
5:43		Mikel Henderson defensive rebound
5:43		DJ Burns personal foul
5:14		K.J. Simon misses three point jump shot
5:12		Tevin Brown defensive rebound
5:06		Tevin Brown misses two point layup
5:04		K.J. Simon defensive rebound
4:55		K.J. Simon misses two point layup
4:55		K.J. Simon offensive rebound
4:55		DJ Burns personal foul
4:51	+2	K.J. Simon makes two point jump shot	54-54
4:29		Koby Jeffries blocks KJ Williams's two point layup
4:27		David Kamwanga defensive rebound
3:46		Justice Hill misses three point jump shot
3:44		K.J. Simon defensive rebound
3:18		Tevin Brown shooting foul (K.J. Simon draws the foul)
3:18	+1	K.J. Simon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-58
3:18	+1	K.J. Simon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-58
3:18	+1	K.J. Simon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-59
3:09		Tevin Brown misses three point jump shot
3:07		Mikel Henderson defensive rebound
2:50		Josiah Morris misses three point jump shot
2:48		Tevin Brown defensive rebound
2:39		Justice Hill misses two point layup
2:38		Trae Hannibal offensive rebound
2:38	+2	Trae Hannibal makes two point layup	56-59
2:38		Koby Jeffries shooting foul (Trae Hannibal draws the foul)
2:38	+1	Trae Hannibal makes regular free throw 1 of 1	57-59
2:07		David Kamwanga misses two point layup
2:05		K.J. Simon offensive rebound
1:59		KJ Williams blocks K.J. Simon's two point layup
1:57		Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
1:51		Justice Hill misses three point jump shot
1:49		Josiah Morris defensive rebound
1:31		DaQuan Smith defensive rebound
1:31		Bernie Andre personal foul (DaQuan Smith draws the foul)
1:32		K.J. Simon misses two point layup
1:31		DaQuan Smith defensive rebound
1:31		Bernie Andre personal foul (DaQuan Smith draws the foul)
1:31	+1	DaQuan Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-59
1:31	+1	DaQuan Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-59
1:12		Koby Jeffries misses two point layup
1:10		Tevin Brown defensive rebound
0:23		DaQuan Smith personal foul (K.J. Simon draws the foul)
0:45		Tevin Brown misses two point jump shot
0:43		Bernie Andre defensive rebound
0:43		Trae Hannibal personal foul
0:23		DaQuan Smith personal foul (K.J. Simon draws the foul)
0:23	+1	K.J. Simon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-60
0:23		K.J. Simon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:23		KJ Williams defensive rebound
0:01		KJ Williams defensive rebound
0:10	+2	KJ Williams makes two point layup (Tevin Brown assists)	61-60
0:10		Bernie Andre shooting foul (KJ Williams draws the foul)
0:10	+1	KJ Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1	62-60
0:02		K.J. Simon misses three point jump shot
0:01		KJ Williams defensive rebound

KJ Williams defensive rebound