TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Ryan Conwell scored 24 points as Indiana State beat Murray State 89-77 on Sunday night.
Conwell added 12 rebounds for the Sycamores (26-5, 17-3 Missouri Valley Conference). Robbie Avila was 8-of-10 shooting and 7 of 7 from the free-throw line to add 23 points. Jayson Kent had 14 points and shot 4 of 8 from the field and 6 for 6 from the foul line.
Quincy Anderson led the Racers (12-19, 9-11) in scoring, finishing with 25 points. Rob Perry added 14 points and seven rebounds for Murray State. In addition, Alden Applewhite had 13 points.
Indiana State took the lead with 16:46 left in the first half and did not give it up. Avila led their team in scoring with 12 points in the first half to help put them up 51-39 at the break. Conwell scored 15 points in the second half to help lead the way as Indiana State went on to secure a victory, while matching Murray State point for point in the second half.
Indiana St. 89, Murray St. 77
MURRAY ST. (12-19) — Ellington 4-9 1-2 9, Anderson 10-19 2-3 25, Morgan 1-3 0-0 2, Perry 5-13 2-2 14, Wood 0-6 4-4 4, Applewhite 3-4 5-5 13, Rice 3-4 0-0 6, Abdelgowad 2-3 0-0 4, Moore 0-0 0-0 0, Chew 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 28-62 14-16 77.
INDIANA ST. (26-5) — Avila 8-10 7-7 23, Bledson 2-5 0-0 6, Conwell 7-10 4-4 24, Swope 4-7 3-3 14, Wolfe 0-1 0-0 0, Kent 4-8 6-6 14, Larry 3-5 2-3 8. Totals: 28-46 22-23 89.
Halftime—Indiana St. 51-39. 3-Point Goals—Murray St. 7-18 (Anderson 3-5, Applewhite 2-3, Perry 2-4, Chew 0-1, Morgan 0-2, Wood 0-3), Indiana St. 11-20 (Conwell 6-7, Swope 3-5, Bledson 2-4, Avila 0-1, Wolfe 0-1, Kent 0-2). Fouled Out—Ellington. Rebounds_Murray St. 25 (Perry 7), Indiana St. 24 (Conwell 12). Assists—Murray St. 6 (Rice 2), Indiana St. 14 (Avila, Larry 4). Total Fouls—Murray St. 20, Indiana St. 12. A—8,142 (10,200).
