Box Score

MURRAY, Ky. – Bria Bass scored a season-best 22 points to go along with three rebounds, but Eastern Kentucky fell on the road to in-state rival Murray State, 81-63, Saturday night in Murray.  
 
MSU used a 14-0 run, capped by a basket from Janikea Griffith-Wallace, to take a 37-22 lead with 2:41 left in the first half, and the Racers never looked back.
 
EKU (2-11, 0-2 OVC) got off to a quick start led by Bass who had 12 points in the first quarter, and helped the Colonels take a 17-14 advantage after the opening stanza.
 
Eastern cut the Racer lead to eight, 41-33, after a corner three by Hailey McCoy with 8:58 remaining in the third quarter, but EKU did not get any closer the rest of the game.
 
Shay Solomon posted her first double-double of the year with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Abby Wright pitched in eight points of her own.
 
The Racers (5-8, 1-1 OVC) were led by Evelyn Adebayo who had a game-high 25 points and 11 rebounds. Lex Mayes posted 16 points and four rebounds. Alexis Burpo pitched in 12 points and seven rebounds off the bench.
 
Eastern Kentucky shot 35 percent from the field. Murray State shot 42 percent. The Colonels got out-rebounded 44-40 for the game and allowed 24 second-chance points.
 
The Colonels return to the court Thursday in Nashville when they take on Tennessee State. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET.