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Recap - Murray State Defeats Belmont 85-75

Murray State earned a 85-75 victory over Belmont on Thursday, getting 24 points from Tevin Brown at CFSB Center.

Murray State was the ATS victor, as they covered the -1.0-point spread as a favorite.

KJ Williams had 15 points for Murray State and Anthony Smith chipped in with 13 points. Tevin Brown had 8 assists for them, while Anthony Smith was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 15 boards.

Belmont got 23 points from Adam Kunkel in a losing cause and another 19 points from Nick Muszynski. Grayson Murphy contributed 9 assists for them, while Nick Muszynski had 9 rebounds.

First-half bettors who backed Belmont were victorious, as the score was 35-32 at the break.

Murray State won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 39-29.

Murray State heads into a battle against Tennessee State. Belmont, meanwhile, will have their next action against Austin Peay.