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Final · Sat, Nov 7, 2026 · CFSB Center, Murray, KY · attendance 5,721 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

Murray State rolled past Northwestern State 93-71

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Sat, Nov 7, 2026

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Murray State rolled past Northwestern State 93-71 at CFSB Center.

Brayden Shorter led Murray State with 29 points and 8 3-pointers. Kai Simpson had 24 points and 4 3-pointers for Northwestern State. Brigham Rogers led all players with 8 rebounds for Murray State.

Murray State had 14 3-pointers to Northwestern State's 7. Northwestern State covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 8.5 points.

Scoring · Murray State: Brayden Shorter 29, Roman Domon 17, Jonas Boulefaa 13, Mathis Courbon 11, Christian Jones 8, Lachlan Crate 5, Brigham Rogers 4, Talis Soulhac 4, Ben Shtolzberg 2. Northwestern State: Kai Simpson 24, Nathan Ojukwu 15, Antoine Almuttar 10, Kordrick Turner 8, Isaiah Vick 6, Armon Almuttar 3, Doyle Brown 3, Cam Kelly 2.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

NWST 58, MUR 88model score

-30.5model spread (home)

145.6model total

8.5points off the final margin

FavoriteMUR -23.57.0 Lost Under 155.59.9 Lost

OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.

Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

	Spread (home)	Total	ML home	ML away	Source
Close	-23.5	155.5	-8000	2200	Draft Kings via ESPN

Margin +22 (home) ATS NWST covered Total 164 → over

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
NWST	1	220	2	same
MUR	non-Southland team, not tracked

Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

Stat	NWST	MUR
FG	26-52	31-61
FG%	50	51
3PT	7-12	14-32
3P%	58	44
FT	12-16	17-24
FT%	75	71
Rebounds	27	36
Offensive rebounds	5	13
Defensive rebounds	22	23
Assists	14	23
Steals	9	11
Blocks	2	1
Turnovers	18	13
Points off turnovers	15	26
Fast break points	8	16
Points in paint	32	30
Fouls	22	17
Largest lead	5	22
Possessions (est.)	72.6	72.4
Points per 100 possessions	97.8	128.5

Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

Northwestern State Demons

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Antoine Almuttar G	35	10	3-8	0-1	4-5	0	1	1	2	2	0	1
Kai Simpson G	32	24	9-17	4-6	2-5	0	5	3	4	1	0	4
Kordrick Turner F	29	8	4-6	0-0	0-0	1	8	3	2	1	0	2
Nathan Ojukwu F	29	15	4-7	1-2	6-6	2	4	6	7	2	0	4
Isaiah Vick F	24	6	3-6	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	1	4
Armon Almuttar	21	3	1-3	1-2	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	1	3
Dionjahe Thomas	18	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	4	0	1	1	0	0
Doyle Brown	7	3	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Jayden Nesbitt	3	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Cam Kelly	2	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Arne Osojnik	DNP
Boogii Remo	DNP
CJ Larry	DNP
Izzy Miles	DNP

Murray State Racers

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Roman Domon G	33	17	4-16	0-8	9-11	1	4	3	1	1	0	4
Brigham Rogers F	30	4	1-2	0-0	2-2	3	8	0	1	2	1	1
Brayden Shorter G	25	29	10-16	8-12	1-1	0	1	0	1	0	0	2
Talis Soulhac G	17	4	2-5	0-1	0-1	2	3	6	4	0	0	4
Lachlan Crate G	16	5	2-3	0-0	1-4	2	5	0	1	2	0	2
Christian Jones	23	8	3-6	2-5	0-0	2	6	7	0	5	0	0
Mathis Courbon	20	11	4-4	1-1	2-2	0	1	3	0	0	0	1
Ben Shtolzberg	13	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2
Jonas Boulefaa	10	13	4-4	3-3	2-2	1	2	1	2	1	0	1
Pavle Nikolic	8	0	0-0	0-0	0-1	0	2	2	2	0	0	0
Kaden Magwood	5	0	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Shon Tupuola	DNP
Mark Padjen	DNP
Dillon Butler	DNP
Navon Shabazz	DNP