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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Murray St. 82, SIU - Edwardsville 65
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 21, 2012
Where: Sam M. Vadalabene Center, Edwardsville, Illinois
Officials: # Ford Branch Jr., # Edward Crenshaw, # John St. Clair
Attendance: 4157

Isaiah Canaan scored a game-high 21 points as No. 10 Murray State remained the only unbeaten team in Division I with a 82-65 victory over host SIU Edwardsville on Saturday.

An hour before the start, No. 1 Syracuse lost its first game of the season, 67-58 at Notre Dame.

Murray State (20-0, 8-0 Ohio Valley) wasted little time taking control, using a 16-0 run over a 3:09 stretch early to take a 26-12 lead and the Racers never looked back against conference newcomer SIUE (5-12, 3-5).

Donte Poole, who scored all 14 of his points in the first half, capped the outburst with a pair of 3-pointers and the Racers were never threatened as they reached the 20-win mark for the 25th time in school history.

Jewuan Long added a career-high 17 points for Murray State and Ed Daniel chipped in 10. Canaan, who scored 14 points as Murray State enjoyed a 49-35 halftime lead, finished 4 of 8 from 3-point range as the Racers hit eight from beyond the arc.

The Cougars, who dropped their fourth straight, were led by Mark Yelovich's double-double of 17 points and 11 rebounds. Kris Davis scored 15 points for SIUE and Derian Shaffer had the first double-double of his career with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Top Game Performances
 
Murray St.   SIU - Edwardsville
Isaiah Canaan 21 Scoring Mark Yelovich 17
Isaiah Canaan 3 Assists Kris Davis 4
Latreze Mushatt 8 Rebounds Derian Shaffer 11
Isaiah Canaan 5 Free Throws Made Michael Birts 4
Jewuan Long 3 Steals Corey Wickware 2
Jewuan Long 2 Blocks Mark Yelovich 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Murray St. 82 42.9 8-23 20-27 11 37 5 11 12
SIU - Edwardsville 65 41.7 3-9 12-19 14 38 1 4 21