National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Belmont 70, Murray St. 68
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 9, 2013
Where: Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee
Officials: # John Campbell, # Jeb Hartness, # James Hicks
Attendance: 4590


Belmont 70, Murray State 68 (OT): Kerron Johnson sent the game into overtime with a jumper and nailed the game-winner with 1.2 seconds left to send the Bruins to a thrilling victory in the Ohio Valley Conference title game.

Johnson finished with 12 points and six assists while J.J. Mann scored a team-high 18 points to lead Belmont (26-6), which secured its 1,000th program victory.

Stacy Wilson scored a game-high 23 points while Isaiah Canaan tallied 22 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds for Murray State (21-10), which lost for the first time in its last six OVC title game appearances.

In the extra period, Wilson hit a jumper to score the final two of the Racers’ six points to take a 68-66 lead with 1:03 remaining. However, Johnson – a first-team all-OVC point guard – recovered from a nasty fall earlier in the overtime to hit a pair of free throws to knot the game at 68 and followed a turnover by Canaan on the next possession with a jumper just inside the lane.

The Racers and Bruins – in the first year in the OVC after leaving the Atlantic Sun Conference following last season – exchanged a number of double-digit runs throughout regulation. Belmont used two 13-0 surges and Murray State enjoyed a 16-2 spurt to lead by as many as 10 in the second half, but the Racers missed five of their final seven free throws in regulation and Johnson’s 10-foot fadeaway jumper with 10 seconds remaining sent the game into overtime.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Belmont has won each of its last six conference tournament appearances. … Canaan, a senior, posted his first double-double. … Murray State was denied its 1,500th program win.

Top Game Performances
 
Belmont   Murray St.
J.J. Mann 18 Scoring Stacy Wilson 23
Kerron Johnson 6 Assists Isaiah Canaan 10
J.J. Mann 7 Rebounds Isaiah Canaan 9
Kerron Johnson 4 Free Throws Made Isaiah Canaan 8
Kerron Johnson 3 Steals Ed Daniel 3
Reece Chamberlain 1 Blocks Ed Daniel 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Belmont 70 49.1 4-19 10-14 15 20 2 10 14
Murray St. 68 53.3 10-24 10-15 18 30 2 7 26
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