Cougs up 42-27 at the half. Led by as many as 22 early. The Cougars shot very well, rebounded, and didn’t turn it over much.

Murray crawled back in it a little to get the lead down, but Chicago isn’t giving it up easily.

We let a golden opportunity slip away, but we showed that we can play with Valley teams, too.

Murray State won its 19th consecutive home as it clipped Chicago State by a point at the end of the game. Murray only led for about 10 seconds of the entire game.

There was no single big run, but they just whittled away at Chicagos lead throughout the second half.
Chicago State had several defensive breakdowns that lead to easy buckets, didn’t shoot as well in the 2nd half and missed the front end of a one and one at the end that might have sealed it.

Our shooting percentage tanked in the second half, while theirs jumped up. It was almost like they were taking us lightly, and probably got a "motivational message" from the coach at halftime.