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FINALMurray State 48, Eastern Illinois 41UPSETMURR covered +2CLOSED MUR -2

Highlights

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Win probability

EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODEL
EIU WINNING
MURR WINNING
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KICKOFF: EIU 62% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 25 PTS

Scoring plays

15 SCORES
Q1
Rushing Touchdown

Rodney Castille 4 Yd Run (Gabriel Vicente Kick)

12:50
7-0
Passing Touchdown

James Sheehan 21 Yd pass from Harry Woodbery (Nick Bruno Kick)

10:49
7-7
Field Goal Good

Gabriel Vicente 22 Yd Field Goal

4:41
10-7
Q2
Passing Touchdown

Nick Atoyebi 4 Yd pass from Johnathan Brantley (Nick Bruno Kick)

11:53
10-14
Rushing Touchdown

D.J. Penick 1 Yd Run (Gabriel Vicente Kick)

7:23
17-14
Field Goal Good

Nick Bruno 30 Yd Field Goal

3:46
17-17
Passing Touchdown

Jonathan Moss 7 Yd pass from Drew Anderson (Gabriel Vicente Kick)

1:12
24-17
Q3
Field Goal Good

Nick Bruno 22 Yd Field Goal

9:49
24-20
Passing Touchdown

Alexander Hollins 8 Yd pass from Johnathan Brantley (Nick Bruno Kick)

7:30
24-27
Rushing Touchdown

D.J. Penick 7 Yd Run (Gabriel Vicente Kick)

4:25
31-27
Passing Touchdown

Alexander Hollins 45 Yd pass from Johnathan Brantley (Nick Bruno Kick)

2:54
31-34
Rushing Touchdown

Drew Anderson 7 Yd Run (Gabriel Vicente Kick)

1:34
38-34
Q4
Field Goal Good

Gabriel Vicente 35 Yd Field Goal

12:48
41-34
Rushing Touchdown

Jamal Scott 35 Yd Run (Nick Bruno Kick)

3:07
41-41
Rushing Touchdown

D.J. Penick 2 Yd Run (Gabriel Vicente Kick)

0:26
48-41

What happened

ESPN RECAP

Penick's late TD run pushes Murray State past EIU 48-41

CHARLESTON, Ill. -- D.J. Penick ran for 180 yards and three touchdowns, including a 2-yard score with 26 seconds remaining, to lift Murray State to a 48-41 victory over Eastern Illinois on Saturday night. Murray State (2-3, 2-0 Ohio Valley Conference) had 658 yards of offense while Eastern Illinois (1-5, 1-2) put up 643. Jamal Scott 's 35-yard touchdown run tied it for Eastern Illinois, 41-41, with 3:07 to play. The Racers answered with an eight-play, 75-yard drive highlighted by a 37-yard run from Rodney Castille and capped by Penick's game-winning touchdown burst. Castille finished with 142 yards and a touchdown on the ground. Drew Anderson added another 79 yards rushing and a touchdown for Murray State and was 21 of 36 for 209 yards passing with a touchdown and interception. Johnathan Brantley was 28-of-42 passing for 328 yards and threw three touchdown passes for Eastern Illinois.

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Top performers

MURR
PASSINGDrew Anderson21/36, 209 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
RUSHINGD.J. Penick22 CAR, 180 YDS, 3 TD
RECEIVINGLaMartez Brooks2 REC, 51 YDS
EIU
PASSINGJohnathan Brantley28/42, 328 YDS, 3 TD
RUSHINGJamal Scott16 CAR, 115 YDS, 1 TD
RECEIVINGAlexander Hollins10 REC, 132 YDS, 2 TD

Team stats

MURR · EIU
658
TOTAL YARDS
643
209
PASSING
475
449
RUSHING
168
34
1ST DOWNS
35
6-14
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
8-17
2
TURNOVERS
1
11-93
PENALTIES
6-65
30:51
POSSESSION
29:09

O'BRIEN FIELD, CHARLESTON · ATTENDANCE 3,063

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