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MurphysboroBenton

Red Devils
48
Rangers
41

The Benton (IL) varsity basketball team lost Friday's home conference game against Murphysboro (IL) by a score of 48-41.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Murphysboro----48
Benton----41
Final score provided by S. CalPreps.
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Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Murphysboro edges Benton

January 13, 2023: Benton, IL 62812

The Murphysboro Red Devils (Murphysboro, IL) basketball nipped the host Benton Rangers (Benton, IL), 48-41 in Friday's league test.

The Red Devils (8-4) will now prepare for their test against Sparta (Sparta, IL). The Bulldogs go into the non-league test with a 14-5 record. In their last test, Sparta got by Lovejoy (Lovejoy, IL), 63-58, in a non-league test.

The Rangers now own a 13-5 record. They play next when they travel to Sesser-Valier for a non-league test on Monday, January 16. Benton will encounter a Red Devils squad coming off a 74-41 league loss to Goreville (Goreville, IL). The Red Devils record now stands at 3-8.

Murphysboro @ Benton Basketball Game Info

Fri., Jan. 13, 2023 @ 8p
The Benton (IL) varsity basketball team lost Friday's home conference game against Murphysboro (IL) by a score of 48-41.

Rankings & Records

Murphysboro (22-23)

ILClass
18941
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
19-106-410-44-25-4.655.6001,3981,246

Benton (22-23)

ILClass
11921
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
22-84-59-24-49-2.733.4441,8071,435

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2Final
Murphysboro		11.18.012.612.4--48.2
Benton		14.818.818.39.87.09.060.2

Head-to-Head

  • Murphysboro won on 1/13/2023
    1/13 @ 8pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Murphysboro----48
    Benton----41

    The Murphysboro (IL) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Benton (IL) by a score of 48-41.

    Box score
  • Murphysboro won on 2/16/2023
    2/16 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Benton----59
    Murphysboro----65

    The Benton (IL) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away conference game against Murphysboro (IL) by a score of 65-59.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Murphysboro9-7Benton10-4
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/2/22HarrisburgMurphysboro(W) 40-351/3/23BentonHarrisburg(L) 61-52
1/6/23HarrisburgMurphysboro(L) 50-452/10/23HarrisburgBenton(W) 63-48
2/11/23MurphysboroHarrisburg(W) 56-39
12/3/22CartervilleMurphysboro(W) 60-531/28/23BentonCarterville(L) 54-40
12/9/22MurphysboroMassac County(W) 47-431/6/23Massac CountyBenton(L) 76-75
1/27/23Massac CountyMurphysboro(L) 34-282/11/23BentonMassac County(W) 65-43
2/24/23MurphysboroMassac County(L) 55-40
12/10/22DuQuoinMurphysboro(L) 50-412/7/23BentonDuQuoin(W) 68-50
12/16/22HerrinMurphysboro(L) 51-3212/9/22BentonHerrin(L) 47-46
2/3/23MurphysboroHerrin(L) 61-33
12/21/22TricoMurphysboro(W) 60-3412/27/22BentonTrico(W) 65-26
1/21/23TricoMurphysboro(W) 45-35
12/28/22MurphysboroMt. Carmel(L) 53-3012/10/22Mt. CarmelBenton(W) 63-56
12/28/22Mt. CarmelBenton(W) 51-46
12/28/22MurphysboroMeridian(W) 59-4712/28/22BentonMeridian(W) 56-46
1/21/23BentonMeridian(W) 76-68
1/10/23MurphysboroFrankfort(W) 60-4512/16/22FrankfortBenton(W) 67-33
2/10/23FrankfortMurphysboro(W) 48-292/3/23BentonFrankfort(W) 67-50

Record Breakdown

Murphysboro (22-23)

Benton (22-23)
19-10
Overall
22-8
6-4
League
4-5
4-2
Non-League
8-1
2-0
Head to Head
0-2
9-7
Common Opponent
10-4
10-4
Home
9-2
4-2
Away
4-4
5-4
Neutral
9-2
0-1
Playoff
0-0
19-10
In-State
22-8
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0