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BentonMurphysboro

Rangers
57
Red Devils
43

The Murphysboro (IL) varsity basketball team lost Friday's neutral tournament game against Benton (IL) by a score of 57-43.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Benton----57
Murphysboro----43
Final score provided by M. Decker.
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Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Benton fells Murphysboro

December 29, 2023: Benton, IL 62812

Benton Rangers (Benton, IL) backers were in high spirits Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting Murphysboro Red Devils (Murphysboro, IL), 57-43 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Benton upgrades its record to 14-0 on the season. The Rangers travel to Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville, KY) to play the Panthers in a non-league bout on Thursday, January 4. The Panthers go into the bout with a record of 6-7. Pleasure Ridge Park lost 65-62 in their recent non-league bout against Eastside (Covington, GA)

Next up, the Red Devils play the Harrisburg Bulldogs (Harrisburg, IL) in a Southern Illinois River-to-River - Ohio bout, on Friday, January 5. Murphysboro will attempt to upgrade on its 9-6 season record. The Bulldogs go into the bout with a 10-6 record after their 65-51 non-league win over Pope County (Golconda, IL).

Benton vs Murphysboro Basketball Game Info

Fri., Dec. 29, 2023 @ 7p
Duster Thomas Hoops Classic 3rd Place Game
The Murphysboro (IL) varsity basketball team lost Friday's neutral tournament game against Benton (IL) by a score of 57-43.

Rankings & Records

Benton (23-24)

ILClass
374
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
33-49-015-08-310-1.8921.0002,2041,533

Murphysboro (23-24)

ILClass
24562
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
20-124-49-33-28-7.625.5001,6171,373

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Benton		17.915.311.013.459.6
Murphysboro		11.912.313.012.950.5

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Benton10-0Murphysboro5-4
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/21/23FrankfortBenton(W) 55-431/9/24FrankfortMurphysboro(W) 54-43
2/9/24BentonFrankfort(W) 63-45
12/1/23BentonHarrisburg(W) 54-271/5/24MurphysboroHarrisburg(W) 54-46
2/10/24HarrisburgBenton(W) 77-592/9/24HarrisburgMurphysboro(W) 75-66
12/8/23DuQuoinBenton(W) 70-4711/29/23DuQuoinMurphysboro(W) 56-43
1/26/24BentonDuQuoin(W) 54-4412/22/23DuQuoinMurphysboro(W) 61-35
1/12/24BentonPinckneyville(W) 64-6012/28/23PinckneyvilleMurphysboro(L) 59-36
1/20/24PinckneyvilleBenton(W) 53-44
1/27/24CartervilleBenton(W) 50-381/12/24CartervilleMurphysboro(L) 49-41
2/23/24CartervilleBenton(W) 64-482/15/24MurphysboroCarterville(L) 49-40
2/22/24CartervilleMurphysboro(L) 51-49

Record Breakdown

Benton (23-24)

Murphysboro (23-24)
33-4
Overall
20-12
9-0
League
4-4
9-2
Non-League
7-0
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
10-0
Common Opponent
5-4
15-0
Home
9-3
8-3
Away
3-2
10-1
Neutral
8-7
5-1
Playoff
0-1
32-2
In-State
19-10
1-2
Out-of-State
1-2