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BentonMurphysboro
Rangers
42
Red Devils
58

The Murphysboro (IL) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Benton (IL) by a score of 58-42.

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Benton----42
Murphysboro----58
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Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Murphysboro fells Benton

February 15, 2019: Murphysboro, IL 62966

Murphysboro Red Devils (Murphysboro, IL) backers were in high spirits Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting Benton Rangers (Benton, IL), 58-42 in a league bout.

With the win, Murphysboro upgrades its record to 20-9 on the season. The Red Devils travel to Centralia (Centralia, IL) to clash with the Orphans in a non-league bout on Tuesday, February 19. The Orphans go into the bout with a record of 12-13. Centralia won 54-50 in their recent league bout against Cahokia (Cahokia, IL)

Next up, the Rangers clash with the Salem Wildcats (Salem, IL) in a non-league bout, on Friday, February 22. Benton will attempt to upgrade on its 19-10 season record. The Wildcats go into the bout with a 16-12 record after their 49-33 non-league loss to Richland County (Olney, IL).

Rankings & Records

Benton (18-19)

NationalILClass
4,86022060
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
19-114-611-42-46-3.633.4001,4091,287

Murphysboro (18-19)

NationalILClass
4,01818252
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
20-115-510-23-77-2.645.5001,6151,473

Team Scoring Averages

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Benton		10.69.812.311.83.047.0
Murphysboro		8.514.811.012.86.052.1

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Head-to-Head

  • Murphysboro won on 1/11/2019
    1/11 @ 5:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Murphysboro----40
    Benton----38

    The Murphysboro (IL) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Benton (IL) by a score of 40-38.

    Box score
  • Murphysboro won on 2/15/2019
    2/15 @ 7:45pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Benton----42
    Murphysboro----58

    The Benton (IL) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against Murphysboro (IL) by a score of 58-42.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

BentonMurphysboro
9.3Points Per Game-

Team Leaders

BentonMurphysboroNational Avg.
#21 Joey Craig15.0Points Per Game
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5.0

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Benton5-5Murphysboro5-6
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/7/18BentonHerrin(L) 42-4012/14/18HerrinMurphysboro(L) 49-46
1/25/19HerrinBenton(L) 62-562/1/19MurphysboroHerrin(L) 53-47
12/14/18FrankfortBenton(W) 49-471/8/19MurphysboroFrankfort(L) 73-52
2/1/19BentonFrankfort(L) 56-402/8/19FrankfortMurphysboro(W) 69-51
12/20/18BentonHarrisburg(W) 63-431/4/19HarrisburgMurphysboro(W) 58-34
2/8/19HarrisburgBenton(W) 58-432/9/19MurphysboroHarrisburg(W) 53-42
12/28/18DuQuoinBenton(L) 62-4612/8/18DuQuoinMurphysboro(W) 66-42
1/4/19BentonMassac County(W) 40-3512/7/18MurphysboroMassac County(L) 56-48
2/9/19Massac CountyBenton(L) 45-411/25/19Massac CountyMurphysboro(L) 56-44
2/25/19MurphysboroMassac County(L) 60-56
1/19/19MeridianBenton(W) 59-511/5/19MurphysboroMeridian(W) 59-41

Record Breakdown

Benton (18-19)

Murphysboro (18-19)
19-11
Overall
20-11
4-6
League
5-5
3-2
Non-League
4-4
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
5-5
Common Opponent
5-6
11-4
Home
10-2
2-4
Away
3-7
6-3
Neutral
7-2
0-0
Playoff
0-0
18-11
In-State
16-11
1-0
Out-of-State
3-0