While Deangelon Johnson delivered a dominant performance on Tuesday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Murphy. Johnson turned in nothing short of a gem: he scored 22 points.
Johnson and Murphy will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Williamson at 7:30 p.m. The last time Johnson duked it out with Williamson (back in January of 2023), Murphy came out on top by a score of 46-44 Will another strong game from Johnson be enough to do it again? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.