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Update Needed Update Needed Game 13 x Tennessee Tech at Murray State x Jan. 23, 2021 x CFSB Center x Murray, Ky. x 7:30 p.m. 2020-21 MURRAY STATE RACERS BASKETBALL Contact: Dave Winder x Cell: (270) 293-0566 x [email protected] x @MSURacers x@RacersHoops STARTERS (OVC STATS) Murray State Racers (5-7) (2-5) Ohio Valley 2020-21 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER Tevin Brown Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (2-7) (2-14) Ohio Valley 29 Greenville H Won 173-95 G - 6-5 - Jr. DECEMBER Fairhope, Ala. Racers Host Golden Eagles In 180th Meeting 02 Middle Tennessee A Lost 78-61 14.0ppg 31a The Murray State Racers (5-7, 2-5) host the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (2-14, 05 Illinois State H Won 76-65 3P 15-53 (.283) 2-7) Saturday at the CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky. Saturday is a 08 *Austin Peay H Won 87-57 10 11 Southern Illinois A Lost 70-66 Doubleheader day at The Bank with the women’s game starting at 4:30 p.m. and 15 Transylvania H Won 90-49 Dionte Bostick the men’s game follows at 7:30 p.m. 21 *Austin Peay A Lost 74-70 G - 6-2 - Fr. 30 *Belmont A Lost 68-55 Froggy 103.7 FM - Flagship Station For Racer Basketball JANUARY Clearwater, Fla. 02 *Morehead State H Lost 61-56 5.7ppg 15a In his 30th season, the “Voice of the Racers” and now a Murray State Hall of 07 *Eastern Illinois A Lost 74-68 3P 1-5 (.200) Famer, Neal Bradley is on the call again for the 2019-20 season. Former MSU 16 *UT Martin A Won 79-57 4 assistant coach Kenny Roth provides analysis. All MSU games can be heard 21 *Jacksonville State H Lost 85-82 online at Froggy103.com and GoRacers.com. Online streaming video is supplied 23 *Tennessee Tech H ESPN+ 730p Demond Robinson by ESPN+ 28 *Tennessee State H ESPN+ 730p F - 6-8 - So. 30 *Belmont H ESPN+ 730p FEBRUARY Montgomery, Ala. Founding OVC Members’ Longest Running Series 01 *SE Missouri A ESPN+ 6p 5.6pg 5.0rpg The game is the 180th meeting between the Racers and Golden Eagles and it 04 *Morehead State A ESPN+ 6p FG 15-27 (.556) marks the continuation of the longest running series for both universities. Tech and 06 *Eastern Kentucky A ESPN+ 3p 0 09 *SIUE A ESPN+ 2p Murray State first met in 1930 in Memphis and Murray State Most Played Series 11 *SE Missouri H ESPN+ 730p DaQuan Smith only missed playing twice: in 1945 and 1946 13 *UT Martin H ESPN+ 730p Opponent Record Total G - 6-1 - So. because of WWII. The Racers were part of 18 *Eastern Illinois H ESPN+ 730p Holly Springs, Miss. the founding schools that created the Ohio Tennessee Tech 130-49 179 20 *SIUE H ESPN+ 730p 5.1ppg 11a Morehead State 115-51 166 25 *Jacksonville State A ESPN+ 730p Valley Conference in 1948 along with Eastern 27 *Tennessee Tech A ESPN+ 8p Eastern Ky. 103-61 164 1 3P 6-18 (.333) Kentucky, Evansville, Louisville, Morehead MARCH State and Western Kentucky. Tech joined Western Ky. 56-95 151 03 ^OVC 1st Round N ESPN+ KJ Williams the OVC in 1949, the second school year of Middle Tenn. 106-36 142 04 ^OVC Quarterfinals N ESPN+ Austin Peay 86-44 130 05 ^OVC Semifinals N ESPNU F - 6-10 - Jr. the league. 06 ^OVC Finals N ESPN2 SE Missouri 61-21 82 Cleveland, Miss. * OVC Game 13.9ppg 7.6rpg Nearly An Amazing Moment Tennessee State 56-17 73 23 FG 38-58 (.655) These days analytics in sports is used quite a Memphis 27-34 61 bit as in percentages of this or that. When the Eastern Illinois 49-12 61 RACERS CAREER SCORING Racers trailed Jacksonville State by 10 points UT Martin 53-7 60 SERIES HISTORY Player CL G PTS with a 1:36 remaining, what do you supposed Tennessee Tech (130-49) Tevin Brown JR 77 1,118 their chances of winning were at that moment? While we cannot be exact, we can H: 71-9 A: 49-38 N: 9-2 KJ Williams JR 76 816 assume the chance was minimal. However, the Racers almost turned that small OVC: 92-44 OVC Tourney: 10-1 Devin Gilmore SR 82 339 chance into perhaps a season-defining victory. 2012 Home Won 82-74 DaQuan Smith SO 47 292 The Racers fell short 85-82 after having two 2012 Away Won 69-64 Chico Carter SO 34 267 chances to tie it in the final 11 seconds. 2012 Neutral Won 78-58 Demond Robinson SO 41 262 2013 Away Won 47-39 Brion Whitley JR 56 186 Carter Produces Career Scoring Game 2014 Home Won 92-53 In the JSU game, Chico Carter Jr., came off the 2015 Away Won 83-67 bench and scored 21 points on 4-of-7 shooting GAME MEDIA 2016 Home Lost 65-71 from the 3-point line. During one eight-minute Radio: Froggy 103.7 FM Neal Bradley 2017 Away Lost 67-71 period from 14:26 to 6:39, Carter was the only & Kenny Roth TV: None Streaming: 2017 Neutral Won 85-84 2OT Racer to score. He made three 3-pointers and ESPN+, GoRacers.com, 2018 Away Won 71-45 had a three-point play to keep MSU in the game. Froggy103.com Stats: GoRacers.com 2018 Home Won 75-65 His four 3-point baskets tied his career-high. 2019 Away Won 67-63 2020 Away Won 81-69 MSU Cut Down Turnovers HEAD COACHES RACERS VS OVC OPPONENTS For the first time in 12 games this season, Matt McMahon 6th Season the Racers had less than five turnovers for Alma Mater: Appalachian State (2000) Statistics MSU OPP their season-best. With two games of 20-plus Career Record: 115-58 (6th) Chico Carter, Jr. Points PPG 71.0 68.0 turnovers this season, it was a good sign to see At Murray State: Same Field Goal % .489 .442 the Racers dramatically cut that trend down Ohio Valley: 67-26 FG Made Per Gm 26.5 24.7 as a sign moving forward in OVC games. 2020-21 OVC Basketball Games Home: 68-13 3-Point Pct. .335 .295 Played vs Postponed/Cancelled Away: 34-36 3-PT Made Per Gm 7.5 6.4 OVC Teams Deal With Pandemic Month Played Pct Neutral: 13-9 Free Throw % .649 .736 Results from the latest Covid tests is one November 25-of-30 .833 Last Three Seasons Overall: 82-27 FT Made Per Gm 7.5 13.1 the most important stats these days for December 63-of-75 .840 vs Tennessee Tech 5-2 Rebounds Per Gm 30.9 32.3 any team. With a national average of January 29-of-40 .725 Rebound Margin -1.4 +1.4 about 75 percent of regularly scheduled Total 117-of-145 .806 John Pelphrey 2nd Season Assists Per Gm 14.4 7.0 games being played in NCAA D-I, the As of Jan. 22 Alma Mater: Kentucky (1992) Turnovers Per Gm 15.2 14.5 OVC has completed 80 percent of it’s Career Record: 160-162 (11th) Assist-to-TO 101/104 70/102 games through Thursday by playing 117-of-145 games. At the moment, the At TTU: 11-36 (2nd) Total Blocked Shots 28 22 Racers have only two rescheduled OVC games to make up: at SEMO and SIUE Ohio Valley: 8-19 Total Steals 54 40 (Feb. 1 & 9). Vs Murray State: 0-1 2020-21 MURRAY STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL 2020-21 MURRAY STATE QUICK FACTS/ROSTER No Player P H W C Hometown (Previous School) 0 Demond Robinson F 6-8 255 So. Montgomery, Ala. Lee HS Alphabetical Roster 1 DaQuan Smith G 6-1 185 So. Holly Springs, Miss. Holly Springs HS 4 Dionte Bostick G 6-2 190 Fr. 2 Chico Carter, Jr. G 6-2 190 So. Columbia, S.C. Cardinal Newman HS 10 Tevin Brown G 6-5 175 Jr. 4 Dionte Bostick G 6-2 190 Fr. Clearwater, Fla. East Lake HS 2 Chico Carter, Jr. G 6-2 190 So. 10 Tevin Brown G 6-5 175 Jr. Fairhope, Ala. Fairhope HS 13 Devin Gilmore F 6-6 200 Sr. 11 Matt Smith F 6-6 225 So. Charlotte, N.C. Independence HS 14 Justice Hill G 6-0 170 So. 13 Devin Gilmore F 6-6 200 Sr. Picayune, Miss. Madison Ridgeland Academy 24 Ja’Queze Kirby F 6-6 190 Fr. 14 Justice Hill G 6-0 170 So. Little Rock, Ark. Little Rock Christian HS 32 Nicholas McMullen F 6-8 235 Fr. 22 Brion Whitley G 6-4 200 RJr. Sarasota, Fla. Riverview HS 0 Demond Robinson F 6-8 255 So. 23 KJ Williams F 6-10 245 Jr. Cleveland, Miss. Cleveland Central HS 33 Jackson Sivills F 6-6 200 Fr. 24 JaQueze Kirby F 6-6 190 Fr. Hazlehurst, Ga. Jefferson Davis HS 1 DaQuan Smith G 6-1 185 So. 25 Rod Thomas G 6-0 185 So. Paducah, Ky. Tilghman HS 11 Matt Smith F 6-6 225 Fr. 32 Nicholas McMullen F 6-8 235 Fr. Greensboro, N.C. Ben Smith HS 25 Rod Thomas G 6-0 185 So. 33 Jackson Sivills G 6-6 200 Fr. Paducah, Ky. McCracken County HS 22 Brion Whitley G 6-4 200 Jr. Head Coach Matt McMahon Alma Mater: 6th Season (Appalachian State 2000) 23 KJ Williams F 6-10 245 Jr.