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Update Needed Update Needed GGameame 7 MMurrayurray SStatetate aatt AAustinustin PPeayeay DDec.ec. 221,1, 22020020 DDunnunn CCenterenter CClarksville,larksville, TTenn.enn. 8 pp.m..m. 22020-210 2 0- 2 1 MMURRAYU R R A Y SSTATET A T E RRACERSA CE R S BBASKETBALLA S K E T B A L L CContact:ontact: DDaveave WWinderinder CCell:ell: ((270)270) 2293-056693-0566 [email protected]@murraystate.edu @@MSURacersMSURacers @@RacersHoopsRacersHoops PPROBABLEROBABLE SSTARTERSTARTERS MMurrayurray SStatetate RRacersacers ((4-2)4-2) ((1-0)1-0) OhioOhio ValleyValley 22020-21020-21 SCHEDULESCHEDULE NOVEMBER TTevinevin BBrownrown AAustinustin PPeayeay GovernorsGovernors (4-3)(4-3) (0-1)(0-1) OhioOhio ValleyValley 29 Greenville H Won 173-95 G - 66-5-5 - JJr.r. DECEMBER FFairhope,airhope, AAla.la. Racers & Govs - Odd Things In An Odd 2020-21 Season 02 Middle Tennessee A Lost 78-61 113.3ppg3.3ppg 224a4a From this point forward, the Murray State Racers sole focus is on games in the 05 Illinois State H Won 76-65 33PP 113-383-38 ((.342).342) 73rd season in the Ohio Valley Conference and their quest to win the regular 08 *Austin Peay H Won 87-57 1100 11 Southern Illinois A Lost 70-66 season championship for a fourth-straight season. The Racers travel to Clarksville, 15 Transylvania H Won 90-49 JJusticeustice HHillill Tennessee Monday to face off with the Austin Peay Governors in an 8 p.m. tip at 21 *Austin Peay A ESPNU 8p the Dunn Center. 30 *Belmont A ESPNU 6p G - 66-0-0 - SSo.o. JANUARY LLittleittle RRock,ock, AArk.rk. 02 *Morehead State H ESPN+ 4p 66.2ppg.2ppg 228a8a The 2020-21 season continues to give us things we have never seen before. For 07 *Eastern Illinois A ESPN+ 730p 33PP 55-14-14 ((.357).357) example, Monday’s game will be the first time the Racers and Governors have 09 *SIUE A ESPN+ 1p 1144 met twice in the month of December and it will mark the first time in either team’s 14 *SE Missouri A ESPN+ 8p history to play five games in one calendar year. Last February, the two played a 16 *UT Martin A ESPN+ 4p DDemondemond RRobinsonobinson 21 *Jacksonville State H ESPN+ 730p F - 66-8-8 - SSo.o. pair of OVC regular season games and they met in March when the Racers won a 23 *Tennessee Tech H ESPN+ 730p MMontgomery,ontgomery, AAla.la. semifinal game of the OVC Tournament. Add in their Dec. 8 meeting and it makes 28 *Tennessee State H ESPN+ 730p for five games in one year between MSU and APSU. 30 *Belmont H ESPN+ 730p 88.0ppg.0ppg 55.0rpg.0rpg FEBRUARY FFGG 224-274-27 ((.889).889) 04 *Morehead State A ESPN+ 6p 0 Racers Roll Past APSU In OVC Opener 06 *Eastern Kentucky A ESPN+ 3p On Dec. 8, the Racers defeated APSU 87-57 in the OVC opener in Murray, 11 *SE Missouri H ESPN+ 730p BBrionrion WWhitleyhitley Kentucky. The win for the Racers was their third consecutive win over their rivals 13 *UT Martin H ESPN+ 730p G - 66-4-4 - JJr.r. 18 *Eastern Illinois H ESPN+ 730p and nine of the last 12. The Racers used a 17-0 run to decide the game in the first SSarasota,arasota, FFla.la. 20 *SIUE H ESPN+ 730p half when they led 41-18. Seven minutes into the second half, the Racers pushed 77.8ppg.8ppg 77aa 25 *Jacksonville State A ESPN+ 730p to a 27-point lead and cruised from there. 27 *Tennessee Tech A ESPN+ 8p 2222 33PP 77-19-19 ((.368).368) MARCH Battle of The Border Clash 03 ^OVC 1st Round N ESPN+ KKJJ WWilliamsilliams 04 ^OVC Quarterfinals N ESPN+ Monday’s game is another clash in 05 ^OVC Semifinals N ESPNU F - 66-10-10 - JJr.r. the Battle of the Border, the annual 06 ^OVC Finals N ESPN2 CCleveland,leveland, MMiss.iss. bragging rights between the Racers DH 114.5ppg4.5ppg 77.2rpg.2rpg and Govs encompassing all sports * OVC Game 2233 FFGG 339-589-58 ((.672).672) during the school year. The traveling trophy currently resides at Murray State after winning the competition in the first three years of the series. There are RRACERSACERS CCAREERAREER SSCORINGCORING SSERIESERIES HHISTORYISTORY many games to be played in the BOB series, after all fall sports were pushed to Player CL G PTS Austin Peay (87-44) the spring 2021. Tevin Brown SO 71 1,039 H: 50-11 A: 30-29 N: 7-4 KJ Williams SO 70 735 OVC: 71-38 OVC Tourney: 9-6 Froggy 103.7 FM - Flagship Station For Racer Basketball Devin Gilmore JR 76 305 In his 30th season, the “Voice of the Racers” and Murray State Hall of Famer, Neal 2017 Away Lost 81-84 OT DaQuan Smith FR 41 260 Bradley is on the call again for the 2020-21 season. Former MSU assistant coach 2017 Home Won 102-58 Demond Robinson FR 35 227 Kenny Roth provides analysis. All MSU games can be heard online at Froggy103. 2018 Home Won 84-63 Chico Carter FR 28 213 com and GoRacers.com. 2018 Away Won 73-64 Brion Whitley JR 50 160 2019 Away Won 73-71 Consistent Williams Supplies Post Production 2019 Home Won 94-83 MSU power forward KJ Williams was named GGAMEAME MMEDIAEDIA 2020 Away Lost 68-71 All-OVC as a sophomore and has followed Radio: Froggy 103.7 FM Neal Bradley 2020 Home Won 75-61 that with great production through the first six & Kenny Roth TV: ESPNU Mike 2020 *Neutral Won 73-61 games in 2020-21. The junior from Cleveland, Corey & Kevin Lehman Streaming: 2020 Home Won 87-57 Miss., is scoring 14.5 points per game and GoRacers.com, Froggy103.com * OVC Tournament Semifi nals hauling in 7.2 rebounds. Williams is third in the Stats: letsgopeay.com OVC in field goal percentage on 39-of-58 from HHEADEAD CCOACHESOACHES RRACERSACERS VVSS OOPPONENTSPPONENTS the field. Williams has scored in double-figures in five of six games this season. Matt McMahon 6th Season Statistics MSU OPP Alma Mater: Appalachian State (2000) Points PPG 92.2 69.0 MSU’s Demond Robinson is tops in the OVC in Career Record: 114-53 (6th) Field Goal %. .566 .374 hitting 24-of-27 for 89 percent and is not yet At Murray State: Same FG Made Per Gm 37.6 24.0 qualified to be ranked nationally by the NCAA. Ohio Valley: 66-21 3-Point Pct. .365 .302 (23) KJ Williams Home: 68-11 3-PT Made Per Gm 7.0 9.6 Racers Need A Road Win Away: 33-33 Free Throw % .702 .660 The Racers have hit a two-game skid in away games with losses at Middle Neutral: 13-9 FT Made Per Gm 14.0 11.3 Tennessee (Dec. 2) 78-61 and Southern Illinois (Dec. 11) 70-66. There are a few Last Three Seasons Overall: 81-22 Rebounds Per Gm 45.1 29.8 areas that the Racers are wanting to reverse. In these two road games, MSU vs Austin Peay 9-3 Rebound Margin +15.4 -15.4 is shooting only 41 percent (49-of-119), including 28 percent (11-of-39) from Assists Per Gm 20.0 11.5 the 3-point line. The game in Clarksville begins a stretch of seven games for Matt Figger 4th Season Turnovers Per Gm 16.3 15.5 the Racers with six of them away from the friendly confines of the CFSB Center. Alma Mater: Eastern Kentucky (1995) Assist-to-TO 120/98 69/93 MSU plays at Belmont (Dec. 30) before hosting Morehead State (Jan, 2). MSU Career Record: 66-41 (4th) Total Blocked Shots 23 19 faces another four in a row on the road with trips to see SIUE/Eastern Illinois and at Austin Peay: Same Total Steals 43 36 SEMO/UT Martin. Ohio Valley: 39-16 Vs Murray State: 1-7 2020-21 MURRAY STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL 22020-21020-21 MURRAYMURRAY STATESTATE QUICKQUICK FACTS/ROSTERFACTS/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.