Update Needed Update Needed GGameame 8 MMurrayurray SStatetate aatt BBelmontelmont DDec.ec. 330,0, 22020020 CCurburb EEventvent CCenterenter NNashville,ashville, TTenn.enn. 6 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 ((4-3)4-3) ((1-1)1-1) OhioOhio ValleyValley 22020-21020-21 SCHEDULESCHEDULE NOVEMBER TTevinevin BBrownrown BBelmontelmont BruinsBruins (8-1)(8-1) (2-0)(2-0) OhioOhio ValleyValley 29 Greenville H Won 173-95 G - 66-5-5 - JJr.r. DECEMBER FFairhope,airhope, AAla.la. Racers Meet Belmont In Nashville For Final Game Of 2020 02 Middle Tennessee A Lost 78-61 113.9ppg3.9ppg 229a9a The Murray State Racers (4-3, 1-1) hit the road for an Ohio Valley Conference tilt 05 Illinois State H Won 76-65 33PP 114-454-45 ((.311).311) against the Belmont Bruins (8-1, 2-0) at the Curb Center in Nashville, Tennessee. 08 *Austin Peay H Won 87-57 1100 11 Southern Illinois A Lost 70-66 The 6 p.m. tip brings together the two teams that met in the OVC Tournament 15 Transylvania H Won 90-49 JJusticeustice HHillill championship game last March in Evansville. 21 *Austin Peay A Lost 74-70 G - 66-0-0 - SSo.o. 30 *Belmont A ESPNU 6p The recent history of Racers and Bruins begins when they first met as OVC rivals JANUARY LLittleittle RRock,ock, AArk.rk. 02 *Morehead State H ESPN+ 4p 77.7ppg.7ppg 331a1a in 2013 in Murray. In that classic game, OVC MVPs Isaiah Canaan and Ian Clark 07 *Eastern Illinois A ESPN+ 730p 33PP 77-18-18 ((.389).389) showed off their talents like a couple of future NBA stars would as the Racers won 09 *SIUE A ESPN+ 1p 1144 the game 79-74. It was Canaan’s 3-pointer with 34 seconds remaining that helped 14 *SE Missouri A ESPN+ 8p MSU edge the game and overcome Clark’s 22 points. 16 *UT Martin A ESPN+ 4p DDemondemond RRobinsonobinson 21 *Jacksonville State H ESPN+ 730p F - 66-8-8 - SSo.o. 23 *Tennessee Tech H ESPN+ 730p MMontgomery,ontgomery, AAla.la. Since that time, no team outside the Racers and Bruins have won the OVC regular 28 *Tennessee State H ESPN+ 730p 30 *Belmont H ESPN+ 730p 77.1ppg.1ppg 44.7rpg.7rpg season championship. In the span of eight seasons, the Racers have won two outright titles and FEBRUARY FFGG 225-285-28 ((.893).893) Racers vs Bruins - OVC Tournament Title Games 04 *Morehead State A ESPN+ 6p 0 the Bruins four. The 06 *Eastern Kentucky A ESPN+ 3p two have shared Year MSU W/L Score BEL City 11 *SE Missouri H ESPN+ 730p BBrionrion WWhitleyhitley 2013 1 Lost 70-68 OT 2 Nashville, Tenn. the championship 13 *UT Martin H ESPN+ 730p G - 66-4-4 - JJr.r. 2015 3 Lost 88-87 1 Nashville, Tenn. 18 *Eastern Illinois H ESPN+ 730p in the last two SSarasota,arasota, FFla.la. 2018 2 Won 68-51 1 Evansville, Ind. 20 *SIUE H ESPN+ 730p seasons. They 77.0ppg.0ppg 33.1rpg.1rpg 2019 1 Won 77-65 2 Evansville, Ind. 25 *Jacksonville State A ESPN+ 730p have also won the 27 *Tennessee Tech A ESPN+ 8p 33PP 77-21-21 ((.333).333) 2020 1 Lost 76-75 2 Evansville, Ind. 2222 last three OVC MARCH Tournament titles with the Racers taking the win in 2018 and 2019 and the 03 ^OVC 1st Round N ESPN+ KKJJ WWilliamsilliams 04 ^OVC Quarterfinals N ESPN+ Bruins last March in 2020. The last five times the Racers have made it to the OVC 05 ^OVC Semifinals N ESPNU F - 66-10-10 - JJr.r. Tournament title game, the Bruins have been waiting. 06 ^OVC Finals N ESPN2 CCleveland,leveland, MMiss.iss. * OVC Game 114.3ppg4.3ppg 66.6rpg.6rpg Froggy 103.7 FM - Flagship Station For Racer Basketball 2233 FFGG 444-634-63 ((.698).698) In his 30th season, the “Voice of the Racers” and Murray State Hall of Famer, Neal Bradley is on the call again for the 2020-21 season. Former MSU assistant coach RRACERSACERS CCAREERAREER SSCORINGCORING SSERIESERIES HHISTORYISTORY Kenny Roth provides analysis. All MSU games can be heard online at Froggy103. Player CL G PTS com and GoRacers.com. The game is also ready to air on ESPNU with Belmont (9-10) Tevin Brown JR 72 1,057 H: 6-2 A: 1-4 N: 2-4 OVC: 3-6 KJ Williams JR 71 748 Williams Perfect In OVC Play OVC Tournament: 2-4 Devin Gilmore SR 77 311 MSU power forward KJ Williams hasn’t missed a shot yet in two games of OVC 2013 Neutral Lost 68-70OT DaQuan Smith SO 42 270 play as he was 6-6 from the field in the Racers’ first meeting with Austin Peay 2014 Away Lost 96-99 Demond Robinson SO 36 229 (Dec. 8) and followed with a 5-5 shooting game against the Govs (Dec. 21). 2015 Home Won 92-77 Chico Carter SO 29 215 He set the MSU single-season field goal 2015 Neutral Lost 87-88 Brion Whitley JR 51 162 percentage record during his freshman 2016 Away Lost 73-81 season (2018-19) by hitting 111-of-159 for a 2017 Home Lost 69-81 percentage of .698. He topped the previous GGAMEAME MMEDIAEDIA 2018 Away Lost 79-72 mark set by Tony Easley at .689 (115-167) in Radio: Froggy 103.7 FM Neal Bradley 2018 Neutral Won 68-51 the 2007-08 season. & Kenny Roth TV: ESPNU Roy Philpott 2019 Home Lost 66-79 & Mark Wise Streaming: GoRacers. 2019 Neutral Won 77-65 In all games this season, Williams is second com, Froggy103.com 2020 Home Won 85-75 in the OVC in making shots at a clip of .698, Stats: belmontbruins.com 2020 Away Lost 64-71 just behind teammate Demond Robinson, who 2020 Neutral Lost 75-76 leads the OVC at .893 (25-of-28). Williams leads HHEADEAD CCOACHESOACHES RRACERSACERS VVSS OOPPONENTSPPONENTS the Racers with a rebound average of 6.6 which Matt McMahon 6th Season is eighth in the conference. Alma Mater: Appalachian State (2000) Statistics MSU OPP Career Record: 114-54 (6th) Points PPG 89.0 69.7 Racers Look To Reverse Road Fortunes At Murray State: Same Field Goal %. .570 .385 The Racers have started the season with a Ohio Valley: 66-23 FG Made Per Gm 36.2 24.2 bumpy ride away from home. After losses at (23) KJ Williams Home: 68-11 3-Point Pct. .341 .310 Middle Tennessee (Dec. 2) 78-61 and Southern Away: 33-34 3-PT Made Per Gm 6.4 9.2 Illinois (Dec. 11) 70-66, the Racers dropped their first OVC road game to Austin Neutral: 13-9 Free Throw % .714 .659 Peay (Dec. 21) 74-70. Knowing six of the first seven OVC games are on the road Last Three Seasons Overall: 81-23 FT Made Per Gm 10.0 11.8 to start the league season and the Racers want to get this reversed soon. In the vs Belmont 3-6 Rebounds Per Gm 42.0 30.0 meantime, the Racers are looking to win at the Curb Center, something that they Rebound Margin +12.0 -12.0 haven’t done yet in four games there in 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2020. In the game Casey Alexander 2nd Season Assists Per Gm 18.8 11.2 there last February, Devin Gilmore led the Racers with 13 points and DaQuan Alma Mater: Eastern Kentucky (1995) Turnovers Per Gm 16.5 15.4 Smith led the team with five assists. In five career games against the Bruins, Career Record: 171-128 (10th) Assist-to-TO 132/116 79/93 Williams and Tevin Brown have combined to hit 18-of-38 from the 3-point line At Belmont: 34-8 Total Blocked Shots 23 19 for a percentage of ..473. Brown and Williams have combined to score 1,805 Ohio Valley: 17-3 Total Steals 43 36 points in their careers with the Racers. Vs Murray State: 2-1 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.