Murray State University Athletics
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Racers Prep For NCAA Sweet 16 Shot Against Marquette
3/16/2012 2:59:00 PM | Men's Basketball
NCAA Tournament - West Region
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(6) Murray State (31-1)
(3) Marquette (26-7)
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KFC Yum! Center - 4:15 p.m. CT
Saturday March 17 - Louisville, Ky.
MSU Game Notes I Live Stats I NCAA Tournament I MU Game Notes I Watch Live I Interactive Bracket I Practice Day Gallery I Racer YouTube Channel I MSU Press Day Quotes
The Murray State Racers go for their second win of the 2012 NCAA Tournament when the 6th seeded Racers take on the 3rd seeded Marquette Golden Eagles in a 4:15 p.m. CT tip in the third round of the West Region. The game marks their second all-time meeting and the first since 1969. The Racers will be going for their second win in the KFC Yum! Center after they defeated 11th seed Colorado State 58-41 on Thursday. Marquette won its first game of the tournament over BYU 88-68. MSU is 3-14 all-time in the NCAA Tournament and are making their 15th appearance in the Big Dance.
Television: CBS -Verne Lundquist, Bill Raftery, Lesley Visser
Radio: Racer Radio - Froggy 103.7FM - Neal Bradley, Paul Bubb. Westwood One - Ted Robinson, Kyle Macy
Due to NCAA restrictions, fans cannot listen to the game as usual on GoRacers.com. However, the NCAA has provided a link. Fans can listen to streaming audio here from Dial Global's national broadcast of the NCAA Basketball Tournament.
The Racers have played Marquette only once in their 87 seasons of college basketball and that meeting came in the NCAA Tournament in 1969. The game, played at the SIU Arena in Carbondale, Ill., featured legendary MSU coach Cal Luther. The Racers came away with an 82-62 loss and ended their season at 22-6. MSU also won a share of the Ohio Valley Conference regular title in that 1968-69 season. In the game with Marquette, MSU trailed 42-32 a the half. The Racers were led by Claude Virden with 17 points, while Hector Blondet added 15. The game at SIU was significant because it would be 1988 before the Racers got another shot at the NCAA Tournament.
A win on Saturday and the Racers will become the first team in school history to make the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. Twice before, the Racers have been on the doorstep and came close to busting down the door. Their first chance was as a 14th seed in 1988 in Lincoln, Neb, two days after beating North Carolina State, the Racers lost to eventual national champ Kansas 61-58. The second chance came in 2010 when MSU was again a 14th seed, this time in San Jose, Calif. MSU beat Vanderbilt and then had the ball down by two points to eventual national runner-up Butler. The Racers suffered a heartbreaking 54-52 defeat. The OVC hasn't had a team reach the Sweet 16 since 1971 when Western Kentucky went all the way to the Final Four.
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(6) Murray State (31-1)
(3) Marquette (26-7)
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KFC Yum! Center - 4:15 p.m. CT
Saturday March 17 - Louisville, Ky.
MSU Game Notes I Live Stats I NCAA Tournament I MU Game Notes I Watch Live I Interactive Bracket I Practice Day Gallery I Racer YouTube Channel I MSU Press Day Quotes
The Murray State Racers go for their second win of the 2012 NCAA Tournament when the 6th seeded Racers take on the 3rd seeded Marquette Golden Eagles in a 4:15 p.m. CT tip in the third round of the West Region. The game marks their second all-time meeting and the first since 1969. The Racers will be going for their second win in the KFC Yum! Center after they defeated 11th seed Colorado State 58-41 on Thursday. Marquette won its first game of the tournament over BYU 88-68. MSU is 3-14 all-time in the NCAA Tournament and are making their 15th appearance in the Big Dance.
Television: CBS -Verne Lundquist, Bill Raftery, Lesley Visser
Radio: Racer Radio - Froggy 103.7FM - Neal Bradley, Paul Bubb. Westwood One - Ted Robinson, Kyle Macy
Due to NCAA restrictions, fans cannot listen to the game as usual on GoRacers.com. However, the NCAA has provided a link. Fans can listen to streaming audio here from Dial Global's national broadcast of the NCAA Basketball Tournament.
The Racers have played Marquette only once in their 87 seasons of college basketball and that meeting came in the NCAA Tournament in 1969. The game, played at the SIU Arena in Carbondale, Ill., featured legendary MSU coach Cal Luther. The Racers came away with an 82-62 loss and ended their season at 22-6. MSU also won a share of the Ohio Valley Conference regular title in that 1968-69 season. In the game with Marquette, MSU trailed 42-32 a the half. The Racers were led by Claude Virden with 17 points, while Hector Blondet added 15. The game at SIU was significant because it would be 1988 before the Racers got another shot at the NCAA Tournament.
A win on Saturday and the Racers will become the first team in school history to make the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. Twice before, the Racers have been on the doorstep and came close to busting down the door. Their first chance was as a 14th seed in 1988 in Lincoln, Neb, two days after beating North Carolina State, the Racers lost to eventual national champ Kansas 61-58. The second chance came in 2010 when MSU was again a 14th seed, this time in San Jose, Calif. MSU beat Vanderbilt and then had the ball down by two points to eventual national runner-up Butler. The Racers suffered a heartbreaking 54-52 defeat. The OVC hasn't had a team reach the Sweet 16 since 1971 when Western Kentucky went all the way to the Final Four.
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