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NCAA Assignment - Racers vs West Virginia Friday In San Diego
3/11/2018 7:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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The Murray State Racers learned of their 2018 NCAA Tournament assignment Sunday when a large gathering of fans and supporters enjoyed Selection Sunday at the CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky.
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The Racers' 16th foray into one of the biggest shows in all of sport will take them to San Diego, California for a Friday game with the West Virginia Mountaineers. Murray State (26-5) was given a No. 12 seed and will meet WVU (24-10) for the first time. The winner of Murray State's game will meet the winner of No. 4 Wichita State and No. 13 Marshall on Sunday in San Diego. The Racers will play the second game of the session on Friday at Viejas Arena. At 12:30 p.m. Central Time, it's Wichita State against Marshall, with the Racers and Mountaineers tipping at approximately 3 p.m. Central Time.
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If the Racers could manage to win against the West Virginia, it will mark their third-straight NCAA appearance with a victory. In 2010, Danero Thomas' buzzer beater edged MSU past Vanderbilt and in 2012, Isaiah Canaan led the No. 6 seeded Racers past Colorado State.
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Murray State earned an automatic spot in the NCAA Tournament after taking the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament last weekend with wins over Jacksonville State (70-63 on March 2) in the semifinals and Belmont (68-51 on March 3) in the championship game. The Racers were also OVC regular season champions in going 16-2 and they'll enter the NCAA's with the nation's longest win streak which stands at 13.
West Virginia, the Big 12 Conference runner-up, was ranked 18th in the nation in the latest Associated Press poll and is making its 29th NCAA appearance.Â
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The Murray State Racers learned of their 2018 NCAA Tournament assignment Sunday when a large gathering of fans and supporters enjoyed Selection Sunday at the CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky.
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The Racers' 16th foray into one of the biggest shows in all of sport will take them to San Diego, California for a Friday game with the West Virginia Mountaineers. Murray State (26-5) was given a No. 12 seed and will meet WVU (24-10) for the first time. The winner of Murray State's game will meet the winner of No. 4 Wichita State and No. 13 Marshall on Sunday in San Diego. The Racers will play the second game of the session on Friday at Viejas Arena. At 12:30 p.m. Central Time, it's Wichita State against Marshall, with the Racers and Mountaineers tipping at approximately 3 p.m. Central Time.
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If the Racers could manage to win against the West Virginia, it will mark their third-straight NCAA appearance with a victory. In 2010, Danero Thomas' buzzer beater edged MSU past Vanderbilt and in 2012, Isaiah Canaan led the No. 6 seeded Racers past Colorado State.
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Murray State earned an automatic spot in the NCAA Tournament after taking the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament last weekend with wins over Jacksonville State (70-63 on March 2) in the semifinals and Belmont (68-51 on March 3) in the championship game. The Racers were also OVC regular season champions in going 16-2 and they'll enter the NCAA's with the nation's longest win streak which stands at 13.
West Virginia, the Big 12 Conference runner-up, was ranked 18th in the nation in the latest Associated Press poll and is making its 29th NCAA appearance.Â
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