Murray State University Athletics
Murray State
Morehead State
Racers Stop Eagles 10-Game Home Streak With 64-52 Win
2/9/2008 6:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The Murray State Racers gained a split of their two-game road trip Saturday when they scored a 64-52 win at
With The Racers trailing 10-6 early in the game, they put together an impressive 19-2 run. Bruce Carter and Tyler Holloway each had three-pointers, while Ray George added a steal and easy dunk. The MSU lead was 25-12 with 4:58 left in the half on a free throw from Marvin Williams.
The half ended with Carter breaking the
MSU shot 50 percent from the field (10-20), while the Eagles shot 27 percent (8-29).
Carter and Holloway combined to make eight of MSU's 10 field goals in the first half.
In the second half, the Racers again pushed their lead to 12 points on a rebound and score by Danero Thomas.
After Morehead cut the lead to 10, Tony Easley hit a pair of free throws for a 43-31 lead with 12:11 remaining.
The Eagles managed to cut the MSU lead to five when Carter and Holloway responded with three-pointers to put the Racers ahead 49-38 with 8:15 left.
Morehead got no closer than 10 the rest of the way in the 64-52 Racer win.
Bruce Carter led the way for MSU with 23 points on 8-of-13 shooting. He had four rebounds and three assists.
Danero Thomas added 14, while Tyler Holloway tossed in 10
GAME NOTES
Carter and Holloway's pair of 20-point performances, it marks the second time this season the pair have accomplished this feat. They also did it Jan. 24 at the RSEC against
The Racers had a lead at half and that has been a good thing this season. When MSU has the lead at half, they are 14-1, and when they don't they're 1-8.
Speaking of important marks to look for in MSU games, the Racers had a 12-point lead at the five-minute mark and are now 14-3 this season.
MSU travels to
