Murray State University Athletics
Friday, November 25
Anchorage, Alaska
8:30 p.m.
Murray State
70
vs
67
San Francisco
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MSU Advances To Great Alaska Shootout Title Game - 70-67 Over USF
11/25/2011 8:19:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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The Murray State Racers advanced to the championship game of the Great Alaska Shootout Friday with a 70-67 victory over San Francisco at Sullivan Arena in Anchorage, Alaska.
The win kept MSU (6-0) undefeated and facing Southern Mississippi in Saturday's title game. The USF Dons dropped to 5-2 as both teams had five game win streaks coming into the game.
MSU's Donte Poole and Isaiah Canaan scored the first 35 points for the Racers and Poole ended the night with a career-high 22, while Canaan added 21.
"I'm very proud of our kids," MSU Head Coach Steve Prohm said. "They continue to compete and play hard. If you do that and play with character and toughness you can do very good things. We were very good defensively in the first half and that gave us a good chance to win."
MSU jumped out to a 14-4 lead at the 13:23 mark on a steal and layup by Canaan. Poole followed with four straight points, then Canaan's three gave MSU a 30-16 lead at the 1:55 mark. MSU led 30-19 at half.
In the second half, MSU pushed to their largest lead of the game at 40-27 with 16:10 left on a Canaan steal and dunk by Ivan Aska and led by 10 points when Jewuan Long drained a three with 8:24 left.
USF kept the pressure on the Racers and they responded with the game on the line.
When Rashad Green made 66-65 with 12.9 seconds remaining, Long made four straight free throws to seal the win for the Racers.
"I'm just so proud of Jewuan," Prohm said. "He's the most competitive kid we have on the team and he was furious after he turned it over. But he came back and made four big free throws and it was Jewuan that blocked their last shot to tie."
After Poole's 22 points and 21 from Canaan, the Racers got 12 from Long, while Aska added 10.
Three point shooting went well for the Racers as they hit 11-of-19 for 58 percent, while the Dons were 4-of-16 for 25 percent. MSU hit 19-of-23 from the free throw line for 82 percent.
The Racers are in the championship game of the Great Alaska Shootout in their first appearance and will meet Southern Mississippi who knocked off New Mexico State 80-72. Game time is 11 p.m. central time Saturday.
The Murray State Racers advanced to the championship game of the Great Alaska Shootout Friday with a 70-67 victory over San Francisco at Sullivan Arena in Anchorage, Alaska.
The win kept MSU (6-0) undefeated and facing Southern Mississippi in Saturday's title game. The USF Dons dropped to 5-2 as both teams had five game win streaks coming into the game.
MSU's Donte Poole and Isaiah Canaan scored the first 35 points for the Racers and Poole ended the night with a career-high 22, while Canaan added 21.
"I'm very proud of our kids," MSU Head Coach Steve Prohm said. "They continue to compete and play hard. If you do that and play with character and toughness you can do very good things. We were very good defensively in the first half and that gave us a good chance to win."
MSU jumped out to a 14-4 lead at the 13:23 mark on a steal and layup by Canaan. Poole followed with four straight points, then Canaan's three gave MSU a 30-16 lead at the 1:55 mark. MSU led 30-19 at half.
In the second half, MSU pushed to their largest lead of the game at 40-27 with 16:10 left on a Canaan steal and dunk by Ivan Aska and led by 10 points when Jewuan Long drained a three with 8:24 left.
USF kept the pressure on the Racers and they responded with the game on the line.
When Rashad Green made 66-65 with 12.9 seconds remaining, Long made four straight free throws to seal the win for the Racers.
"I'm just so proud of Jewuan," Prohm said. "He's the most competitive kid we have on the team and he was furious after he turned it over. But he came back and made four big free throws and it was Jewuan that blocked their last shot to tie."
After Poole's 22 points and 21 from Canaan, the Racers got 12 from Long, while Aska added 10.
Three point shooting went well for the Racers as they hit 11-of-19 for 58 percent, while the Dons were 4-of-16 for 25 percent. MSU hit 19-of-23 from the free throw line for 82 percent.
The Racers are in the championship game of the Great Alaska Shootout in their first appearance and will meet Southern Mississippi who knocked off New Mexico State 80-72. Game time is 11 p.m. central time Saturday.
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