Racers Pick Up First OVC Road Win In 33-Point Victory At Eastern Illinois

Friday, December 30

Charleston, Ill.

7 p.m.

Murray State

Eastern Illinois

Photo by: Tab Brockman

Racers Pick Up First OVC Road Win In 33-Point Victory At Eastern Illinois

12/30/2011 8:24:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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#20/21 Murray State scored its first road conference win of the season Thursday night, defeating Eastern Illinois 73-40 at Lantz Arena in Charleston, Ill.

Stacy Wilson came off the bench for the Racers to lead the team with 16 points, including a team-best four 3-pointers.

Leading 9-8 with 15:28 remaining in the first half, the Racers went on a 14-0 run over the next six and a half minutes. MSU made its first four 3-point attempts of the game and proceeded to keep building its lead in the remainder of the period to take a 41-21 advantage.

Jewuan Long added 14 points for Murray State (14-0, 2-0 OVC) on a perfect 6-6 shooting night from the field.

Ed Daniel and Brandon Garrett each recorded three blocks as MSU blocked 10 total Eastern Illinois attempts.

Jeremy Granger led the Panthers (6-6, 0-1) with 12 points.

The Racers return to action at home against Eastern Kentucky Jan. 4. Tip off at the CFSB Center is set for 7 p.m.