Murray State University Athletics
Saturday, February 4
Martin, Tenn.
4:00 PM
Murray State
67
at
84
UT Martin
Photo by: Tab Brockman
Racers Fall at UT Martin
2/4/2012 7:51:00 PM | Women's Basketball
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The Murray State women's basketball team dropped an 85-67 decision to UT Martin at the Elam Center in Ohio Valley Conference action.
The Racers (9-14, 5-5 OVC) were led by red-shirt sophomore Erica Burgess, who tallied 26 points and added seven rebounds. Junior Kyra Watson tallied a career-high 13 rebounds and added eight points. Senior Kayla Lowe was the other MSU player in double- digits in the point's column with 16.
The first half was a back-and-forth battle for control of the scoreboard, with four ties and five lead changes during the first 20 minutes of play. The final tie came with just over three minutes left to play at 28-all. The Skyhawks then went on a 6-0 run for the rest of the half to take a 34-28 lead heading into the locker room.
UTM continued their run into the second half making it a 12-0 run over the two half to take a 40-28 advantage. The closest that the Racers were able to get the rest of the half was within eight points. MSU cut the advantage to nine with just over four minutes to play, but the Skyhawks then pushed out to a 15-point advantage over the next three minutes.
Free throws and rebounds were keys to the game. UTM went 15-of-21 from the charity stripe, while MSU was just 9-of-14. The Skyhawks also earned a 49-39 advantage in the rebounding column, including a 15-11 mark in offensive boards. Those offensive rebounds were key, as UTM scored 16 second-chance points to MSU's seven.
The Racers will now return home for a four-game home stand Feb. 6-16 at the CFSB Center. MSU will first host Tennessee State, Monday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. in the NCAA Pack the House Challenge.
The Murray State women's basketball team dropped an 85-67 decision to UT Martin at the Elam Center in Ohio Valley Conference action.
The Racers (9-14, 5-5 OVC) were led by red-shirt sophomore Erica Burgess, who tallied 26 points and added seven rebounds. Junior Kyra Watson tallied a career-high 13 rebounds and added eight points. Senior Kayla Lowe was the other MSU player in double- digits in the point's column with 16.
The first half was a back-and-forth battle for control of the scoreboard, with four ties and five lead changes during the first 20 minutes of play. The final tie came with just over three minutes left to play at 28-all. The Skyhawks then went on a 6-0 run for the rest of the half to take a 34-28 lead heading into the locker room.
UTM continued their run into the second half making it a 12-0 run over the two half to take a 40-28 advantage. The closest that the Racers were able to get the rest of the half was within eight points. MSU cut the advantage to nine with just over four minutes to play, but the Skyhawks then pushed out to a 15-point advantage over the next three minutes.
Free throws and rebounds were keys to the game. UTM went 15-of-21 from the charity stripe, while MSU was just 9-of-14. The Skyhawks also earned a 49-39 advantage in the rebounding column, including a 15-11 mark in offensive boards. Those offensive rebounds were key, as UTM scored 16 second-chance points to MSU's seven.
The Racers will now return home for a four-game home stand Feb. 6-16 at the CFSB Center. MSU will first host Tennessee State, Monday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. in the NCAA Pack the House Challenge.
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