Friday, March 2
Nashville, Tenn.
6 p.m.
Murray State
78
vs
58
Tennessee Tech
Photo by: Tab Brockman
#9 Racers Advance To OVC Championship Finals With 78-58 Win Over TTU
3/2/2012 7:10:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Box Score | Box Score (PDF) | First half Photos | Second Half Photos
The #9 Murray State Racers advanced to the championship game of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Friday with a dominating 78-58 semfinal win over Tennessee Tech at the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn.
The win for the No. 1 seed Racers pushed their season record to 29-1, and was their third victory over No. 4 seed TTU this season.
Donte Poole scored a team-high 25 points and Isaiah Canaan added 18 to advance to the title game. The Racers will go for their 15th championship Saturday.
The Racers used a 9-2 run that pushed their nine-point lead at the 15:10 mark to 16 at the 12:34 mark with a 57-41 lead. MSU pushed out to their largest lead of the game at 62-43 with 10:10 remaining when Zay Jackson made a steal and fed Poole for a layup.
Poole hit a three from the corner with 4:48 remaining for a 67-48 MSU lead.
The Racers got out of the gate to a 13-4 lead when Canaan hit a three at the 11:53 mark. MSU stretch it to a 12-point lead when Canaan finished a break to make it a 28-16 with 4:45 left. MSU led 37-30 at the break.
Murray State controlled action in the second half, leading by at least 10 points the final 16:30 and twice holding a 21-point advantage.
The Racers held a strong 54.9 to 39.3 field goal percentage advantage. MSU also out-rebounded the Golden Eagles 34-42 while forcing 19 TTU turnovers.
Both Canaan and Poole shot over 50 percent from the floor as MSU's leading shot takers. Poole ended the night 9-14 from the floor and Canaan 7-12 from the field.
Kevin Murphy scored 31 points to lead all players, tallying more than half of Tennessee Tech's points on 11-21 shooting.
The Racers will meet the winner of the semifinal game between No. 3 seed Morehead State and No. 2 seed Tennessee State. The title game is Saturday at 1 p.m. CT Saturday and aired on ESPN2.
Game Notes
The Racers go to the OVC Championship game for the 24th time and have won 14 of the previous 23 attempts. MSU is 14-9 all-time in OVC Tournament title games including a win over Morehead State the last time they made it to the final in 2010 in Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. MSU's last time to play a title game at Minicipal Auditorium was in
MSU improved its mark in the Municipal Auditorium to 8-5.
The #9 Murray State Racers advanced to the championship game of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Friday with a dominating 78-58 semfinal win over Tennessee Tech at the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn.
The win for the No. 1 seed Racers pushed their season record to 29-1, and was their third victory over No. 4 seed TTU this season.
Donte Poole scored a team-high 25 points and Isaiah Canaan added 18 to advance to the title game. The Racers will go for their 15th championship Saturday.
The Racers used a 9-2 run that pushed their nine-point lead at the 15:10 mark to 16 at the 12:34 mark with a 57-41 lead. MSU pushed out to their largest lead of the game at 62-43 with 10:10 remaining when Zay Jackson made a steal and fed Poole for a layup.
Poole hit a three from the corner with 4:48 remaining for a 67-48 MSU lead.
The Racers got out of the gate to a 13-4 lead when Canaan hit a three at the 11:53 mark. MSU stretch it to a 12-point lead when Canaan finished a break to make it a 28-16 with 4:45 left. MSU led 37-30 at the break.
Murray State controlled action in the second half, leading by at least 10 points the final 16:30 and twice holding a 21-point advantage.
The Racers held a strong 54.9 to 39.3 field goal percentage advantage. MSU also out-rebounded the Golden Eagles 34-42 while forcing 19 TTU turnovers.
Both Canaan and Poole shot over 50 percent from the floor as MSU's leading shot takers. Poole ended the night 9-14 from the floor and Canaan 7-12 from the field.
Kevin Murphy scored 31 points to lead all players, tallying more than half of Tennessee Tech's points on 11-21 shooting.
The Racers will meet the winner of the semifinal game between No. 3 seed Morehead State and No. 2 seed Tennessee State. The title game is Saturday at 1 p.m. CT Saturday and aired on ESPN2.
Game Notes
The Racers go to the OVC Championship game for the 24th time and have won 14 of the previous 23 attempts. MSU is 14-9 all-time in OVC Tournament title games including a win over Morehead State the last time they made it to the final in 2010 in Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. MSU's last time to play a title game at Minicipal Auditorium was in
MSU improved its mark in the Municipal Auditorium to 8-5.
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