Racers Blitz Bethel At Home 91-64

Tuesday, November 19

CFSB Center

7 p.m.

Murray State

2-2

Bethel (TN)

4-3

Bethel (TN)

Murray St.

Photo by: Tab Brockman

11/19/2013 8:41:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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The Murray State Racers used a fast start and scored a 91-64 home win Tuesday over the Bethel Wildcats at the CFSB Center in Murray, Ky.

The Racers (2-2) have won both of their games at home this season.

Dexter Fields had a career-high 21 points, while Jarvis Williams turned in his third straight double-double with 25 points and 13 rebounds. Jonathan Fairell and Tyler Rambo each added 12 points. Fairell also had a double-double with 10 rebounds. Cameron Payne had nine points and eight assists for the Racers.

The Racers jumped out quick with six defensive stops to start the game and pushed to a 20-6 lead on the strength of three three-pointers from Jeffery Moss and Fields. After the Wildcats cut the lead to 32-20 at the 7:09 mark, MSU responded with a Williams score and Rambo added a pair of baskets for a 44-26 lead at 1:50. Williams got a put-back off a missed free and made the halftime score 48-29 in favor of the Racers.

MSU pushed the lead to 66-43 with 12:04 left when Payne hit a three and Rambo added a free throw. The Racers led 70-46 when Fields hit his fourth three of the game with 10:32 remaining.

MSU ended the game shooting 50 percent from the field on 31-of-61 and 37 percent from three range on 7-of-19 shots. MSU went to the free throw line 32 times and made 22 for 69 percent.

The Racers hit the road for the third straight weekend when they play at Auburn Saturday in a 7 p.m. tip at the Auburn Arena. Racer Radio will hit air at 6:30 p.m. on WGFE 103.7 FM and online at Froggy103.com and GoRacers.com. Live online streaming video is available from AuburnTigers.com.

Game Notes
Jarvis Williams scored his third straight double-double with 25 points and 13 rebounds. MSU's all-time streak of double-doubles came in 1991 by Popeye Jones who had 17 in a row. Jones (1988-92) is MSU's all-time rebounder and fourth all-time scorer and had 77 career double-doubles.

Williams and Fairell is the first Racer pair to have double-doubles in the same game since Ed Daniel and Brandon Garrett did it last February against Tennessee State.

Payne's eight assists is the most for a Racer since Isaiah Canaan had nine last January against SIUE. Payne's eight assists is third in the OVC this season behind 15 by Morehead State's Kareem Storey against Mid-Continent and nine from SEMO's Lucas Nutt against Central Baptist.

The Racers are now 184-32 (.851) overall and 110-22 (.832) in non-OVC games in their 16^th season at the CFSB Center. MSU's current home win streak is two after winning both games this season. MSU lost its final home game of the season last March to SE Missouri.

MSU's next home game next Tuesday against Middle Tennessee marks the Blue Raiders first visit to Murray since they played a New Year's Day game at the CFSB Center in 2003.

Auburn also played tonight and handled OVC member Jacksonville State 78-54 to move to 2-1.