Racers Win 8th Straight At Home 73-65 Over JSU

Saturday, January 25

CFSB Center

7:30 p.m.

Murray State

12-8 (7-1)

Jacksonville State

10-14, (4-5OVC)

Jacksonville State

Murray St.

Photo by: Tab Brockman

1/25/2014 3:15:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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The Murray State Racers moved to 7-1 in the Ohio Valley Conference with an 73-65 win over the Jacksonville State Gamecocks at the CFSB Center in Murray, Ky.

The Racers (12-8) won for the eight straight time at home and are now 10-1 this season. JSU fell to 10-14 overall and 4-5 in OVC play.

MSU got 16 points each from Jeffery Moss and Cameron Payne and a 13- rebound day from Jonathan Fairell. MSU got two big 3-pointers at the end of the half and another close to the end of the game from Dexter Fields as he finished the game with 10 points.

After trailing early 5-0, the Racers got their first lead of the day on a 3-point basket by Moss for a 10-9 lead 8:30 into the contest.

JSU had their largest lead of the half at 10:21 when Brian Williams completed a three-point play for a 27-19 lead.

The Racers responded and ended the half with a 14-5 run started by a three-point play from Payne and a pair of free throws from Fairell. Jarvis Williams got a rebound and put-back with 42 seconds left. Fields hit his only field goal of the half, a straight-away and deep 3-pointer that swished at the buzzer. MSU regained the lead for the first time since 10:21 and led at the half 33-32.

The Racers put together a 10-0 run mid-way through the second half. T.J. Sapp came off the bench to key the burst with a pair of buckets and a steal for a 45-44 lead. Moss followed with a 3-point basket and MSU led 51-44 after a pair of Payne free throws with 11:43 left.

Moss nailed another 3-pointer for a 58-50 lead with 6:41 remaining. MSU stayed with the eight point lead with 3:05 remaining when Sapp hit from the corner on a 3-pointer. Payne hit two runners and Moss fed Williams for a slam to seal the win.

The Racers' next game is at Austin Peay on Friday, Jan. 31. The 8 p.m. tip will air on the CBS Sports Network channel. All MSU games are heard over the air on WFGE 103.7 FM and free online at Froggy103.com and GoRacers.com.

Game Notes
Jonathan Fairell had his fourth double-digit rebound game in his last five. Over that period, he's averaging 10.2 rebounds per game.

The Racers have won eight straight at home since their last loss which came to Middle Tennessee Nov. 26. MSU's next chance to extend it is against Feb. 13 when they host SIUE. Duke has the longest streak in the country at 28 straight after they defeated Florida State today 78-56.

MSU is in its 16th season of games in the CFSB Center and the Racers are 191-33 (.852). In OVC games MSU is 112-22 (.835).

The Racers lead the all-time series with JSU 17-1 and are 9-0 at home. This was the only meeting in the regular season between the two teams.