Murray State University Athletics
Thursday, January 29
CFSB Center
8 p.m.
Murray State
11-9 (3-4OVC)
85
vs
78
Eastern Kentucky
18-4 (8-0OVC)
1
2
OT 1
F
Eastern Ky.
38
32
8
78
Murray State
32
38
15
85
Photo by: Tab Brockman
16 Wins In A Row As Racers Top EKU In OT
1/29/2015 2:31:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Murray State Racers stayed undefeated in the Ohio Valley Conference and pushed their win streak to 16 Thursday with a nail-biting 85-78 win at home over the Eastern Kentucky Colonels.
5,295 watched the Racers push their home win streak to eight at the CFSB Center in Murray, Ky.
MSU improved to 18-4 and 8-0 in OVC play, while the Colonels fell to 11-9 and 3-4.
Jarvis Williams scored his 22nd career double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds and Cameron Payne had his second with 21 points and 10 rebounds. MSU had five in double-figure scoring including T.J. Sapp with 14 points, while Jeffery Moss added 13 and Justin Seymour 11.
It was Seymour's 3-pointer with 37 seconds remaining that forced the game into overtime.
When MSU scored the first seven points in the overtime, they completed a 30-15 run after they trailed EKU with 11 minutes in regulation time. From this point through the final, MSU's defense came alive and held EKU to 6-of-20 from the field for 30 percent.
The Racers outscored the Colonels 15-8 in extra time and hit 11-of-14 from the free throw line.
Game Notes
The game marked MSU's first overtime game since the final regular season game last March at SEMO, which ended in a 114-110 defeat. This was MSU's first home overtime game since Feb. 2013 when they defeated Austin Peay 90-81 in double overtime.
The Racers wore gold uniforms for the second time this season after they first wore them against Tennessee State (Jan. 17). The game was a BE BOLD WEAR GOLD day at the CFSB Center.
Updating MSU's trio that is making a run at the MSU 1000-Point Club: Cameron Payne has 997 after his 21-point performance tonight. Jarvis Williams has 858 and Jeffery Moss has 832.
Payne's 10 rebounds is a career-high besting the seven he had this season at Xavier.
The Racers are back at home Saturday to host the UT Martin Skyhawks at 7 p.m.
5,295 watched the Racers push their home win streak to eight at the CFSB Center in Murray, Ky.
MSU improved to 18-4 and 8-0 in OVC play, while the Colonels fell to 11-9 and 3-4.
Jarvis Williams scored his 22nd career double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds and Cameron Payne had his second with 21 points and 10 rebounds. MSU had five in double-figure scoring including T.J. Sapp with 14 points, while Jeffery Moss added 13 and Justin Seymour 11.
It was Seymour's 3-pointer with 37 seconds remaining that forced the game into overtime.
When MSU scored the first seven points in the overtime, they completed a 30-15 run after they trailed EKU with 11 minutes in regulation time. From this point through the final, MSU's defense came alive and held EKU to 6-of-20 from the field for 30 percent.
The Racers outscored the Colonels 15-8 in extra time and hit 11-of-14 from the free throw line.
Game Notes
The game marked MSU's first overtime game since the final regular season game last March at SEMO, which ended in a 114-110 defeat. This was MSU's first home overtime game since Feb. 2013 when they defeated Austin Peay 90-81 in double overtime.
The Racers wore gold uniforms for the second time this season after they first wore them against Tennessee State (Jan. 17). The game was a BE BOLD WEAR GOLD day at the CFSB Center.
Updating MSU's trio that is making a run at the MSU 1000-Point Club: Cameron Payne has 997 after his 21-point performance tonight. Jarvis Williams has 858 and Jeffery Moss has 832.
Payne's 10 rebounds is a career-high besting the seven he had this season at Xavier.
The Racers are back at home Saturday to host the UT Martin Skyhawks at 7 p.m.
Team Stats
EKU
MUR
FG%
.417
.537
3FG%
.371
.412
FT%
.789
.769
RB
26
40
TO
10
16
STL
9
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
26
FGM
8
3FGM
3
FTM
7
Pts
22
FGM
7
3FGM
4
FTM
4
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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