Racers Fall In Close Battle At Morehead State

Saturday, January 3

Morehead, Ky.

4:15 p.m.

Murray State

Morehead State

Photo by: Murray State Sports Information

1/3/2015 5:35:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

The Murray State women's basketball team fell in the final seconds of the game 64-63 to Morehead State. MSU came into conference play first in the conference in scoring offense averaging 77.1 points per game. The Racers are 9-8 when facing an Ohio Valley Conference opponent for the first game of a new year.

Both teams came into the game with fire of knowing this was a conference game. The Racers (5-9, 0-1 OVC) came out and led for most of the first half with their biggest lead at the 15:55 mark when they led 7-3. The Eagles (5-9, 1-0 OVC) did not take the lead until the 5:05 mark, which they kept going into halftime. With 1.2 seconds on the clock right before halftime, Ke'Shunan James makes the shot for the Racers to only be down 25-24. Murray State outrebounded Morehead State by nine, but turned the ball over two more time than their opponent.

The second half continued as the first half ended with the score being close. Morehead State continued to maintain their lead, but Murray State did not let them run away with the score. MSU regained the lead at the 8:20 mark when Keiona Kirby pulled up and made a jumper for a 51-49 lead. The final seconds of the game brought some key plays. Murray State held a 63-61 lead, but with possession of the ball the Eagles hit a three and took a 64-63 lead with 2.0 seconds left. The Racers were unable to get a shot off, and fell 64-63 to the Eagles.

James led the team with 13 points, while Bianca Babic drained four from behind-the-arc to add 12. Kirby tied her career-high 11 rebounds as the team outrebounded the Eagles by 13. Murray State had 11 steals, and 19 points off of Morehead State's turnovers.

Murray State continues their road games at Tennessee Tech on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. The Golden Eagles are 0-2 in conference play.