Second Half Costs Racers at Lipscomb

Tuesday, November 24

Nashville, Tenn.

6:30 p.m.

Murray State

(1-3)

Lipscomb

(2-3)

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Murray State	23	23	19	20	85
LIPSCOMB	24	20	24	25	93

11/24/2015 8:37:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Lipscomb had three players score 20 points or more and the Lady Bisons hit 12-of-22 from 3-point range as the Murray State women fell on the road Tuesday night in Nashville to LU 93-85. The loss is the Racers' third consecutive.

A total of five Racers scored in double figures. Ke'Shunan James led the Racers (2-3) with 20 points and 11 rebounds. The double-double is the first this season for an MSU player. James also added a team-best five assists. LeAsia Wright scored 17 while Abria and Kyra Gulledge and Jashae Lee each had 10 points. Eight of Abria Gulledge's points came in the first quarter and sparked the MSU bench. Lee also added nine boards in the loss.

LU (2-3) shot 53 percent (31-for-59) from the field while MSU was 32-of-76 (42 percent). The 42 percent shooting is a team-high this season for the Racers. The Lady Bisons were 19-of-23 at the free-throw line while MSU hit 16-of-21. The Racers went just 5-of-30 from beyond the arc.

MSU had a big edge in paint points, outscoring Lipscomb 42-26 inside. The Racers also had a 20-12 edge in second-chance points and the bench outscored the LU reserves 29-8. Murray State again forced its opponent into more turnovers as LU had 17 turnovers to the Racers 13. However, Lipscomb held a 20-16 advantage in points off of those turnovers.

Lipscomb got off to a fast start, scoring the first eight points of the game in the first two minutes. Gulledge and Lee came in off the bench to spark the Racers and MSU led 23-19 with just under two minutes left in the opening quarter. LU led after one 24-23. The Racers continued its strong run in the second quarter, outscoring the Lady Bisons 23-20 and taking a 46-44 lead into halftime.

The Racers came out of the break slow as LU went on a 14-4 run to open the second half and led 68-65 at the end of the third. The fourth quarter went much the same as the third, as Lipscomb started the quarter fast, before MSU reeled the Lady Bisons back in. MSU ran out of gas down the stretch however, and LU closed on an 11-5 run.

MSU continues its two-game road swing Saturday as the Racers travel to Conway, Ark., to face Central Arkansas for the second time in a week. The Sugar Bears defeated Murray State Nov. 21 61-51 in Murray.