Murray State University Athletics

Racers Roll Past UTEP Into NIT 2nd Round
3/17/2015 9:22:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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The win put the Racers into a second round game at Tulsa, who defeated William & Mary at home, 70-67. The Racers will play at Tulsa with the game date and time being announced soon.
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The Racers got a double-double from Jarvis Williams with 25 points and 14 rebounds, while T.J. Sapp tossed in 21. Cameron Payne flirted with a triple-double with 14 points,10 assists and seven rebounds.
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The Racers improved to 28-5 and won their 15th straight home game.
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Leading 37-32 at half, the Racers turned on the speed and hit UTEP with a 13-2 run and built a 50-34 lead when Sapp nailed a 3-pointer with 16:16 left.
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MSU matched their 16-point lead at 4:45 when Williams hit a pair of free throws.
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The win for MSU was their first NIT home win and their first overall win in the tournament since beating Alabama under head coach Ron Greene in 1980.
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Tuesday, March 17
No. 3 Rhode Island 88, No. 6 Iona 75
No. 2 Miami (FL) 75, No. 7 North Carolina Central 71
No. 5 George Washington 60, No. 4 Pittsburgh 54
No. 3 Louisiana Tech 89, No. 6 Central Michigan 79
No. 2 Tulsa 70, No. 7 William & Mary 67
No. 6 Alabama 79, No. 3 Illinois 58
No. 3 Murray State 81, No. 6 UTEP 66
No. 2 Texas A&M 81, No. 7 Montana 64
No. 2 Stanford 77, No. 7 UC Davis 64
Wednesday, March 18
No. 5 Arizona State at No. 4 Connecticut, 7 p.m., ESPN2
No. 8 Bucknell at No. 1 Temple, 7 p.m., ESPN3
No. 8 Charleston Southern at No. 1 Old Dominion, 7:15 p.m., ESPN3
No. 8 St. Francis-Brooklyn at No. 1 Richmond, 7:30 p.m., ESPN3
No. 5 Green Bay at No. 4 Illinois State, 8 p.m., ESPNU
No. 5 Vanderbilt at No. 4 St. Mary's, 9 p.m., ESPN2
No. 8 South Dakota State at No. 1 Colorado State, 10 p.m., ESPNU