Murray State University Athletics
Saturday, November 19
Bowling Green, Ohio
6 p.m.
Murray State
2-1
93
vs
77
Green Bay
1-2
1
2
F
Green Bay
45
32
77
Murray St.
43
50
93
Team Stats
GB
MUR
FG%
.347
.521
3FG%
.353
.367
FT%
.517
.533
RB
49
42
TO
13
11
STL
6
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
21
FGM
7
3FGM
4
FTM
3
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Dave Winder-Murray State Athletics
Racers Reverse Trend - Score Run Away Win Over Green Bay
11/19/2016 12:12:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Murray State Racers used a 50-point second half to nail down a 93-77 win over the Green Bay Phoenix Saturday in the first round of the Bill Frack Tournament at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio.
The win improved the Racers to 2-1 as they get set to play game two of the event being held at Bowling Green State University Sunday against Missouri-Kansas City at 3 p.m. CT.
Trailing 45-36 with 3:21 in left the first half, the Racers rallied to cut the lead. Jonathan Stark made a steal in the closing seconds and hit a 3-point basket at the buzzer. It was his first field goal of the game after six misses and it cut the Green Bay lead t0 45-43 at intermission.
Stark was just getting started.
The junior guard hit three-straight 3-pointers to start the second half to give the Racers a 57-52 lead at 16:32. The Racer run continued when Gilbert Thomas made three baskets in a 21-7 run as the Racers built a 10-point lead with 12:50 left. When Jachai Taylor scored on a put-back at the 11:43 mark, MSU had a 70-57 advantage and held off any challenge from Green Bay.
The Racers used all 10 available players in the first half and all 10 scored.
That theme continued throughout the game as the Murray State bench contributed 41 points to the Racers' win. Te bench had only seven total points in MSU's games against Illinois State and Middle Tennessee. Jerami Grace and Gilbert Thomas each scored 12 points, while Jachai Taylor added 11. MSU's group of four freshmen and a sophomore were key to the win.
The game turned on the Racers' defense that held Green Bay to 27 percent from the field in the second half on 10-of-36 shots including 4-of-16 from the 3-point line for 25 percent.
Game Notes
The MSU bench kept the Racers in the game when they were struggling to match what the Phoenix was doing. All 10 MSU players scored and the bench added 19 points, including nine points from Taylor.
The 93 points for the Racers was their top score in a D-I game since they beat Tennessee State 91-72 at the CFSB Center on Jan. 17, 2015.
During MSU's 21-7 run in the second half, they scored on 9-of-10 possessions.
With seconds to go in the first half, Stark was scoreless on 0-of-6 from the field. From that point to the end of the game, he scored 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting. He also added a game-high seven assists.
The Racers meet the UMKC Kanagroos for the first time since 1983 in Sunday's first game of the day at 3 p.m. CT.
UMKC beat the host Bowling Green State 71-69 tonight on a jumper by Martez Harrison. The senior guard led the Roos with 23 points.
The Racers lead the all-time series with UMKC 2-1 with all three games being played at old Racer Arena. MSU won games in 1981 and 1983, after UMKC won the first meeting in 1978.
There is no online video streaming available for the game. Fans can get online streaming audio from Froggy103.com and GoRacers.com.
Sunday's late game has host Bowling Green meeting Green Bay at 6 p.m. CT.
The win improved the Racers to 2-1 as they get set to play game two of the event being held at Bowling Green State University Sunday against Missouri-Kansas City at 3 p.m. CT.
Trailing 45-36 with 3:21 in left the first half, the Racers rallied to cut the lead. Jonathan Stark made a steal in the closing seconds and hit a 3-point basket at the buzzer. It was his first field goal of the game after six misses and it cut the Green Bay lead t0 45-43 at intermission.
Stark was just getting started.
The junior guard hit three-straight 3-pointers to start the second half to give the Racers a 57-52 lead at 16:32. The Racer run continued when Gilbert Thomas made three baskets in a 21-7 run as the Racers built a 10-point lead with 12:50 left. When Jachai Taylor scored on a put-back at the 11:43 mark, MSU had a 70-57 advantage and held off any challenge from Green Bay.
The Racers used all 10 available players in the first half and all 10 scored.
That theme continued throughout the game as the Murray State bench contributed 41 points to the Racers' win. Te bench had only seven total points in MSU's games against Illinois State and Middle Tennessee. Jerami Grace and Gilbert Thomas each scored 12 points, while Jachai Taylor added 11. MSU's group of four freshmen and a sophomore were key to the win.
The game turned on the Racers' defense that held Green Bay to 27 percent from the field in the second half on 10-of-36 shots including 4-of-16 from the 3-point line for 25 percent.
Game Notes
The MSU bench kept the Racers in the game when they were struggling to match what the Phoenix was doing. All 10 MSU players scored and the bench added 19 points, including nine points from Taylor.
The 93 points for the Racers was their top score in a D-I game since they beat Tennessee State 91-72 at the CFSB Center on Jan. 17, 2015.
During MSU's 21-7 run in the second half, they scored on 9-of-10 possessions.
With seconds to go in the first half, Stark was scoreless on 0-of-6 from the field. From that point to the end of the game, he scored 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting. He also added a game-high seven assists.
The Racers meet the UMKC Kanagroos for the first time since 1983 in Sunday's first game of the day at 3 p.m. CT.
UMKC beat the host Bowling Green State 71-69 tonight on a jumper by Martez Harrison. The senior guard led the Roos with 23 points.
The Racers lead the all-time series with UMKC 2-1 with all three games being played at old Racer Arena. MSU won games in 1981 and 1983, after UMKC won the first meeting in 1978.
There is no online video streaming available for the game. Fans can get online streaming audio from Froggy103.com and GoRacers.com.
Sunday's late game has host Bowling Green meeting Green Bay at 6 p.m. CT.
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