Tuesday, November 29
Carbondale, ILL.
7 p.m.
Murray State
3-4
85
at
89
Southern Illinois
4-3
1
2
OT 1
F
Murray State
37
40
8
85
Southern Illinois
40
38
11
89
Team Stats
MUR
SIU
FG%
.386
.508
3FG%
.433
.250
FT%
.783
.583
RB
43
38
TO
12
8
STL
2
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
29
FGM
9
3FGM
1
FTM
10
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Dave Winder-Murray State Athletics
Racers Force OT At SIU But Fall 89-85
11/29/2016 6:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Murray State Racers rallied to force overtime, but ultimately fel to the Southern Illinois Salukis 89-85 Tuesday at the SIU Arena in Carbondale.
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The Racers fell to 3-4 overall and come home to the CFSB Center Saturday to host Detroit Mercy at 7 p.m.
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A Bryce Jones 3-point basket at the buzzer forced overtime after the Racers executed a flawless full-court play with 5.7 seconds remaining to tie the game 77-77.
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Jonathan Stark made a pair of free throws with 1:06 left in overtime to tie it again 85-85. MSU had a chance to win the game after Gee McGhee blocked an SIU shot and gathered the ball in. With the shot clock not allowing MSU to keep the ball for the final shot, Stark drove to the basket and missed with 15-seconds left. SIU got the rebound and game winner off a missed 3-point try that was tipped in by Sean O'Brien with .06 left. MSU tried a full-court pass that went out of bounds. SIU was fouled and made two free throws for the 89-85 final.
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Stark led MSU with 29 points including a 10-of-11 night from the free throw line. Jones added 13 points, while Terrell Miller added 12 points and eight rebounds. Gee McGhee came off the bench and hit three-straight 3-point baskets and finished with 11 points.
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The Racers shot 39 percent from the field on 27–of-70 shots. They hit 43 percent on 13-of-30 3-point tries.
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MSU won the battle of the boards with SIU 43-38 and had 15 offensive rebounds.
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The first half featured a 5-of-8 start from the field for MSU and afterwards, McGhee entered the game and hit 3-of-3 from long range and the Racers led the Salukis 25-24 at the 7:57 mark. MSU fell behind by five with 2:12 left but finished the game outscoring SIU 7-0 on a pair of threes by Jones and Jachai Taylor.
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Game Notes
Tonight was the 34th meeting between the Racers and Salukis. SIU leads the series 18-16 overall, 10-4 in games played at SIU.
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Bryce Jones entered the game as MSU's leading active scorer. With 13 points tonight he now has 489. Damarcus Croaker has (366), Gee McGhee (290). McGhee scored his first points of the season as he continues his recovery from injury.
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MSU's 13 3-point baskets are a season-high, one better than the 12 they hit (Nov. 21) against Bowling Green.
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MSU's 15 offensive rebounds are a season-high. MSU had 12 at home Saturday against Alabama A&M.
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Stark's 29 points is a career-high at MSU. He had 28 points against Bowling Green.
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The Racers were excellent from the free throw line tonight. They were 18-of-23 for 78 percent. The 18 makes and 23 attempts are both season highs.
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The Racers are home Saturday to host the Detroit Mercy Titans at 7 p.m. at the CFSB Center. The two are meeting for the first time since a pair of games in 1999 and 2000. The Titans are 1-5 and host Eastern Michigan Wednesday.
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The Racers have all of next week off for MSU fall semester final exams and return to action on Dec. 10 at Evansville.
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The Racers fell to 3-4 overall and come home to the CFSB Center Saturday to host Detroit Mercy at 7 p.m.
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A Bryce Jones 3-point basket at the buzzer forced overtime after the Racers executed a flawless full-court play with 5.7 seconds remaining to tie the game 77-77.
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Jonathan Stark made a pair of free throws with 1:06 left in overtime to tie it again 85-85. MSU had a chance to win the game after Gee McGhee blocked an SIU shot and gathered the ball in. With the shot clock not allowing MSU to keep the ball for the final shot, Stark drove to the basket and missed with 15-seconds left. SIU got the rebound and game winner off a missed 3-point try that was tipped in by Sean O'Brien with .06 left. MSU tried a full-court pass that went out of bounds. SIU was fouled and made two free throws for the 89-85 final.
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Stark led MSU with 29 points including a 10-of-11 night from the free throw line. Jones added 13 points, while Terrell Miller added 12 points and eight rebounds. Gee McGhee came off the bench and hit three-straight 3-point baskets and finished with 11 points.
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The Racers shot 39 percent from the field on 27–of-70 shots. They hit 43 percent on 13-of-30 3-point tries.
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MSU won the battle of the boards with SIU 43-38 and had 15 offensive rebounds.
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The first half featured a 5-of-8 start from the field for MSU and afterwards, McGhee entered the game and hit 3-of-3 from long range and the Racers led the Salukis 25-24 at the 7:57 mark. MSU fell behind by five with 2:12 left but finished the game outscoring SIU 7-0 on a pair of threes by Jones and Jachai Taylor.
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Game Notes
Tonight was the 34th meeting between the Racers and Salukis. SIU leads the series 18-16 overall, 10-4 in games played at SIU.
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Bryce Jones entered the game as MSU's leading active scorer. With 13 points tonight he now has 489. Damarcus Croaker has (366), Gee McGhee (290). McGhee scored his first points of the season as he continues his recovery from injury.
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MSU's 13 3-point baskets are a season-high, one better than the 12 they hit (Nov. 21) against Bowling Green.
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MSU's 15 offensive rebounds are a season-high. MSU had 12 at home Saturday against Alabama A&M.
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Stark's 29 points is a career-high at MSU. He had 28 points against Bowling Green.
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The Racers were excellent from the free throw line tonight. They were 18-of-23 for 78 percent. The 18 makes and 23 attempts are both season highs.
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The Racers are home Saturday to host the Detroit Mercy Titans at 7 p.m. at the CFSB Center. The two are meeting for the first time since a pair of games in 1999 and 2000. The Titans are 1-5 and host Eastern Michigan Wednesday.
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The Racers have all of next week off for MSU fall semester final exams and return to action on Dec. 10 at Evansville.
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