Murray State University Athletics
Thursday, December 22
CFSB Center
7 p.m.
Murray State
5-8
62
vs
77
Wright State
9-4
1
2
F
Wright State
30
47
77
Murray State
36
26
62
Team Stats
WST
MUR
FG%
.439
.339
3FG%
.367
.227
FT%
.800
.731
RB
38
38
TO
14
13
STL
4
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
21
FGM
6
3FGM
4
FTM
5
Pts
21
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
10
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
G
/ Men's Basketball
Photo by: Dave Winder-Murray State Athletics
Second Half Is Costly In Racers' Loss To Wright State
12/22/2016 10:33:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Murray State Racers saw a six-point halftime lead get away in the early second half in a 77-62 loss to the Wright State Raiders Thursday at the CFSB Center in Murray, Ky.
The Racers lost for the first time at home in five games and fell to 5-8 as the team heads into the Christmas break.
MSU's 36-30 lead at the intermission looked to be larger until WSU's Mark Alstork hit a buzzer three. The Raiders opened the second half on a 13-1 run to put the Racers behind 43-37 with 15:00 left.
The Racers came back to make a game of it when they hit back-to-back threes from Jonathan Stark and Terrell Miller to make it a one-point game 59-58 in favor of Wright State. A 12-2 Raiders run put the game away with 2:41 remaining and a 71-60 lead.
Terrell Miller and Jonathan Stark each posted 21 points for the Racers. Miller had his second double-double in three games when he grabbed 11 rebounds.
The Racers had a hard time getting the ball through the hoop in the second half. They shot 29 percent on 8-of-28 from the field and hit 3-of-14 from the 3-point line for 21 percent. It added up to Wright State winning the second half by a 47-26 score after MSU won the first half 36-30.
Game Notes
The Racers are 16-13 all-time against the current Horizon League membership, but are 0-4 against the Raiders. MSU does have two wins over Horizon teams this season. 93-77 over Green Bay (Nov. 19) and 86-76 over Detroit (Dec. 3).
The loss snapped MSU's six game winning streak at the CFSB Center.
Stark has hit a 3-point basket in all 13 games this season. The MSU record is 40 by Isaiah Canaan. His record included the final 10 games of the 2011-12 season and all 30 games of his senior season in 2012-13.
MSU entered the Wright State game ranked 16th in NCAA D-I with an average of 10.1 made 3-pointers per game. Tonight they were 5-of-22.
This game featured nine lead changes.
The Racers have played their final game before taking a break for Christmas. MSU's game is at home (Dec. 29) against the Brescia Bearcats at the CFSB Center. Then it's a quick start for MSU in the Ohio Valley Conference season when the Racers host the Tennessee State Tigers (Dec. 31). The 11 a.m. tip on New Year's Eve will be televised on the CBS Sports Network.
The Racers lost for the first time at home in five games and fell to 5-8 as the team heads into the Christmas break.
MSU's 36-30 lead at the intermission looked to be larger until WSU's Mark Alstork hit a buzzer three. The Raiders opened the second half on a 13-1 run to put the Racers behind 43-37 with 15:00 left.
The Racers came back to make a game of it when they hit back-to-back threes from Jonathan Stark and Terrell Miller to make it a one-point game 59-58 in favor of Wright State. A 12-2 Raiders run put the game away with 2:41 remaining and a 71-60 lead.
Terrell Miller and Jonathan Stark each posted 21 points for the Racers. Miller had his second double-double in three games when he grabbed 11 rebounds.
The Racers had a hard time getting the ball through the hoop in the second half. They shot 29 percent on 8-of-28 from the field and hit 3-of-14 from the 3-point line for 21 percent. It added up to Wright State winning the second half by a 47-26 score after MSU won the first half 36-30.
Game Notes
The Racers are 16-13 all-time against the current Horizon League membership, but are 0-4 against the Raiders. MSU does have two wins over Horizon teams this season. 93-77 over Green Bay (Nov. 19) and 86-76 over Detroit (Dec. 3).
The loss snapped MSU's six game winning streak at the CFSB Center.
Stark has hit a 3-point basket in all 13 games this season. The MSU record is 40 by Isaiah Canaan. His record included the final 10 games of the 2011-12 season and all 30 games of his senior season in 2012-13.
MSU entered the Wright State game ranked 16th in NCAA D-I with an average of 10.1 made 3-pointers per game. Tonight they were 5-of-22.
This game featured nine lead changes.
The Racers have played their final game before taking a break for Christmas. MSU's game is at home (Dec. 29) against the Brescia Bearcats at the CFSB Center. Then it's a quick start for MSU in the Ohio Valley Conference season when the Racers host the Tennessee State Tigers (Dec. 31). The 11 a.m. tip on New Year's Eve will be televised on the CBS Sports Network.
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