Murray State University Athletics
Saturday, November 25
CFSB Center
7 p.m.
Murray State
3-1
81
vs
73
Southern Illinois
2-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Ill. | 37 | 36 | 73 |
| Murray St. | 31 | 50 | 81 |
Team Stats
SIU
MUR
FG%
.446
.491
3FG%
.333
.375
FT%
.800
.750
RB
28
38
TO
7
12
STL
9
3
Game Leaders
Pts
27
FGM
8
3FGM
5
FTM
6
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Photo by: Dave Winder-Murray State Athletics
50-Point Second Half Helps Racers Overtake SIU
11/25/2017 10:07:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Murray State Racers used a 50-point second half to overtake the Southern Illinois Salukis for an 81-73 win Saturday at the CFSB Center in Murray, Ky.
The Racers improved to 3-1 and the Salukis dropped to 2-2. The game started a three-game home stand for MSU as Harris-Stowe comes to the CFSB Center Tuesday and Florida A&M next Saturday (Dec. 2).
Jonathan Stark scored a game-high 27 points on 5-of-10 3-point shooting and ended the game a pair of assists from a double-double. Miller had his third double-double this season with 16 points and 10 rebounds, while Shaq Buchanan went 6-of-7 from the field with a pair of threes for 15 points. Anthony Smith added 12 points in 20 minutes off the bench hitting 4-of-4 from the field and 4-of-4 from the line.
Trailing 37-31 at halftime, the Racers got going with 12:26 left when Miller hit a 3-pointer followed by a loose ball scramble that ended with a Stark to Jalen Dupree alley-oop. The Racers' 51-49 lead was their first since the 8:38 mark of the first half when it was 20-19.
Murray State took the lead for good when Stark hit a deep 3-point basket with 4:24 remaining for a 66-65 lead. Stark and Buchanan each nailed threes to keep the Racers in front and they hit 6-of-8
from the free throw line in the final 42 seconds to seal the win.
The Racers won the battle of the boards 38-28 after they trailed at the half 16-14. MSU also outscored SIU 11-0 from the free throw line in the second half.
Game Notes
Today's meeting was the 35th in the SIU-MSU series and it marked the fifth-straight season they have met. SIU leads the all-time series 18-17. The Racers are 10-8 at home.
Racers head coach Matt McMahon gets his first win over SIU in three tries.
The Racers have scored double-digit second-chance points in the first four games of the season. They had 11 points tonight on 10 offensive rebounds.
Stark and Miller continue their run to join the MSU 1000-Point Club. Each now has played in 37 games with the Racers and Stark has 793 points and Miller has 590.
Stark has hit five-plus threes in a game nine times in his MSU career.
Miller has three double-doubles in four games this season and has 15 in his MSU career.
Freshman Ja Morant finally missed a free throw, but his run at the start of his first season went to 13 in a row before he missed with 9:15 to play in the game. He matched the 13-straight that Jeffery Moss made to start his MSU career in 2012.
After tonight's win, the Racers are 2-1 at the CFSB Center this season. In their 20th season in the arena, the Racers are (233-43, .844) all-time and (96-16, .857) against non-Ohio Valley Conference teams.
Murray State Athletics is offering a men's basketball ticket special through Dec. 8. December Duos allows fans to purchase a pair of lower bowl reserved bleacher seats for each of the Racers' December games including Florida A&M (Dec. 2), Marist (Dec. 16), Auburn (Dec. 19) and the OVC openers against Eastern Illinois (Dec.
28) and SIUE (Dec. 30).
The Racers improved to 3-1 and the Salukis dropped to 2-2. The game started a three-game home stand for MSU as Harris-Stowe comes to the CFSB Center Tuesday and Florida A&M next Saturday (Dec. 2).
Jonathan Stark scored a game-high 27 points on 5-of-10 3-point shooting and ended the game a pair of assists from a double-double. Miller had his third double-double this season with 16 points and 10 rebounds, while Shaq Buchanan went 6-of-7 from the field with a pair of threes for 15 points. Anthony Smith added 12 points in 20 minutes off the bench hitting 4-of-4 from the field and 4-of-4 from the line.
Trailing 37-31 at halftime, the Racers got going with 12:26 left when Miller hit a 3-pointer followed by a loose ball scramble that ended with a Stark to Jalen Dupree alley-oop. The Racers' 51-49 lead was their first since the 8:38 mark of the first half when it was 20-19.
Murray State took the lead for good when Stark hit a deep 3-point basket with 4:24 remaining for a 66-65 lead. Stark and Buchanan each nailed threes to keep the Racers in front and they hit 6-of-8
from the free throw line in the final 42 seconds to seal the win.The Racers won the battle of the boards 38-28 after they trailed at the half 16-14. MSU also outscored SIU 11-0 from the free throw line in the second half.
Game Notes
Today's meeting was the 35th in the SIU-MSU series and it marked the fifth-straight season they have met. SIU leads the all-time series 18-17. The Racers are 10-8 at home.
Racers head coach Matt McMahon gets his first win over SIU in three tries.
The Racers have scored double-digit second-chance points in the first four games of the season. They had 11 points tonight on 10 offensive rebounds.
Stark and Miller continue their run to join the MSU 1000-Point Club. Each now has played in 37 games with the Racers and Stark has 793 points and Miller has 590.
Stark has hit five-plus threes in a game nine times in his MSU career.
Miller has three double-doubles in four games this season and has 15 in his MSU career.
Freshman Ja Morant finally missed a free throw, but his run at the start of his first season went to 13 in a row before he missed with 9:15 to play in the game. He matched the 13-straight that Jeffery Moss made to start his MSU career in 2012.
After tonight's win, the Racers are 2-1 at the CFSB Center this season. In their 20th season in the arena, the Racers are (233-43, .844) all-time and (96-16, .857) against non-Ohio Valley Conference teams.
Murray State Athletics is offering a men's basketball ticket special through Dec. 8. December Duos allows fans to purchase a pair of lower bowl reserved bleacher seats for each of the Racers' December games including Florida A&M (Dec. 2), Marist (Dec. 16), Auburn (Dec. 19) and the OVC openers against Eastern Illinois (Dec.
28) and SIUE (Dec. 30).
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