Murray State University Athletics
Thursday, February 16
CFSB Center
6 p.m.
Murray State
14-13 (8-5OVC)
84
vs
73
SIUE
5-23 (0-14OVC)
1
2
F
SIUE
35
38
73
Murray State
38
46
84
Team Stats
SIUE
MUR
FG%
.415
.483
3FG%
.333
.563
FT%
.706
.708
RB
32
43
TO
10
14
STL
6
4
Game Leaders
Pts
27
FGM
9
3FGM
6
FTM
3
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
16
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
1
3FGM
0
FTM
7
Players Mentioned
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/ Men's BasketballRacers Roll Past SIUE - Get Share Of OVC West Lead
2/16/2017 9:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Murray State Racers rolled to their second-straight win Thursday with an 84-73 victory over the SIUE Cougars At the CFSB Center in Murray, Ky.The Racers (14-13) moved them closer to the goal of winning the Ohio Valley Conference West Division. MSU's win tied them for first place in the division with UT Martin. Both teams are 8-5.
Jonathan Stark and Terrell Miller, Jr., led the Racers dominating performances. Stark had a game-high 27 points was boosted by 6-of-7 from 3-point range. Miller had his ninth double-double this season with 18 points and 13 rebounds. Damarcus Croaker added 16 points and one highlight slam-dunk late in the first half, a play that was getting traction nationally on social media.
First Half
The Racers' largest lead of the half came with 5:07 left when it was 32-21 after a Croaker drive and Stark 3-pointer.
With 51-seconds remaining in the half, Croaker took a pass from the left wing in the half-court and drove to the rim and produced an impressive slam-dunk.
The Racers led 38-35 at the halftime intermission.
Second Half
MSU scored on five of its first six possessions of the second half to lead 50-38 with 15:59 remaining.
Stark's sixth 3-pointer of the game gave MSU a 73-55 lead with 4:59 left.
MSU's largest lead of the game was 75-55 with 3:48 left.
Game Notes
With the win, the Racers lead the all-time series with SIUE 17-3 and are 11-1 at home. MSU sweeps the season series with a 68-59 win at SIUE (Jan. 14) and tonight 84-73. MSU has won the last seven against SIUE since a loss in 2014.
MSU is 230-40 (.815) all-time at the CFSB Center in the 19th season of games there.
The win also kept MSU's hopes alive of extending their streak of 29 straight consecutive winning seasons, a streak that is the fourth longest in NCAA D-I.
Jonathan Stark has 576 points this season and tonight passed Cameron Payne (2013-14) for 25th place on the MSU all-time MSU single-season list. When Stark reaches 600 points, he will be the 22nd Murray State player to do it.
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Cameron Payne was back in the CFSB Center tonight and was recognized on the court in the first half. A second-year player with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Payne is visiting MSU while the NBA has its all-star break. Payne spoke to the team after the game in the locker room.
The Racers hold Senior Day activities Saturday when they host Eastern Illinois at 7 p.m. at the CFSB Center. The senior trio of Damarcus Croaker, Bryce Jones and Gee McGhee will be honored before the game with their families.
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