Murray State University Athletics
Saturday, February 25
Martin, Tenn.
6 p.m.
Murray State
14-16 (8-8OVC)
76
at
83
UT Martin
20-11 (10-6OVC)
1
2
F
Murray State
26
50
76
UT Martin
50
33
83
Team Stats
MUR
UTM
FG%
.406
.491
3FG%
.206
.400
FT%
.567
.677
RB
40
39
TO
14
18
STL
10
11
Game Leaders
Pts
23
FGM
8
3FGM
6
FTM
1
Pts
20
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
10
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Dave Winder-Murray State Athletics
Dupree's Career Night - Racer Second Half Rally Fall Short At UTM
2/25/2017 11:13:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The Murray State Racers nearly erased a 24-point halftime deficit Saturday, but finally fell 83-76 to the UT Martin Skyhawks at the Elam Center in Martin, Tenn.
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The loss finishes the regular season for the Racers (14-16) at 8-8 in the Ohio Valley Conference. It gives MSU the No. 7 seed in next week's conference tournament where they'll face the No. 6 seed Tennessee Tech in a first round game at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.
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MSU trailed 50-26 after a fairly difficult first half when they only made nine field goals.
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The Racers trailed by 20 with 10:17 left when they started chipping away. It grew to a 24-7 run to cut the UTM lead to 75-72 with 3:22 remaining. Jalen Dupree was fouled and made the basket with 1:57 left, but his would-be tying free throw rimmed out.
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MSU basically ran out of gas and hit only one of their next eight shots.
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Dupree ended with a career-high 20 points on 5-of-7 from the field and 10-of-14 from the free throw line. His 11 rebounds gave him his first double-double as a Racer. Jonathan Stark scored 23 points to lead the Racers. Bryce Jones added 13 points.
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Game Notes
Split the season series with the Skyhawks and lead the all-time series 47-6 and are 21-5 at UTM.
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With the loss, the Racers are in danger of losing the program's streak of 29 consecutive winning seasons.
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Bryce Jones had 13 points today and has 756 making him the 10th ranked player on the MSU two-year scoring list.
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Jonathan Stark scored 23 points today and has 634 making him the 15th player on the MSU all-time single-season scoring list.
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Stark hit six 3-point baskets tonight and now has 93 this season. He's in fifth place on the all-time list at MSU.
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MSU Single Season Made 3-Pointers
1. De'Teri Mayes 1997-98 33 games 103
2. Justin Burdine 2001-02 32G 99
3. Isaiah Canaan 2011-12 33G 98
4. Isaiah Canaan 2012-13 31G 94
5. Jonathan Stark 2016-17 29G 87
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The Racers hit seven 3-pointers and now have 260 this season. The MSU all-time record for made 3-pointers in a
season is 263 from the 2014-15 season. Additionally, the Racers are averaging 8.66 made threes per game,
well in front of the team record of 7.83 from the 2012-13 season.
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With the loss today the Racers finished the regular season 3-11 on the road. MSU was so close to being a lot better. Eight of those losses came by six points or less and four of them were in overtime.
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As the OVC Tournament gets going next week at Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, the Racers will be looking for their first title since 2012. MSU is 64-36 all-time in the event and are 11-8 at the Muni.
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2017 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Championship Presented by VisitMyrtleBeach.com (Municipal Auditorium - Nashville, Tenn.)
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First Round - Wednesday, March 1
Game 1 - #5 Southeast Missouri vs. #8 Tennessee State - 6:30 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)
Game 2 - #6 Tennessee Tech vs. #7 Murray State - 8:30 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)
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Quarterfinals - Thursday, March 2
Game 3 - #4 Jacksonville State vs. Game 1 Winner - 6:30 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)
Game 4 - #3 Morehead State vs. Game 2 Winner - 8:30 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)
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Semifinals - Friday, March 3
Game 5 - #1 Belmont vs. Game 3 winner, 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
Game 6 - #2 UT Martin vs. Game 4 winner, 9:00 p.m. (ESPNU)
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Championship - Saturday, March 4
Game 7 - Semifinal Winners - 7:00 p.m. (ESPN2)
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The loss finishes the regular season for the Racers (14-16) at 8-8 in the Ohio Valley Conference. It gives MSU the No. 7 seed in next week's conference tournament where they'll face the No. 6 seed Tennessee Tech in a first round game at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.
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MSU trailed 50-26 after a fairly difficult first half when they only made nine field goals.
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The Racers trailed by 20 with 10:17 left when they started chipping away. It grew to a 24-7 run to cut the UTM lead to 75-72 with 3:22 remaining. Jalen Dupree was fouled and made the basket with 1:57 left, but his would-be tying free throw rimmed out.
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MSU basically ran out of gas and hit only one of their next eight shots.
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Dupree ended with a career-high 20 points on 5-of-7 from the field and 10-of-14 from the free throw line. His 11 rebounds gave him his first double-double as a Racer. Jonathan Stark scored 23 points to lead the Racers. Bryce Jones added 13 points.
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Game Notes
Split the season series with the Skyhawks and lead the all-time series 47-6 and are 21-5 at UTM.
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With the loss, the Racers are in danger of losing the program's streak of 29 consecutive winning seasons.
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Bryce Jones had 13 points today and has 756 making him the 10th ranked player on the MSU two-year scoring list.
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Jonathan Stark scored 23 points today and has 634 making him the 15th player on the MSU all-time single-season scoring list.
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Stark hit six 3-point baskets tonight and now has 93 this season. He's in fifth place on the all-time list at MSU.
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MSU Single Season Made 3-Pointers
1. De'Teri Mayes 1997-98 33 games 103
2. Justin Burdine 2001-02 32G 99
3. Isaiah Canaan 2011-12 33G 98
4. Isaiah Canaan 2012-13 31G 94
5. Jonathan Stark 2016-17 29G 87
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The Racers hit seven 3-pointers and now have 260 this season. The MSU all-time record for made 3-pointers in a
season is 263 from the 2014-15 season. Additionally, the Racers are averaging 8.66 made threes per game,
well in front of the team record of 7.83 from the 2012-13 season.
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With the loss today the Racers finished the regular season 3-11 on the road. MSU was so close to being a lot better. Eight of those losses came by six points or less and four of them were in overtime.
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As the OVC Tournament gets going next week at Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, the Racers will be looking for their first title since 2012. MSU is 64-36 all-time in the event and are 11-8 at the Muni.
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2017 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Championship Presented by VisitMyrtleBeach.com (Municipal Auditorium - Nashville, Tenn.)
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First Round - Wednesday, March 1
Game 1 - #5 Southeast Missouri vs. #8 Tennessee State - 6:30 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)
Game 2 - #6 Tennessee Tech vs. #7 Murray State - 8:30 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)
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Quarterfinals - Thursday, March 2
Game 3 - #4 Jacksonville State vs. Game 1 Winner - 6:30 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)
Game 4 - #3 Morehead State vs. Game 2 Winner - 8:30 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)
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Semifinals - Friday, March 3
Game 5 - #1 Belmont vs. Game 3 winner, 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
Game 6 - #2 UT Martin vs. Game 4 winner, 9:00 p.m. (ESPNU)
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Championship - Saturday, March 4
Game 7 - Semifinal Winners - 7:00 p.m. (ESPN2)
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