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
Scoring
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.
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.
MSU trailed 50-26 after a fairly difficult first half when they only made nine field goals.
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.
MSU basically ran out of gas and hit only one of their next eight shots.
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.
Game Notes
Split the season series with the Skyhawks and lead the all-time series 47-6 and are 21-5 at UTM.
With the loss, the Racers are in danger of losing the program's streak of 29 consecutive winning seasons.
Bryce Jones had 13 points today and has 756 making him the 10th ranked player on the MSU two-year scoring list.
Jonathan Stark scored 23 points today and has 634 making him the 15th player on the MSU all-time single-season scoring list.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
2017 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Championship Presented by VisitMyrtleBeach.com (Municipal Auditorium - Nashville, Tenn.)
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)
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)
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)
Championship - Saturday, March 4
Game 7 - Semifinal Winners - 7:00 p.m. (ESPN2)
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.
MSU trailed 50-26 after a fairly difficult first half when they only made nine field goals.
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.
MSU basically ran out of gas and hit only one of their next eight shots.
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.
Game Notes
Split the season series with the Skyhawks and lead the all-time series 47-6 and are 21-5 at UTM.
With the loss, the Racers are in danger of losing the program's streak of 29 consecutive winning seasons.
Bryce Jones had 13 points today and has 756 making him the 10th ranked player on the MSU two-year scoring list.
Jonathan Stark scored 23 points today and has 634 making him the 15th player on the MSU all-time single-season scoring list.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
2017 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Championship Presented by VisitMyrtleBeach.com (Municipal Auditorium - Nashville, Tenn.)
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)
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)
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)
Championship - Saturday, March 4
Game 7 - Semifinal Winners - 7:00 p.m. (ESPN2)
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