Murray State University Athletics
Thursday, January 11
Jacksonville, Ala.
7:30 p.m.
Murray State
at
Jacksonville State
Photo by: Dave Winder-Murray State Athletics
Racers Take It To The Road - Meet JSU Thursday
1/8/2018 10:31:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Murray State Notes I JSU Notes IÂ Live Stats IÂ OVCDN I Live Audio (Froggy 103.7)
MURRAY STATE RACERS (12-3, 4-0 OVC)
Head Coach: Matt McMahon (Appalachian State, 2000)
Career Record: 45-34 (3rd season) • At MUR: Same • OVC: 22-14
JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS (12-5, 3-1 OVC)
Head Coach: Ray Harper (Kentucky Wesleyan, 1985)
Career Record: 463-147 (19th season) • At JSU: 32-20 (2nd) • OVC: 12-8
Date-Time: Jan. 11, 7:30 p.m. CT Site: Jacksonville, Ala. Arena: Pete Mathews Coliseum TV: None Radio: Racer Radio - WFGE 103.7 FM - Neal Bradley & Kenny Roth Web Streaming: Audio-GoRacers.com &  Froggy103.com Video: OVCDN Live Stats: GoRacers.com & StatBroadcast.com  Twitter: @MSURacers @RacersHoops @RacerDave23
Series History vs JSU
Today's Meeting: 22nd Total: Racers lead 20-1 Home: Racers lead 10-0 Away: Racers lead 9-1 Neutral: Racers lead 1-0 OVC Tournament: Racers lead 1-0 Last Meeting: 2017 Away MSU won  76-63 Last JSU Win: 2013 JSU won at Home 65-64 Last OT: None Last OVC Tourney: 2006 Semifinals MSU Won 69-64
MSU Next: Saturday, at Tennessee TechÂ
JSU Next: Saturday, home vs Austin Peay
The Murray State Racers hit the road after starting the 2018 Ohio Valley Conference regular season with four-straight wins at home. The Racers travel to Jacksonville State for a Thursday 7:30 p.m. game at Pete Mathews Coliseum in Jacksonville, Alabama.
Froggy 103 (WFGS 103.7 FM) airs every MSU game with "Voice of the Racers" Neal Bradley calling the action in his 26th season. Former MSU assistant coach Kenny Roth provides commentary. Froggy103.com and GoRacers.com has free online streaming audio. Streaming video is available at OVCDigitalNetwork.com.
The Racers had a good week at home with wins over Southeast Missouri and UT Martin which put them 4-0 in the OVC and it also pushed their home winning streak to four in a row. Now the Racers hit the road for the next two weeks.
The Racers and Gamecocks meet for the 22nd time since JSU joined the OVC in 2004. Prior to that, they had never met before. MSU has a 20-1 lead in the series with JSU's lone win coming at home in 2013. The Racers have won the last four since.
Murray State's Jonathan Stark, the OVC Preseason Player of the Year, enters the week on an incredible roll in the start of league play. He is scoring 26.5 points per game on 56 percent shooting from 3-point range and 96 percent from the free throw line. Stark tied the MSU record last weekend by reaching 1,000 career points in only 48 games. He also set the MSU mark for consecutive made free throws with 39. Stark is one of six active players in the OVC that have 1,000 career points. Terrell Miller, Jr., has also played 48 games at MSU and sits at 759 points and seeks to be the 44th member of the MSU 1000-Point Club.
As the third week of OVC play begins, there are two 4-0 teams in the Racers and Austin Peay. On the other end, there are two 0-4 teams in Morehead State and Eastern Kentucky. MSU and APSU are travel partners and play at JSU and TTU this week.
After Thursday's battle at JSU, the Racers travel up to Cookeville for a Saturday clash with the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles.
MURRAY STATE RACERS (12-3, 4-0 OVC)
Head Coach: Matt McMahon (Appalachian State, 2000)
Career Record: 45-34 (3rd season) • At MUR: Same • OVC: 22-14
JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS (12-5, 3-1 OVC)
Head Coach: Ray Harper (Kentucky Wesleyan, 1985)
Career Record: 463-147 (19th season) • At JSU: 32-20 (2nd) • OVC: 12-8
Date-Time: Jan. 11, 7:30 p.m. CT Site: Jacksonville, Ala. Arena: Pete Mathews Coliseum TV: None Radio: Racer Radio - WFGE 103.7 FM - Neal Bradley & Kenny Roth Web Streaming: Audio-GoRacers.com &  Froggy103.com Video: OVCDN Live Stats: GoRacers.com & StatBroadcast.com  Twitter: @MSURacers @RacersHoops @RacerDave23
Series History vs JSU
Today's Meeting: 22nd Total: Racers lead 20-1 Home: Racers lead 10-0 Away: Racers lead 9-1 Neutral: Racers lead 1-0 OVC Tournament: Racers lead 1-0 Last Meeting: 2017 Away MSU won  76-63 Last JSU Win: 2013 JSU won at Home 65-64 Last OT: None Last OVC Tourney: 2006 Semifinals MSU Won 69-64
MSU Next: Saturday, at Tennessee TechÂ
JSU Next: Saturday, home vs Austin Peay
The Murray State Racers hit the road after starting the 2018 Ohio Valley Conference regular season with four-straight wins at home. The Racers travel to Jacksonville State for a Thursday 7:30 p.m. game at Pete Mathews Coliseum in Jacksonville, Alabama.
Froggy 103 (WFGS 103.7 FM) airs every MSU game with "Voice of the Racers" Neal Bradley calling the action in his 26th season. Former MSU assistant coach Kenny Roth provides commentary. Froggy103.com and GoRacers.com has free online streaming audio. Streaming video is available at OVCDigitalNetwork.com.
The Racers had a good week at home with wins over Southeast Missouri and UT Martin which put them 4-0 in the OVC and it also pushed their home winning streak to four in a row. Now the Racers hit the road for the next two weeks.
The Racers and Gamecocks meet for the 22nd time since JSU joined the OVC in 2004. Prior to that, they had never met before. MSU has a 20-1 lead in the series with JSU's lone win coming at home in 2013. The Racers have won the last four since.
Murray State's Jonathan Stark, the OVC Preseason Player of the Year, enters the week on an incredible roll in the start of league play. He is scoring 26.5 points per game on 56 percent shooting from 3-point range and 96 percent from the free throw line. Stark tied the MSU record last weekend by reaching 1,000 career points in only 48 games. He also set the MSU mark for consecutive made free throws with 39. Stark is one of six active players in the OVC that have 1,000 career points. Terrell Miller, Jr., has also played 48 games at MSU and sits at 759 points and seeks to be the 44th member of the MSU 1000-Point Club.
As the third week of OVC play begins, there are two 4-0 teams in the Racers and Austin Peay. On the other end, there are two 0-4 teams in Morehead State and Eastern Kentucky. MSU and APSU are travel partners and play at JSU and TTU this week.
After Thursday's battle at JSU, the Racers travel up to Cookeville for a Saturday clash with the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles.
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