Wednesday, December 12
Carbondale, Ill.
7 p.m.
Murray State
at
Southern Illinois
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MURRAY STATE RACERS (5-1, 0-0 Ohio Valley)
Head Coach: Matt McMahon (Appalachian State, 2000)
Career Record: 64-38 (4th season) • At MUR: Same • OVC: 34-16
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS SALUKIS (7-3, 0-0 Missouri Valley)
Head Coach: Barry Hinson (Oklahoma State, 1983)
Career Record: 311-239 (15th season) • At SIU: 106-99Â
Date: Dec. 12 Time: 7 p.m. CT Site: Carbondale, Ill. Arena: SIU Arena (8,284) Radio: Racer Radio - WFGE 103.7 FM - PXP-Neal Bradley, Analyst-Kenny Roth TV: None Online Video: ESPN+ Audio: GoRacers.com & Froggy103.com Live Stats: StatBroadcst.com Twitter: @MSURacers @RacersHoops @RacerDave23 Series: SIU leads 18-17 Home: MSU leads 10-7 Away: SIU leads 10-4 Neutral: MSU leads 3-1 Last Meeting: 2017 home MSU won 81-73 MSU Last: Saturday away won 64-42 at MTSU SIU Last: Saturday home won 83-73 vs SEMO MSU Next: Saturday home vs Jackson State MSU next Away: Dec. 22 at Auburn SIU Next: Saturday at Buffalo SIU Next Home: Winthrop Dec. 22.
The Murray State Racers (5-1) meet regional rival Southern Illinois (7-3) Wednesday in a 7 p.m. tip at the SIU Arena in Carbondale, Illinois in the 36th meeting between the two and for the Racers, their 16th trip to the Salukis home court.
Froggy 103 (WFGS 103.7 FM) airs every MSU game with "Voice of the Racers" Neal Bradley calling the action in his 28th season. Former MSU assistant coach Kenny Roth provides commentary. Froggy103.com and GoRacers.com has free online streaming audio. The game can also be seen online at ESPN+.
The Racers scored their first road win of the season Saturday in a 64-42 win over Middle Tennessee. The Racers used a 17-1 run the first half to take control of the game and eventually led by as many as 30 points. Shaq Buchanan set career-highs for points (21) and steals (7) in the Racer win, while freshman Tevin Brown scored 15. Ja Morant enters the week as the second leading scorer in the Ohio Valley Conference (14th in NCAA D-I) after being held to nine points, which marked just the eighth time in 38 career games in which he scored less than 10. Morant otherwise has had a brilliant sophomore season including a 38-point performance at Alabama and against Missouri State, one of the 14 triple-doubles this season in NCAA D-I. Morant, the Racers' next stat stuffing star, follows in the footsteps of all-star MSU guards before him including Isaiah Canaan (2009-13), Cameron Payne (2013-15) and Jonathan Stark (2015-18). Morant is third in the nation with 8.2 assists per game.
The Murray State-Southern Illinois series is playing for a sixth-straight season as the Racers have won 3-of-5 since 2013, including a win at the SIU Arena in 2014. The last time these two tangled in Carbondale, the Salukis outlasted the Racers with an overtime win 89-85. The Racers beat SIU at home in 2017 by a score of 81-73.Â
Having already defeated Missouri State, Â the Racers play Missouri Valley Conference teams this season. This season is the eighth-straight in which the Racers have played a MVC team. Next week (Dec. 18) the Racers host Evansville. The Racers have a long history of facing teams from the MVC with the majority against the Purple Aces (37 games) and Southern Illinois (35 meetings). The only team from the current MVC lineup the Racers haven't faced is Northern Iowa.
MURRAY STATE RACERS (5-1, 0-0 Ohio Valley)
Head Coach: Matt McMahon (Appalachian State, 2000)
Career Record: 64-38 (4th season) • At MUR: Same • OVC: 34-16
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS SALUKIS (7-3, 0-0 Missouri Valley)
Head Coach: Barry Hinson (Oklahoma State, 1983)
Career Record: 311-239 (15th season) • At SIU: 106-99Â
Date: Dec. 12 Time: 7 p.m. CT Site: Carbondale, Ill. Arena: SIU Arena (8,284) Radio: Racer Radio - WFGE 103.7 FM - PXP-Neal Bradley, Analyst-Kenny Roth TV: None Online Video: ESPN+ Audio: GoRacers.com & Froggy103.com Live Stats: StatBroadcst.com Twitter: @MSURacers @RacersHoops @RacerDave23 Series: SIU leads 18-17 Home: MSU leads 10-7 Away: SIU leads 10-4 Neutral: MSU leads 3-1 Last Meeting: 2017 home MSU won 81-73 MSU Last: Saturday away won 64-42 at MTSU SIU Last: Saturday home won 83-73 vs SEMO MSU Next: Saturday home vs Jackson State MSU next Away: Dec. 22 at Auburn SIU Next: Saturday at Buffalo SIU Next Home: Winthrop Dec. 22.
The Murray State Racers (5-1) meet regional rival Southern Illinois (7-3) Wednesday in a 7 p.m. tip at the SIU Arena in Carbondale, Illinois in the 36th meeting between the two and for the Racers, their 16th trip to the Salukis home court.
Froggy 103 (WFGS 103.7 FM) airs every MSU game with "Voice of the Racers" Neal Bradley calling the action in his 28th season. Former MSU assistant coach Kenny Roth provides commentary. Froggy103.com and GoRacers.com has free online streaming audio. The game can also be seen online at ESPN+.
The Racers scored their first road win of the season Saturday in a 64-42 win over Middle Tennessee. The Racers used a 17-1 run the first half to take control of the game and eventually led by as many as 30 points. Shaq Buchanan set career-highs for points (21) and steals (7) in the Racer win, while freshman Tevin Brown scored 15. Ja Morant enters the week as the second leading scorer in the Ohio Valley Conference (14th in NCAA D-I) after being held to nine points, which marked just the eighth time in 38 career games in which he scored less than 10. Morant otherwise has had a brilliant sophomore season including a 38-point performance at Alabama and against Missouri State, one of the 14 triple-doubles this season in NCAA D-I. Morant, the Racers' next stat stuffing star, follows in the footsteps of all-star MSU guards before him including Isaiah Canaan (2009-13), Cameron Payne (2013-15) and Jonathan Stark (2015-18). Morant is third in the nation with 8.2 assists per game.
The Murray State-Southern Illinois series is playing for a sixth-straight season as the Racers have won 3-of-5 since 2013, including a win at the SIU Arena in 2014. The last time these two tangled in Carbondale, the Salukis outlasted the Racers with an overtime win 89-85. The Racers beat SIU at home in 2017 by a score of 81-73.Â
Having already defeated Missouri State, Â the Racers play Missouri Valley Conference teams this season. This season is the eighth-straight in which the Racers have played a MVC team. Next week (Dec. 18) the Racers host Evansville. The Racers have a long history of facing teams from the MVC with the majority against the Purple Aces (37 games) and Southern Illinois (35 meetings). The only team from the current MVC lineup the Racers haven't faced is Northern Iowa.
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