Racers - Aces Clash Saturday at Ford Center - Murray State University Athletics

Saturday, December 21

Evansville, Ind.

6 p.m.

Murray State

Evansville

Photo by: Dave Winder-Murray State Athletics

Racers - Aces Clash Saturday at Ford Center

12/19/2019 6:36:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Murray State Notes Evansville Notes

Game 11 - Murray State (6-4) at Evansville (8-4)
Ford Center - Evansville, Ind.
Dec. 21, 2019 - 6 p.m.
Radio: Froggy 103.7 FM Neal Bradley & Kenny Roth
Television: None
Audio & Video Online: GoRacers.com & Froggy103.com ESPN+ Alex Gould & Marcus Wilson
Stats Online: StatBroadcast.com
Murray State vs Evansville Series
(26-12) H:15-4 A:11-8 N:None

Racers - Aces Clash Saturday at Ford Center
The Murray State Racers (6-4) hit the road for their final game before Christmas when they take on the Evansville Purple Aces (8-4) at the Ford Center in Evansville Indiana. The Racers' 11th game of the season has a 6 p.m. tip time in their 39th all-time game against UE. The Racers won the last meeting at home a year ago in a 66-64 and have won 6-of-8 since 2002. UE scored back-to-back wins in 2015 and 2016. MSU leads the all-time series 26-12.

Froggy 103.7 FM - Flagship Station For Racer Basketball
In his 29th season, the "Voice of the Racers" and Murray State Hall of Famer, Neal Bradley is on the call again for the 2019-20 season. Former MSU assistant coach Kenny Roth provides expert analysis and commentary. All MSU games can be heard over the air and online at Froggy103.com and GoRacers.com. Online streaming video is supplied by ESPN+

Racers vs Missouri Valley
The Racers are playing their final game of four games this season against Missouri Valley Conference teams. To date, the Racers have a win over Southern Illinois and losses to Missouri State and Drake. The Racers had won six in a row coming into the season against MVC opponents.

DaQuan Smith Surges With Career Night
Freshman DaQuan Smith is eight games into his Racer career and already showing the kind of top-level talent he can be. In Monday's win over Kennesaw State, Smith hit the Owls with 19 points in the first half on his way to a career-high 21 as he matched the Racers' season-high with five 3-point baskets. From the point guard position, Smith is also taking care of the ball and making sure his teammates get into the action. In the last two games against Middle Tennessee and KSU, he has tallied 13 assists against only five turnovers.
In the MTSU game, Smith had a career-high nine assists. He is eighth in the Ohio Valley Conference with 3.6 assists per game.

Youth Rules For The Racers
The 2019-20 season continues to see the Racers develop a lot of young talent. In 10 games, underclassmen (DaQuan Smith, Tevin Brown, KJ Williams, Chico Carter and Demond Robinson) have combined for 30 starts and 58 percent of the Racers' scoring. The Racers' top-4 scoring games of the season have come from underclassmen: Williams (22pts vs Middle Tennessee & 23 vs Weber State), Smith (21 vs Kennesaw State) and Carter (20 vs Brescia).