Racers Host Cumberland In 2019 Finale

Saturday, December 28

CFSB Center

7 p.m.

Murray State

Cumberland (TN)

Photo by: Dave Winder-Murray State Athletics

12/25/2019 11:25:00 AM | Men's Basketball

MSU Game Notes

Game 12 - Cumberland at Murray State - CFSB Center - Murray, Ky. - Dec. 28, 2019 - 7 p.m.
Cumberland Phoenix (9-5) (1-1) Mid-South Last: 12/16 at Martin Methodist Lost 74-72 OT Next: 12/29 at Chattanooga 01/04 at Campbellsville
Murray State Racers (6-5) (0-0) Ohio Valley Last: 12/21 at Evansville Lost 78-76 OT Next: 01/02 H vs UT Martin 01/04 H vs Southeast Missouri
Series: MSU vs Cumberland (2-0) Home: 1-0 Away: 1-0 Neutral: 0-0 Last: 1930
Coaches: Murray State - Matt McMahon 5th Season Alma Mater: Appalachian State (2000) Career Record 93-47 (5th) Cumberland - Jeremy Lewis 2nd Season Alma Mater: Cumberland (2004) Career Record 20-20 (2nd)
Radio: Froggy 103.7 FM Neal Bradley & Kenny Roth Television: None Audio & Video: GoRacers.com & Froggy103.com ESPN+ Stats: StatBroadcast.com

Racers Host Cumberland - 2019 Finale
The Murray State Racers (6-5) come off a week away from the court for the Christmas break to host the Cumberland Phoenix at the CFSB Center in Murray, Ky. It's their first meeting since 1930. Game day at The Bank is a doubleheader day with the MSU women's team also hosting the Phoenix at 5p with the men's game to follow. The Racers open the 72nd season of Ohio Valley Conference collegiate basketball in 2020 when they host UT Martin (Jan. 2) and Southeast Missouri (Jan. 4).

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+

Non-Conference Play Coming To An End For 2019
The Racers are coming off a game that makes one feel good about college basketball. In front of more than 7,000 fans at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana (Dec. 21) Murray State and UE engaged in a tremendous battle that saw each team give their all and at the same time exhibit great sportsmanship. When the final buzzer sounded, the Racers fell in overtime 78-76. In the pre-conference portion of the season, the Racers have fielded a mostly underclassmen team and have had those expected ups and downs through 11 games. The highlights have included a brilliant first half at Tennessee (Nov. 12), a convincing home win over Southern Illinois (Nov. 19) and a 51-point half against MTSU (Dec. 7). MSU also narrowly missed road wins at Missouri State (Dec. 3) and of course, Saturday at UE. From a personnel standpoint, the Racers have seen Tevin Brown and KJ Williams perform at an All-OVC level, but still hope for consistency. On the job training for Chico Carter, Jr., DaQuan Smith and Demond Robinson has been positive as the solid role play by Anthony Smith, Jaiveon Eaves and Devin Gilmore has been. MSU is still hopefully to get Darnell Cowart back in top form and have a run at the OVC title in 2020.

Big Shot Tevin Brown Strikes Again
It was a thing of beauty, especially for the college hoops observer with a keen eye for it. With the game on the line (Dec. 21) at Evansville, the Racers were down by three points after DeAndre Williams had just made a long 3-point shot with 13.1 seconds remaining. Murray State's Tevin Brown had one card up his sleeve and he played it at the buzzer. His fourth 3-point basket of the day pushed the Racers into overtime before falling by two points. Brown ended up matching his career-high of 31 points as he made it to the free throw line 15 times and made 11. His other 31-point effort game last January at UTM (01-10-19) when he tied a school record with nine 3-pointers.

Home Sweet Home - The Bank
In the 22nd season of basketball at the CFSB Center, the Racers carry an 11-game home win streak in the arena affectionately called "The Bank". With a winning percentage of 85 percent, the Racers home office has proved to be a hard place for visiting teams. The top home win streak of all-time for MSU remains the 47 in a row that closed down Racer Arena and opened the CFSB Center in 1998. MSU went 1,470 days between home losses from January 1996 to January 2000.