Racers Rout MTSU - Home Win Streak Is 10 - Murray State University Athletics

Saturday, December 7

CFSB Center

7 p.m.

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Middle Tennessee

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Racers Rout MTSU - Home Win Streak Is 10

12/7/2019 9:33:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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The Murray State Racers posted an 85-52 win Saturday over the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders as they ran their home winning streak to 10 at the CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky.

The Racers (5-4) get back into action at home against Kennesaw State (Dec. 16) after taking next week off for semester final exams.

MSU's offensive attack produced their highest total score this season against an NCAA D-I team and their 51-point first half was a season-best.

KJ Williams led five Racers in double-figure scoring with a 22-point night on 9-of-11 shooting. Jaiveon Eaves scored his career-high in back-to-back games with 19 points and Tevin Brown and Demond Robinson each added 11 points. Anthony Smith scored 10 points and DaQuan Smith had a game-high nine assists.

Starting the game in front 8-0, the Racers pushed their lead to 20 with 7:04 left and eventually to 30 with a minute to go in the half. MSU shot 61 percent on 17-of-28 in the first half and 4-of-7 from 3-point range on 4-of-7, while MTSU shot 38 percent on 10-of-26 from the field and 2-of-8 for 25 percent.

MSU's largest lead of the game came with 3:10 left at 82-45.

Game Notes

Since a loss to Belmont last January, the Racers have won 10-straight at home in the CFSB Center.
Coach Matt McMahon is 53-11 at home in his fifth season. McMahon is 92-46 overall.
McMahon is 3-2 against MTSU.
MSU has won the last two against Middle Tennessee. MSU is 10-6 vs teams from Conference USA since beating Southern Mississippi to win the Great Alaska Shootout in 2011.
DaQuan Smith's nine assists is a new career-high. His previous was eight against Brescia (Nov. 16).
Tevin Brown's seven assists was a new career-high. His previous was six vs Tennessee (Nov. 12).
MSU's 23 assists was their season-best against an NCAA D-I team. Their previous high was 17 at Tennessee (Nov. 12).
Jason Holliday scored his first basket as a Racer with 7:02 left in the first half. He made a steal and went the length of the floor for a layup.
The Racers are 4-1 this season when leading at half. The only loss was at Tennessee (Nov. 12).
The win over MTSU marked the first time this season in which the Racers had made more threes than the opponent in the first nine games.
Demond Robinson made his first MSU start and ended with 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting.
KJ Williams had his fifth game this season in which he missed two or less field goal tries. Tonight he was 9-of-11.