Redhawks Meet Racers Saturday At The Bank

Saturday, January 4

CFSB Center

7 p.m.

Murray State

Southeast Missouri

Photo by: Dave Winder-Murray State Athletics

1/3/2020 4:09:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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SE Missouri Redhawks (4-10) (0-1) Ohio Valley
Last: 01/02 at Austin Peay Lost 78-63
Next: 01/09 H Belmont   01/11 H Tennessee State
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Murray State Racers (8-5) (1-0) Ohio Valley
Last:    01/02 H UT Martin Won 89-72
Next:    01/09 A Jacksonville State 01/11 at Tennessee Tech

Series History: SEMO (59-21) H: 28-10 A: 30-10 N: 1-1 OVC: 46-10 OVC Trn: 1-2

Coach Matt McMahon 5th Season Alma Mater: Appalachian State (2000) Career Record: 95-47 (5th) At Murray State: Same Ohio Valley Record: 51-18
Home: 56-11 Away: 27-28 Neutral: 12-8 vs SEMO: 6-2 Coach Rick Ray: 5th Season Alma Mater: Grand View (2013) Career Record: 81-140 (8th) at SEMO: 45-90 (5th) Ohio Valley: 24-45 vs Murray State: 2-6

Radio: Froggy 103.7 FM Neal Bradley & Kenny Roth Television: None Audio & Video: GoRacers.com & Froggy103.com, ESPN+ Stats: StatBroadcast.com

Racers Host Redhawks In 81st Meeting
The Murray State Racers (8-5, 1-0) host the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (4-10, 0-1) in their second game of the Ohio Valley Conference season, on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky. The game is the second game of a doubleheader with the men's game following the 5 p.m. start of the women's game. The Racers have won 13 in a row at the friendly confines of The Bank since their last loss, a year ago this month to the Belmont Bruins. In their 22nd season in the arena, the Racers are winning 85 percent of their games. Against OVC teams, the Racers are 155-28 (.846) and overall, they are 267-45 (.855). MSU is 16-6 all-time against SEMO in the CFSB Center. However, those six wins are the most of any opponent in the history of The Bank.

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+

Tevin Brown On a Hot Streak
After going scoreless in the Racers' blowout over Kennesaw State (Dec. 16), MSU's Tevin Brown hasn't missed much at all in the last three games. MSU lost in overtime (Dec. 21) at Evansville where Brown tied his career-high with 31 points. He came back (Dec. 28) and scored 24 against Cumberland. Thursday against UT Martin, he scored 23 points on 4-of-6, part of a big night when the Racers went 10-of-15 for 67 percent. It was their best 3-point game since hitting 73 percent against Bethel (TN) in 2014.

Brown has scored 78 points for a 26.0 per game average. He is 14-of-24 from the 3-point line in this period for a percentage of .583. For the season, he is 40-of-88 (.455). Brown now has 612 points in 46 games with the Racers. In only 46 games, Brown is already 17th all-time at MSU with 130 made 3-point baskets.

Racers Become OVC's Best Glass Cleaners
MSU is having one of their top seasons in rebounding in the history of the program. Coming into the SEMO game, MSU is No. 7 in NCAA D-I in rebound margin (+10.6) and No. 21 in defensive rebounding (29.4rpg). In short, the Racers are mostly giving opponents one shot only. In fact, the Racers have limited their opponents to 10 or less second chance points in their last nine games and 11-of-14 games this season.

MSU Begins Four-Game OVC Road Trip Next Week
Next week (Jan. 9 & 11), the Racers play at Jacksonville State and Tennessee Tech. The JSU airs on ESPNU at 8 p.m. The week of (Jan. 16 &18), MSU plays their second games against UT Martin and SEMO. MSU is back at home (Jan. 23) for a showdown with Belmont on ESPN2.