Murray State University Athletics
Thursday, January 30
CFSB Center
7 p.m.
Murray State
16-5,9-0OVC
73
vs
70
Eastern Illinois
11-10,4-5OVC
1
2
F
Eastern Illinois
27
43
70
Murray St.
32
41
73
Photo by: Dave Winder-Murray State Athletics
Racers Survive OVC Battle Against EIU
1/30/2020 10:56:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Murray State Racers pushed their season win streak to 10 and their home winning streak to 17 with a 73-70 victory over the Eastern Illinois Panthers at the CFSB Center in Murray, Ky. The Racers have won 18th consecutive Ohio Valley Conference regular-season games.
The Racers (16-5) moved to 9-0 in OVC play and stayed in a share of first place as they host SIUE Saturday on the same day that Racer great Ja Morant will have his No. 12 retired at halftime.
Tevin Brown scored 24 points, while KJ Williams scored 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Demond Robinson was MSU's third double-figure scorer with 10 points.
A 13-2 run highlighted the first half for the Racers when Brown sparked a 13-2 run and a 24-20 lead with 5:36 left. Jason Holliday ended the half with a corner 3-pointer for a 32-27 lead.
MSU started the second on a 14-3 run to take their largest of the game, 44-30 with 14:45 remaining.
With under nine minutes left, the game produced a 4-point in EIU's favor and with 4:15 left, EIU whiffed a dunk, but ended up with a three-point play anyway to make it a 61-60 Racer lead at 4:19. MSU's Williams made an amazing hustle play with 1:43 left. With EIU going in for the go ahead basket, Williams made a steal coming in late to deny the hoop, then he saved it from going out of bounds and scored on the other end of the floor with 1:33 left. What looked like a 1-point deficit had turned into a three-point lead.
Twice in the final 18 seconds, EIU had the ball with a chance to tie it, but the Racers survived to get the win.
Game Notes
The winning streaks for the Racers increased with the win tonight. MSU now has won 20 OVC games (regular season and tournament), 18 OVC regular season games, 17 in a row at the CFSB Center and 11-straight OVC home games. MSU's current season win streak is now at 10 since their loss at Evansville (Dec. 21).
With the win, MSU's home win streak is 17 and tied for fifth-longest in the nation. Oregon and Florida State have also won 17 in a row at home. Gonzaga has the nation's longest streak going at 35, with Villanova and Prairie View each sitting at 21.
MSU leads the all-time series with EIU now 49-11 and are 27-3 at home. MSU has won 12 of the last 14. MSU has returns the game to EIU (Feb. 20).
Racer head coach Matt McMahon is 104-47 (.688) overall in his fifth season and 59-18 (.766) in the OVC. He is 8-2 vs EIU.
The Racers (16-5) moved to 9-0 in OVC play and stayed in a share of first place as they host SIUE Saturday on the same day that Racer great Ja Morant will have his No. 12 retired at halftime.
Tevin Brown scored 24 points, while KJ Williams scored 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Demond Robinson was MSU's third double-figure scorer with 10 points.
A 13-2 run highlighted the first half for the Racers when Brown sparked a 13-2 run and a 24-20 lead with 5:36 left. Jason Holliday ended the half with a corner 3-pointer for a 32-27 lead.
MSU started the second on a 14-3 run to take their largest of the game, 44-30 with 14:45 remaining.
With under nine minutes left, the game produced a 4-point in EIU's favor and with 4:15 left, EIU whiffed a dunk, but ended up with a three-point play anyway to make it a 61-60 Racer lead at 4:19. MSU's Williams made an amazing hustle play with 1:43 left. With EIU going in for the go ahead basket, Williams made a steal coming in late to deny the hoop, then he saved it from going out of bounds and scored on the other end of the floor with 1:33 left. What looked like a 1-point deficit had turned into a three-point lead.
Twice in the final 18 seconds, EIU had the ball with a chance to tie it, but the Racers survived to get the win.
Game Notes
The winning streaks for the Racers increased with the win tonight. MSU now has won 20 OVC games (regular season and tournament), 18 OVC regular season games, 17 in a row at the CFSB Center and 11-straight OVC home games. MSU's current season win streak is now at 10 since their loss at Evansville (Dec. 21).
With the win, MSU's home win streak is 17 and tied for fifth-longest in the nation. Oregon and Florida State have also won 17 in a row at home. Gonzaga has the nation's longest streak going at 35, with Villanova and Prairie View each sitting at 21.
MSU leads the all-time series with EIU now 49-11 and are 27-3 at home. MSU has won 12 of the last 14. MSU has returns the game to EIU (Feb. 20).
Racer head coach Matt McMahon is 104-47 (.688) overall in his fifth season and 59-18 (.766) in the OVC. He is 8-2 vs EIU.
Team Stats
EIU
MSU
FG%
.394
.500
3FG%
.235
.389
FT%
.667
.783
RB
44
28
TO
8
12
STL
9
2
Game Leaders
Pts
24
FGM
7
3FGM
4
FTM
6
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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