Racers & Salukis Meet For 38th time

Date (Time): Dec. 11 (6:30 p.m. CT)
Opponent: Southern Illinois Salukis
Site (Venue): Carbondale, Ill. (Banterra Center)
Radio: Froggy 103.7 FM (PxP: Neal Bradley, Analyst: Kenny Roth)
Streaming Audio: Froggy103.com & GoRacers.com
TV: None
Streaming Video: ESPN3 (PxP: Connor Onion, Analyst: Mike Trude)
Live Stats: SIUSalukis.com
Twitter In Game: @MSURacers
MUR Record (Streak): 3-1 (2W)
SIU Record (Streak): 2-0 (2W)
All-Time Series vs. SIU (Streak): Racers lead 19-18(W3)
All-Time Series in Carbondale (Streak): Racers trail 10-5(W1)
First Meeting: 1929, MSU lost home 46-37
Last Meeting: 2019, MSU won at home 79-66
Last Five vs. SIU: MSU has won 3
MUR Next Game: Dec. 15, home vs Prairie View
MUR Next Away Game: Dec. 30 at Belmont

Racers & Salukis Meet For 38th time
One of the top non-Ohio Valley Conference rivalries the Murray State Racers enjoy is their series with the Southern Illinois Salukis. MSU travels to the Banterra Center Friday for a 6:30 p.m. tip in Carbondale for the 38th meeting between the two and for the eighth straight season they have met. Since renewing their series in 2013, the Racers have won 5-of-7 games including the last three.

Class of Conferences
The Racers and Salukis are considered one of the top all-time programs in their leagues, Murray State in the Ohio Valley Conference and Southern Illinois in the Missouri Valley Conference. Combined MSU and SIU has combined for 3,210 wins, 35 regular season titles and 27 NCAA appearances.

Murray State vs MVC
The Racers' last game with a MVC squad was Saturday in a quickly added game with Illinois State that they won 76-65. Over the years, the Racers have played every MVC team with the exception of Northern Iowa and have played Evansville and SIU the most. The one and only meeting MSU had with Loyola came in their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 1964 in a game played in Evanston, Ill.

Froggy 103.7 FM - Flagship Station For Racer Basketball
In his 30th season, the "Voice of the Racers" and Murray State Hall of Famer, Neal Bradley is on the call again for the 2020-21 season. Former MSU assistant coach Kenny Roth provides analysis. All MSU games can be heard online at Froggy103.com and GoRacers.com.

Racers Win OVC Opener Over Austin Peay
One of the founding members of the OVC, the Racers opened the 73rd season of league play Tuesday with an 87-57 victory over Austin Peay. The game pushed MSU's home winning streak at the CFSB Center to 24. Tevin Brown led a group of four Racers in double-figure scoring with 19 points on 5-of-10 from the 3-point line, while Chico Carter, Jr., scored 17 points on 7-of-10 from the field. KJ Williams scored 16 points as he hit all six of his shots and he pulled down seven rebounds. Brion Whitley tied his career-high with 10 points.

Tevin Brown Moves Up 3-Point Lists
After joining the MSU 1000-Point Club in the Illinois State game, Tevin Brown is the 47th member of the group. Brown is ranked 22nd among current NCAA D-I players in made 3-pointers per game with 2.7. Only 69 games into his MSU career, Brown's 186 made threes has him 46th in the country. In the ISU and APSU games, Brown has made 8-of-16 from long range. For the season, he is 11-of-28 (.393).

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Located in Murray, Kentucky, the athletics department at Murray State University is a member of NCAA D-I and plays in the Football Championship Subdivision. The Racers have 15 programs including men's teams for baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf and women's teams for basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball. MSU also has a rifle program that is coed. The Racers are one of the founding members of the Ohio Valley Conference from its beginnings in 1948. Kevin Saal has served as director of athletics since March 2019.
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Players Mentioned

Tevin Brown

Chico Carter, Jr.

Brion Whitley

KJ Williams

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