Racers Seek Winning Ways As TTU Visits The Bank

Date (Time): Jan. 22 (7:30 p.m. CT)
Murray State: 5-7 (2-5 OVC) (1L)
Opponent: Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 2-14 (2-7 OVC) (L1)
Site (Venue): Murray, Ky. (CFSB Center)
Radio: Froggy 103.7 FM (PxP: Neal Bradley, Analyst: Kenny Roth)
Streaming Audio: Froggy103.com & GoRacers.com
TV: None
Streaming Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: GoRacers.com
Twitter In Game: @MSURacers
All-Time Series vs TTU (Streak): Racers lead 130-49 (W5)
All-Time Series in Murray (Streak): Racers lead 71-9 (W1)
First Meeting: 1930, Racers won in Memphis 61-21
Last Meeting: Feb. 2020, Racers won at TTU 81-69
Last 5 vs. TTU: MSU has won 5
MUR Next Game: Jan. 28, home vs Tennessee State (ESPN+)
MUR Next Road Game: Feb. 1 at Southeast Missouri (ESPN+)

Racers Host Golden Eagles In 180th Meeting
The Murray State Racers (5-7, 2-5) host the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (2-14, 2-7) Saturday at the CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky. Saturday is a
Doubleheader day at The Bank with the women's game starting at 4:30 p.m. and
the men's game follows at 7:30 p.m.

Froggy 103.7 FM - Flagship Station For Racer Basketball
In his 30th season, the "Voice of the Racers" and now a Murray State Hall of Famer, Neal Bradley is on the call again for the 2019-20 season. Former MSU assistant coach Kenny Roth provides analysis. All MSU games can be heard online at Froggy103.com and GoRacers.com. Online streaming video is supplied by ESPN+

Founding OVC Members' Longest Running Series
The game is the 180th meeting between the Racers and Golden Eagles and it marks the continuation of the longest running series for both universities. Tech and Murray State first met in 1930 in Memphis and
only missed playing twice: in 1945 and 1946 because of WWII. The Racers were part of the founding schools that created the Ohio Valley Conference in 1948 along with Eastern Kentucky, Evansville, Louisville, Morehead State and Western Kentucky. Tech joined the OVC in 1949, the second school year of the league.

Nearly An Amazing Moment
These days analytics in sports is used quite a bit as in percentages of this or that. When the Racers trailed Jacksonville State by 10 points with a 1:36 remaining, what do you supposed their chances of winning were at that moment? While we cannot be exact, we can assume the chance was minimal. However, the Racers almost turned that small chance into perhaps a season-defining victory. The Racers fell short 85-82 after having two chances to tie it in the final 11 seconds.

Carter Produces Career Scoring Game
In the JSU game, Chico Carter Jr., came off the bench and scored 21 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the 3-point line. During one eight-minute period from 14:26 to 6:39, Carter was the only Racer to score. He made three 3-pointers and had a three-point play to keep MSU in the game. His four 3-point baskets tied his career-high.

MSU Cut Down Turnovers
For the first time in 12 games this season, the Racers had less than five turnovers for their season-best. With two games of 20-plus turnovers this season, it was a good sign to see the Racers dramatically cut that trend down as a sign moving forward in OVC games.

OVC Teams Deal With Pandemic
Results from the latest Covid tests is one the most important stats these days for any team. With a national average of about 75 percent of regularly scheduled games being played in NCAA D-I, the OVC has completed 80 percent of it's games through Thursday by playing 117-of-145 games. At the moment, the Racers have only two rescheduled OVC games to make up: at SEMO and SIUE (Feb. 1 & 9).

Check GoRacers.com for the latest basketball schedule information
Men's Schedule
Women's Schedule

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