Pace Of Season Accelerates As Home Stand Wraps Up

Date (Time): Jan. 28 (7:30 p.m. CT)
Murray State: 6-7 (3-5 OVC) (W1)
Opponent: Tennessee State Tigers 3-10 (2-8 OVC) (W1)
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 TSU (Streak): 56-17 (W5)
All-Time Series in Murray (Streak): Racers lead 31-6 (W5)
First Meeting: 1983, Racers won at home in OT 65-58
Last Meeting: Feb. 2020, Racers won at TSU 73-65
Last 5 vs. TSU: MSU has won 5
MUR Next Game: Jan. 30, home vs Belmont (ESPN+)
MUR Next Road Game: Feb. 1 at Southeast Missouri (ESPN+)

Racers Battle Cats & Bears This Week At CFSB Center
The Murray State Racers (6-7, 3-5) wrap up their four-game home stand by hosting the Tennessee State Tigers and Belmont Bruins in their ninth and 10th games of the 20-game season in the Ohio Valley Conference. First up on Thursday is the Racers 74th all-time meeting with TSU. It's a doubleheader day at the CFSB Center in Murray, Ky., with the women's game starting at 4:30 p.m. and the men's game follows at 7:30 p.m. Since TSU joined the OVC in 1988, the Racers have won 51 of 62 meetings and are 31-6 all-time at home against the Tigers.

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+.
Pace Of Season Accelerates As Home Stand Wraps Up
This week's games begin a season-defining stretch of six games in 11 days. If the Racers can make a push during this time, they could put themselves into a spot in the final six games of the season (four at home) where they could be playing for one of the top seeds in the OVC Tournament. In particular, the Racers' four game road trip to SEMO, Morehead State, EKU and SIUE will see them play four games in eight days in three states and two time zones. Through 13 games this season, MSU is 5-2 at home and 1-5 on the road.

Downtown Tevin Brown Moves Up MSU All-Time 3-Point list
Tevin Brown hit six 3-point baskets for his top game this season in the Racers' Saturday win over Tennessee Tech. Brown's sleepy 3-point shot awoke big time last week when he was 8-of-25 for 32 percent. Brown added 11 assists, eight rebounds and six steals. Brown now has 204 made 3-point baskets in his career in his 78th game. He's tied for sixth place with Don Mann who made his 204 threes in 111 games from 1985-89. Brown is now 100 from MSU's all-time leader, Isaiah Canaan who made 304 from 2009-13. Frank Allen is second on the MSU list with 251 from 1989-93. Mann, Allen and Canaan are all members of the Murray State Hall of Fame.

McMahon Moves To Fourth In All-Time Wins At Murray State
With Saturday's victory, Racer Coach Matt McMahon moved into a fourth place tie with Coach Steve Newton (1985-91) on the all-time wins list at MSU with 116.
McMahon is also second all-time at MSU in winning percentage (.666), among coaches who have served six or more seasons, behind only Carlisle Cutchin (1925-41). MSU's first coach led the Racers for 16 seasons with a winning percentage of .736.

OVC Teams Deal With Pandemic
Results from the latest Covid tests have become one the most important stats these days for any team. Heading into the final week of January, the OVC has completed 81 percent of it's games. The OVC has played 121-of-149 regularly scheduled OVC games and 73 percent in January on 33-of-45. 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
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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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