Racers Open 25th Season At CFSB Center

Saturday, November 12

Murray, Ky.

7 p.m.

Murray State

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Lindsey Wilson

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Lindsey Wilson

Murray St.

Photo by: Stephen Furst

11/12/2022 9:59:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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The Murray State men’s basketball team opened the home season before they head to the Myrtle Beach Invitational next week

The Murray State Racers cruised to a 90-53 victory in their home opener over the Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders as the 25^th season of college hoops started at the CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky.

The win pushed the Racers to eight-straight home opening wins and improved their overall home win streak to 17 in a row dating back to 2021.

DJ Burns scored his career-high at MSU with 20 points and added nine rebounds, while Rob Perry tossed in 18 points on 4-of-4 shooting from the 3-point line. Jacobi Wood added 13 points and Quincy Anderson 10 points to put four Racers in double-figure scoring.

Against LWC, the Racers got an early boost from freshman Justin Morgan who hit back-to-back threes for a 19-7 MSU lead at 13:27. Perry's 3-pointer with 7:20 left put MSU ahead 29-15. MSU had the advantage 46-27 at the halftime intermission.

The Racers put the game away with an 15-5 start to the second half, punctuated by a 3-point basket by Perry and then a steal and score for a personal 5-point play. It was 57-32 Racers with 17:06 remaining.

Next up for Murray State is an appearance at the Myrtle Beach Invitational with their first game coming against Texas A&M (Nov. 17).

Game Notes

4,457 watched the opener tonight at the CFSB Center.
It is the best attended opening night game since the Racers beat Wright State at home in 2018 in front of 5,066.
MSU's streak in home openers goes to eight in a row since their last loss to Houston in 2014.
MSU's overall home win streak is now 17 since they last lost to Eastern Illinois on Feb. 18, 2021.
The 20 points for DJ Burns is his MSU high, topping the 19 he scored a year ago against Campbellsville.
Burns' career-high is 33 points in 2019 when he played at Southern against Ecclesia.
Justin Morgan led the way for three Racers who scored their first career points in the MSU uniform.
Morgan scored seven points, while Sam Murray scored his first six points as a Racer and Braxton Stacker his first four points.
The 2022 class to the Murray State Hall of Fame was honored at halftime. The eight-person class included Paul King, who played for the Racers from 1987-91 and was the first MSU player to win four-consecutive conference championships.
King's No. 30 jersey number was retired in 1991.