Murray State University Athletics
Murray State
Middle Tennessee
Old Foes Meet Again - Racers & Blue Raiders Play In 145th Game
12/19/2022 4:51:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Murray State and Middle Tennessee meet for a 10th consecutive season Wednesday
Game Information
Opponent: Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
Site (Venue): Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Murphy Center)
Date/Game Time: Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022/6 p.m.
Audio: WFGS Froggy 103.7FM (PxP: Neal Bradley, Analyst: Kenny Roth)
TV: ESPN+ (PxP: TBA, Analyst: TBA)
Live Stats: GoBlueRaiders.com
Twitter In Game: @RacersHoops
MUR Record (Streak): 7-4 (W2)
MTSU Record (Streak): 7-4 (L1)
MUR Last Game: Won 68-60 H Austin Peay (Dec. 16)
MTSU Last Game: Lost 82-73 H Chattanooga (Dec. 15)
All-Time Series vs. MTSU: Racers lead 107-37 (46-21 away)
First Meeting: 1930 MTSU won at MSU 39-29
Last Meeting: Dec. 4, 2021 MSU won home 93-87
Largest MSU Win: +44 102-58 Home 2017
Last Five vs MTSU: MSU 3-2
Next MSU Game: Dec. 29 Home vs Southern Illinois
Next MSU Road Game: Jan. 1 at Evansville
Next MTSU Game: Dec. 29 at Charlotte
Next MTSU Home Game: Dec. 31 vs Western Kentucky
Old OVC Foes Meet Again - MSU at MTSU
The Murray State Racers (7-4) continue one of their longest running series Wednesday when they face the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (7-4) at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro.
The two have split the last six games as this meeting marks the 10th straight season they have met. As old Ohio Valley Conference foes from 1952-2000, the Racers and Blue Raiders have been regular in competing against each other as their 145th game is played.
Burns Named To Valley Award
Murray State's DJ Burns was named Missouri Valley Player of the Week as announced from the MVC's home office in St. Louis. Burns is MSU's third MVC weekly award winner following JaCobi Wood, named MVC Newcomer of the Week (Nov. 22) and Rob Perry, named MVC Player of the Week (Dec. 5).Â
Burns played big in two home wins for the Racers last week when they overcame a big deficit to defeat Chicago State (Dec. 13) 66-65 and in Friday's 68-60 win over Austin Peay (Dec. 16).
In the APSU game, Burns helped the Racers push their home court winning streak to 20 with a night of 18 points and 14 rebounds. In the Chicago State game, he scored 15 points with eight rebounds. For the two games, Burns shot 72 percent from the field (13-of-18), averaged 16.5 points per game and 11.0 rebounds.
the 3-point line (8-of-20).Â
Schedule Watch - Return to MVC Play Near
With Christmas on the way, the Racers will be finished with their non-Missouri Valley Conference games after visiting MTSU this week. The Southern Illinois Salukis and Racers meet for the first time (Dec. 29) as a league game at the CFSB Center.
