Racers Fall To Saint Peter’s In NCAA 2nd Round

Saturday, March 19

Indianapolis, Ind.

6:45 p.m.

Murray State

31-3,18-0OVC

Saint Peter's

21-11,14-6MAAC

Saint Peter's

Murray St.

3/19/2022 10:10:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score BOX SCORE (PDF)

MSU’s season comes to a close with 31-3 record

The seventh-seeded Murray State men's basketball team saw its season come to a close Saturday night with a 70-60 loss to the No. 15 seed Saint Peter's in the second round of the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The Racers struggled to find their offensive groove in the game, shooting just 34.6-percent from the floor, compared to 41.5-percent by the Peacocks. Saint Peter's also scored 15 points off 12 Racer turnovers, while the Racers only scored four points off 10 Peacock giveaways. Murray State also struggled from the free throw line in the game, going 16-for-25, while the Peacocks excelled by going 23-for-31.

Four Racers scored in double digits in the game, led by 19 from Justice Hill. Tevin Brown followed with 14, while KJ Williams had 12 and Trae Hannibal added 10. Hannibal also led MSU on the boards with eight, while Brown and Jordan Skipper-Brown chipped in five.

The Racers end their final season in the OVC by going 31-3 and winning both the league's regular-season and tournament championship. The loss put an end to the nation's longest winning streak at 21 games.

Game Notes

MSU set their NCAA record with seven blocked shots.
MSU's eight made 3-point baskets was just off their record of 10 that they had vs Georgia in 2002.
MSU's 24 attempted threes was one off the 25 they took also in 2002 vs Georgia.
Saint Peter's 23 made free throws and tied the Racers' NCAA record for opponents. Loyola also made 23 against the Racers in 1964.
The Racers scored 2,690 points in 2021-22, it was the sixth-best season in program history.
MSU's 88.2ppg average was the best in the 24 seasons of the CFSB Center.
MSU hit 272 3-point baskets in 2021-22 for second all-time in team history. They were 17 from the record of 289 in 2016-17.
This MSU team was second in team history in 2021-22 with 775 attempted 3-point shots, 28 behind the record 803 the 2016-17 team attempted.
MSU's 1,328 rebounds in 2021-22 was third in school history, behind the best of 1,662 by the 1951-52 team. It was MSU's best rebounding season since the 1990-91 team grabbed 1,431.
In 2021-22, the Racers finished 29th in the NCAA Net rankings and 36th in the KenPom.com rankings.
The Racers were part of the final AP Top-25 at #20 and USA Today Coaches Poll at #22.
MSU tied the school record with 31 wins (31-3), same as they had in 2009-10 (31-5) and 2011-12 (31-2).