Tuesday, January 17
Nashville, Tenn.
8 p.m.
Murray State
10-9,5-4MVC
65
at
80
Belmont
14-6,7-2MVC
1
2
F
Murray St.
30
35
65
Belmont
34
46
80
Team Stats
MUR
BEL
FG%
.366
.492
3FG%
.286
.414
FT%
.600
.714
RB
39
38
TO
5
9
STL
3
4
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: (c) {year 4} David Eaton
Racers First half Surge Fades at Belmont
1/17/2023 10:24:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The Murray State Racers dropped their first of two meetings this season with the Belmont Bruins
The Murray State Racers dropped an 80-65 loss Tuesday to the Belmont Bruins at the Curb Event Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
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The Racers (10-9) fall to 5-4 in the Missouri Valley Conference and come home Saturday to host the Indiana State Sycamores at 5 p.m. on Faculty/Staff Appreciation and Athletics Academic Recognition Day at the CFSB Center.
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Rob Perry scored 14 points to lead the Racers, while JaCobi Wood scored 12 points and Jamari Smith added 11.
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The first half provided four tied scores in the first five minutes and a big run for each team. The Racers went first with a 12-2 run when they held the Bruins to no field goals for seven minutes to take a 21-11 lead at 8:40. However, the Bruins ended the half outscoring the Racers 16-4 to take a 34-30 lead into the halftime intermission.
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The Bruins opened the second half 15-4 and put the Racers behind 54-36 at the 13:00 mark. The Racers never got closer than 14 points the rest of the way.
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Game Notes
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The Racers (10-9) fall to 5-4 in the Missouri Valley Conference and come home Saturday to host the Indiana State Sycamores at 5 p.m. on Faculty/Staff Appreciation and Athletics Academic Recognition Day at the CFSB Center.
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Rob Perry scored 14 points to lead the Racers, while JaCobi Wood scored 12 points and Jamari Smith added 11.
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The first half provided four tied scores in the first five minutes and a big run for each team. The Racers went first with a 12-2 run when they held the Bruins to no field goals for seven minutes to take a 21-11 lead at 8:40. However, the Bruins ended the half outscoring the Racers 16-4 to take a 34-30 lead into the halftime intermission.
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The Bruins opened the second half 15-4 and put the Racers behind 54-36 at the 13:00 mark. The Racers never got closer than 14 points the rest of the way.
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Game Notes
- Today's game marked the 24th all-time meeting between the Racers and Bruins. The series (11-12 Racers trail 13-11 and are 2-6 all-time at Belmont.
- The Bruins' return game at Murray State is Feb. 1.
- Brian Moore, Jr. made his first start for the Racers.
- The Racers didn't shoot their first free throw until there was 13:37 remaining in the second half when Justin Morgan went to the line.
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