The Pain of Poor Shooting – Racers Fall at APSU - Murray State University Athletics

Saturday, December 9

Clarksville, Tenn.

6:15 p.m.

Murray State

3-5,1-1MVC

Austin Peay

5-6,0-0ASUN

Murray St.

Austin Peay

Photo by: David Eaton-Murray State Athletics

The Pain of Poor Shooting – Racers Fall at APSU

12/10/2023 12:40:00 AM | Men's Basketball

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The Murray State Racers played the Austin Peay Governors in their new arena in Clarksville.

The Murray State Racers dropped a 53-49 loss to the Austin Peay Governors in their first visit to the new F&M Bank Arena in Clarksville.

Brian Moore, Jr., led the Racers with 12 points, while Nick Ellington added 11 on 5-of-7 shooting.

After falling behind by seven points at the start of the second half, the Racers got hot on back-to-back threes from Quincy Anderson and an Ellington rebound dunk for a 42-39 lead at 8:00. Austin Peay answered with a three and the game was tied 42-42 with 7:33 remaining. The Govs hit the Racers with a 10-0 run for a 49-42 lead with 4:08 left. Moore's drive with 39 seconds left on the clock cut the APSU lead to 51-49, bit a pair of free throws sealed the win for APSU.

In the first half, the Racers hit five 3-point shots, but still only led 17-16 at the 8:40 mark on a 3-pointer by Shawn Walker. MSU went in front 26-23 at 2:06, but Demarcus Sharp's buzzer shot put the Govs ahead 28-26 the halftime intermission.

Game Notes

MSU had six assists on their first six field goals.
The Racers made 5-of-6 field goals at the start of the game, but ended the day shooting just 37 percent on 19-of-51, including 7-of-25 for 28 percent from the 3-point line.
The Battle of the Border was played for the 137th time between the Racers and Governors.
The win for APSU snapped the Racers three-game win streak since APSU's 74-70 win in Clarksville in 2021.
MSU has won 16 of the 21 meetings since 2013.
JaCobi Wood scored five points today and has 990 for his career and is closing on becoming a member of the 1000-point club.
MSU was No. 30 in in NCAA DI for fewest turnovers per game at 9.9 and had only 10 today.
MSU has used the same starters in the first eight games: Wood, Moore, Perry, Walker, Ellington.
Wood, Moore and Perry will made their 22nd straight start together at APSU.
Wood and Perry each have started all 40 games they've played at MSU.
The Racers head to Starkville Wednesday for their 10th meeting with the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
Murray State played the Bulldogs in 2007 in a 78-61 loss under Coach Billy Kennedy.

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