Racers Fall at Home To Southeastern

Saturday, December 16

Murray, Ky.

3 p.m.

Murray State

3-7,1-1MVC

Southeastern Louisiana

3-8,0-0Southland

Southeastern La.

Murray St.

Photo by: David Eaton-Murray State Athletics

12/16/2023 9:43:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score Box Score (PDF)

A poor shooting day leads to a home loss at The Bank for the Murray State Racers.

The Murray State Racers dropped a 61-55 home loss to the Southeastern Louisiana Lions at the CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky, on a day when the shots didn't fall.

The Racers managed only 32 percent from the field (15-of-47), including hitting only 21 percent of the time (6-of-29) from the 3-point line.

Quincy Anderson led the Racers with 15 points, while Rob Perry added 12 and Justin Morgan threw in 11 points and a team-high seven rebounds off the bench.

In a low-scoring first half, Morgan gave the Racers a boost in the final minute with a rebound and score, a pair of free throws and a 3-point basket at the buzzer to give MSU a 29-24 advantage at the intermission.

It was Anderson's 3-pointer to start the second half that gave the Racers their biggest lead of the day at eight when it was 34-26 with 18:23 left. The Racers led twice more by eight points, the last at the 11:16 mark on another Anderson three and a pair of free throws. The resilient Lions took the lead for good with 3:53 left at 53-50. MSU's last field goal came at 7:38 as they ended the game hitting just 1-of-13 from the field.

Game Notes

A rarity, the score was tied 8-8 from the 15:09 mark through the media timeout at 14:25 and when the next media timeout occurred at 11:48, the game was still tied at 8-8. During this period, the Racers forced back-to-back shot clock violations.
Wood, Moore and Perry made their 25th straight start together vs SLU.
Wood and Perry each have started all 42 games they've played at MSU.
The Racers and Lions met for the first time since 1984. MSU leads the all-time series 5-2.
MSU is 20-12 all-time against the current membership of the Southland Conference.
The Missouri Valley Conference began the day ranked No. 9 in NCAA DI NET rankings.
The Racers (1-1 MVC) get back to league play at the CFSB Center (Jan. 2) when they host the UIC Flames.
The Racers hit the road for a Monday game at Little Rock in a 6:30 p.m.

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It's time to think about purchasing tickets to 2024 State Farm Arch Madness (March 7-10) in St. Louis, Missouri. The Enterprise Center is set to host the Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament which will be staged in the Gateway City for a 34th consecutive time. Through Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, Racer fans get a discounted price of $175 per ticket. Tickets can be purchased through the Murray State ticket office at the CFSB Center, by calling (270) 809-3000 or online through GoRacers.com and TicketMaster.com.