Racers Fall To Drake At Home

Tuesday, February 7

Murray, Ky.

7 p.m.

Murray State

13-12,8-7MVC

Drake

20-6,11-4MVC

Drake

Murray St.

Photo by: Stephen Furst

2/7/2023 3:58:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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The Racers hosted the Drake Bulldogs at the CFSB Center

The Murray State Racers dropped a 92-68 defeat to the Drake Bulldogs Tuesday at the CFSB Center, Murray, Kentucky.

The Racers (13-12) fell to 8-7 in the Missouri Valley Conference as they hit the road for a Saturday game against the Bradley Braves. The 1 p.m. Central Time tip happens at Carver Arena in Peoria, Illinois.

Brian Moore, Jr. led the Racers with 17 points, while Jamari Smith added 11. DJ Burns hauled in a team-high nine rebounds, while JaCobi Wood made six assists.

The Racers were down early 18-3, but rallied with a 10-0 run to cut the Bulldog's lead to 10 points with 2:41 left in the half on a Wood drive to the basket. That's as close as MSU could get and trailed 55-39 at the halftime intermission.

Game Notes

Today's contest was game 25 of the 30-game regular season and game 15 of the 20-game MVC season.
The Racers are now 9-2 this season at the CFSB Center
Drake leads the all-time series with MSU 3-2
This was the Bulldogs first visit to Murray.
Drake's 55-point first half was the first against the Racers since Florida State scored 50 against MSU in the 2019 NCAA Tournament in Hartford, Conn.
MSU has two home games remaining this season. The Racers host Evansville (Feb. 18) and Valparaiso (Feb. 26).