Racers Can’t Overcome Late UNI Run

Sunday, January 14

CFSB Center

3 p.m.

Murray State

7-10,4-2MVC

Northern Iowa

9-8,3-3MVC

UNI

Murray St.

Photo by: Murray State Sports Information

1/14/2024 5:57:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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The Murray State Racers had a poor shooting day in UNI’s first visit to the CFSB Center

The Murray State Racers saw a late lead slip away Sunday in a 70-60 loss in Northern Iowa's first visit to the CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky.

The Racers (7-10) saw their 4-game winning streak halted as they fell to 4-2 in the Missouri Valley Conference ahead of their Wednesday game in Chicago against the UIC Flames.

Nick Ellington led the Racers with 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting with five rebounds and three blocked shots, while Alden Applewhite added 13 points and seven rebounds. JaCobi Wood added 10 points.

Leading 27-25 at the intermission, the Racers held a seven-point advantage at 49-42 on Wood's 3-pointer with 7:47 left to play. UNI rallied and hit the Racers with a run to tie the game for a fifth time 49-49 with 5:32 left. The Racers never led the rest of the way as the run for UNI eventually went to a 9-point lead with 2:31 remaining at 62-53.

Game Notes

Another big crowd watched the game today of 5,507. The Racers lead The Valley in attendance at 5,059 in nine games this season.
Brian Moore, Jr. was honored before the game for reaching the 1500-career mark in scoring between Murray State and NE Oklahoma JC.
MSU is at UIC Wednesday, the Racers will be looking for their third-straight road win.
The Racers won the first meeting at home (Jan. 2) 85-73.
The game Wednesday at Credit Union 1 Arena, MSU's first visit since they played a BracketBuster return game in 2006 under coach Billy Kennedy.
The Racers return the game to UNI on Feb. 3 in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Quincy Anderson's free throw streak ended at 18 today.
JaCobi Wood extended his free throw to 20 in a row, the longest this season for the Racers.
Having had much success from the free throw line to this point in the season, the Racers were only 11-of-21 today for 52 percent.
MSU is now 6-3 when leading at halftime this season.

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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.