Murray State University Athletics
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Sunday Matinee - Racers Host Sycamores At The Bank
1/19/2024 6:48:00 PM | Men's Basketball
It's a Stripe Out day at the CFSB Center Sunday afternoon
Opponent: Indiana State Sycamores Venue - Site: CFSB Center (8,500) - Murray, Ky. Date-Game Time: Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024 - 4 p.m. CT MUR Record (Streak): 8-10, 5-2 MVC (W1) INST Record (Streak): 15-3, 6-1 MVC (L2) All-Time Series vs. INST: Sycamores lead 6-3 Murray State Head Coach: Steve Prohm Alma Mater: Alabama (1997) at MUR: 129-54 (6th Season) Career: 226-149 (12th Season) Missouri Valley: 16-10 INST Head Coach: Josh Schertz  Alma mater: Florida Atlantic (2000) at INST: 49-36 (3rd Season) Career: 386-106 (16th Season) Missouri Valley: 23-22 Racer Radio: Froggy 103.7 FM & Froggy103.com, Jeff Bidwell & Kenny Roth Television: ESPN2  Clay Matvick & Kevin Lehman Live Stats: GoRacers.com & StatBroadcast.com
Game Story Lines
Game Story Lines
- In their second season in The Valley, the Racers have won nine of their last 13 MVC games (including Arch Madness).
- The Racers split with the Sycamores in their first MVC season with a win in Murray and a loss in Terre Haute.
- The Racers scored their third-straight road win Wednesday with a 73-58 victory at UIC.
- The Racers saw nine players score and Nick Ellington pumped in the Racers' highest scoring game of the season with 29 points on 13-of-16 shooting.
- Ellington's 13 field goals is tied for sixth all-time at Murray State for a single game.
- Ellington's 13 field goals are the first for a MSU player to score 10 or more field goals in a single game since Rob Perry's 10 made shots in his 30-point game at Valparaiso (12-04-22).
- The Last Racer to make 13 or more field goals in a game was 15 by KJ Williams at Tennessee State (02-10-22).
- Ellington's 13 is tied for sixth all-time at MSU for a single game. The all-time mark is 17 by both Garrett Beshear against Middle Tennessee in 1952 (12-29-52) and Herb McPherson against Marshall in 1966 (02-06-66).
- Ellington's 13 field goals topped four instances this season of 12 field goals by Belmont's Cade Tyson and three games of 12 by Tucker DeVries of Drake.
- Murray State's Rob Perry is 192 points from scoring 2,000 in his collegiate career with the Racers and Stetson.
- Brian Moore recently surpassed the 1,500 points mark between NE Oklahoma JC and Quincy Anderson has 1300 points between the Racers and Minnesota State.
- JaCobi Wood reached 1000 career points this season between the Racers and Belmont.
- The Racers are the eighth scoring offense in the MVC (72.5ppg), while the Sycamores are first (86.5ppg).
- On defense, MSU is sixth at 69.5ppg, while Indiana State is 10th at 71.9.
- Through nine home games, Murray State leads the MVC in attendance with 5,059 per game with a large crowd of 6,804 against Southeastern Louisiana (12-16-23).
- Sunday's game at the CFSB Center is a Stripe Out with sections of the arena coordinating in wearing navy and gold.
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