Streaking Racers Battle The Bears Wednesday In Springfield

Opponent: Missouri State Bears Venue - Site: Great Southern Bank Arena (11,000) - Springfield, Mo.
Date-Game Time: Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024 - 7 p.m. CT MUR Record (Streak): 6-9, 3-1 MVC (W3) MOST Record (Streak): 9-6, 1-3 MVC (L2) All-Time Series vs. MOST: Tied 4-4 Murray State Head Coach: Steve Prohm Alma Mater: Alabama (1997) at MUR: 127-53 (6th Season) Career: 224-148 (12th Season) Missouri Valley: 14-10 MOST Head Coach: Dana Ford Alma mater: Illinois State (2006) at MOST: 98-72 (6th Season) Career: 155-137 (10th Season) Missouri Valley: 57-39

Game Story Lines

Murray State is 3-1 in the MVC after an 81-59 win Saturday at Evansville.
In their second season in The Valley, the Racers have won seven of their last 10 MVC games (including Arch Madness).
The Racers are 4-8 all-time in MVC road games.
The Racers snapped a 5-game road skid with the win over UE and posted their first since winning at Illinois State (2-15-23).
Combined against UIC and UE, MSU had team shooting of 59-of-114 FG (.518), 17-of-39 3PT (.436), 31-of-36 FT (.861).
On defense vs UIC and UE, MSU these totals 47-of-107 FG (.439), 22-of-44 3PT (.400), 16-of-23 FT (.696) and MSU had 18 steals.
Sam Murray has grabbed a career-high eight rebounds in each game vs UIC and UE.
Justin Morgan had a career-high four steals and matched the season-high for the Racers.
MSU's 14 steals vs UE is their season-high and marks best since 2019 when the Racers had 14 steals against Eastern Kentucky.
Brian Moore, Jr., is MSU's instant offense- of the bench vs UIC and UE, he was 13-of-19 from the field (.684) and averaged 17.5ppg.
Moore also reached the 1500-point mark in his career that includes Northeast Oklahoma A&M and Murray State.
Newcomer Alden Applewhite was good in the UIC-UE 9-of-16 from the field (.563) with 27 points.
The Racers have made visits to Springfield in 2011, 2014, 2019 and 2023. Their lone win was in 2014, a first round game in the CollegeInsider Tournament that MSU eventually won the title.

Streaking Racers Battle The Bears Wednesday In Springfield

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Players Mentioned

Alden Applewhite

Brian Moore, Jr.

Justin Morgan

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