Racers Fall To Belmont – Wood Joins MSU 1000-Point Club

Saturday, January 25

Murray, Ky.

3 p.m.

Murray State

11-10,5-5MVC

Belmont

15-6,7-3MVC

Belmont

Murray St.

Photo by: David Eaton-Murray State Athletics

Racers Fall To Belmont – Wood Joins MSU 1000-Point Club

1/25/2025 11:01:00 AM | Men's Basketball

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The Racers had an early lead, but could sustain it in their fourth loss of the season at the CFSB Center

The Murray State Racers dropped a 95-77 defeat Saturday to the Belmont Bruins at the CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky.

The Racers (11-10) are at the halfway point of the 20-game season in the Missouri Valley Conference at 5-5.

MSU hits the road next week for games Wednesday at Evansville (Jan. 29) and at Missouri State (Feb. 1), before returning to the CFSB Center to host Drake (Feb. 4).

JaCobi Wood led the Racers with 19 points, while Terence Harcum added 14, Nick Ellington 13 and Kylen Milton 10 as the Racers shot 50 percent for the game (29-of-58), but couldn't slow the Bruins down who shot 51 percent (32-of-63).

In the first half, the Racers used a streak of six-straight shots made to take an 18-14 lead at 13:00 on a Harcum 3-pointer. However, the Bruins answered with a 17-4 run for a 31-22 lead at 8:30 and extended their advantage to 55-37 at the intermission.

The Racers never got any closer than 14 points when the score was 84-69 with 5:29 left when Wood hit a 3-pointer.

Game Notes

MSU's JaCobi Wood became the 48th member of the program's 1000-Point Club in his third season with the Racers.
Wood has 1,010 points in 85 games with MSU for an average of 11.9 points per game.
Wood is the first Racer to join the 1000-Point Club since KJ Williams in a game at home against Eastern Illinois on Feb. 28, 2021.
Wood is the 33^rd fastest to reach 1,000 points in the 100 seasons of MSU Basketball, just behind Aubrey Reese who took 84 games to reach the mark in a game at Morehead State in Jan. 22, 2000.
Jonathan Stark holds the record at MSU in getting to 1,000 points in 48 games on Jan. 8, 2018 in a game at home against UT Martin.
The Racers are 5-4 this season at home in the CFSB.
Last first half in which Racers surrendered 55 points was at home to Drake (55-39) on Feb. 7, 2023.