Murray State University Athletics
Murray State
Middle Tennessee
Racers Meet Old Rival MTSU in Cayman Islands Classic
11/22/2025 5:01:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Racers play the first of three games in three days on Sunday in the Cayman Islands
The Racers are ready to hit the road to paradise and play three games at the Cayman Islands Classic (Nov. 23-25).
At Gray Gymnasium, the Racers take on Middle Tennessee, McNeese and George Washington in three straight days and each have a 6:30 p.m. Central Time start.
The Racers are 4-1 and have won back to back home games over Nicholls (Nov. 15) and Little Rock (Nov. 18).
MSU enters the Caymans event first in the Missouri Valley Conference in scoring offense at 94.4ppg and they are first in 3-point field goal percentage at .386.
Javon Jackson leads the Racers in scoring and is third in the MVC at 18.8ppg, while Fred King is 13th with a scoring clip of 13.8ppg. Mson Miller is fourth in the MVC with 13 made 3-point baskets.
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MURRAY STATE vs MIDDLE TENNESSEE
Venue: Gray Gymnasium (500)
Site:Â George Town, Cayman Islands
Game Day-Time:Â Sunday, Nov. 22 - 6:30 P.M. CT
Live Media Feeds
Racer Radio: Froggy 103.7FM, Froggy103.com (Jeff Bidwell & Kenny Roth)
Television:Â FloSports (AJ Rickets & Jess Settles)
Stats: GoRacers.com & StatBroadcast.com
X:Â @RacersHoops
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders  3-1 (0-0 CUSA)
Head Coach:Â Nick McDevitt
Alma Mater:Â UNC Ashville (2001)
at MTSU:Â 108-119Â (8th season)
Career:Â 206-185 (13th season)
Conference USA:Â 55-566
Record vs MSU:Â 2-5
Murray State Racers  4-1 (0-0 MVC)
Head Coach: Ryan Miller
Alma Mater: Northern State (2000)
at MUR:Â 4-1Â (1st Season)
Career: Same
Missouri Valley: 0-0
Record vs MTSU: 0-0
GAME DAY STORY LINES
- The Racers are No. 111 in the KenPom.com rankings after taking down visiting Little
- Rock 89-68 Tuesday night in Murray.
- MSU is rated No. 77 in Adjusted Efficiency on offense and No. 160 on defense nationally.
- The Racers French Connection of freshmen Mathis Courbon and Roman Domon are scoring an average of 16.2 points per game off the MSU bench.
- Fred King leads the Racers with 7.5 rebounds per game and has a team-high seven blocked shots.
- When the Racers return home Dec. 2 to host Morehead State, they will be looking for their fifth-straight win at home dating back to the end of last season.
- The Racers are averaging 94.4 points per game to lead the MVC.
- MSU is the free throw leader in the MVC at .793 (107-of-135).
- The Racers' 2025-26 season is the 101st in program history, the 28th in the CFSB
- Center and the fourth in the Missouri Valley Conference.
- Among teams that have played in NCAA DI for 24 seasons, MSU is ranked No. 14 in winning
- percentage at .643 and No. 44 in victories with 1,752.
- MSU has 18 NCAA Tournament appearances and has won five games, the last win in 2022.
- The Racers head out later this week for three games in the Cayman Islands (Nov. 23-25).
