Tuesday in Texas - Racers Meet SMU - Murray State University Athletics

Tuesday, November 11

Dallas, Texas

7 p.m.

Murray State

SMU

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Photo by: David Eaton-Murray State Athletics

Tuesday in Texas - Racers Meet SMU

11/9/2025 8:51:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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The Racers in the Lone Star state for the first time since 2015

The Murray State Racers (2–0) travel to Dallas on Tuesday night to take on the SMU Mustangs in an early-season matchup between two unbeaten programs.

First-year Murray State head coach Ryan Miller has the Racers off to a strong start, following an 85–77 neutral-site win over Omaha and a dominant 108–60 home victory against Mississippi Valley last Friday.

Playing in Texas for the first time since 2015, Murray State 32–17 all-time in the Lone Star state.

The programs have met just once, which was a SMU win in Murray in December 2022.

GAME 2
MURRAY STATE AT SMU
Venue: Moody Coliseum (7,000)
Site: Dallas, Texas
Game Day-Time: Tuesday, Nov. 11 - 7:00 P.M. CT

Live Media Feeds
Racer Radio: Froggy 103.7FM, Froggy103.com (Jeff Bidwell & Kenny Roth)
Television: ACC Network Extra (John Liddle, Jordan Bettiol & Breanna Sorensen)
Stats: GoRacers.com & StatBroadcast.com
X: @RacersHoops

Murray State Racers 2-0 (0-0 MVC)
Head Coach: Ryan Miller
Alma Mater: Northern State (2000)
at MUR: 2-0 (1st Season)
Career: Same
Missouri Valley: 0-0
Record vs SMU: 0-0

SMU Mustangs 2-0 (0-0 ACC)
Head Coach: Andy Enfield
Alma Mater: Johns Hopkins (1991)
at MVSU: 26-11 (2nd season)
Career: 287-186 (15th season)
Atlantic Coast: 13-7
Record vs MSU: 0-0

GAME DAY STORY LINES

MSU is 2-0 after a neutral site win vs Omaha 85-77 and a home opening win Friday vs Mississippi Valley 108-60.
MSU's 108 points was their top scoring game against an NCAA D-I team since MSU won at home against Tennessee State 114-100 in 2001.
MSU's French Connection, Roman Domon and Mathis Courbon combined for 24 points on 9-of-15 shooting.
MSU's point guard tandem of Layne Taylor and KJ Tenner combined for 18 points and 11 assists.
Fred King saw his first action and went 5-5 from the field.
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 1,52.
MSU has 18 NCAA Tournament appearances and has won five games, last in 2022.
MSU is 32-17 all-time against teams from Texas. MSU's recent games include a 92-65 loss at home in 2022 to SMU and a 88-79 win in Myrtle Beach over Texas A&M 88-79 in 2023.
The Racers come home Saturday to host Nicholls State as part of a tripleheader day for MSU that begins at 11 a.m. as Racer Football hosts North Dakota at 11 a.m. in Roy Stewart Stadium.
At 4:30 p.m., the Racer men's basketball team takes on Nicholls, before the MSU women host Saint Louis at 7 p.m.