Racers Take On Salukis - Part II In Carbondale - Murray State University Athletics

Game 28 (6 p.m. CT)	Murray State at Southern Illinois
Banterra Center	Capacity: 8,284
Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025	Carbondale, Ill
Murray State Racers	13-14 (7-9 MVC)
Head Coach	Steve Prohm
Alma Mater	Alabama (1997)
Murray State Record	146-78 (7th Season)
Career Record	243-173 (13th Season)
MVC Record	27-29
Prohm vs SIU	3-3
SIU Salukis	12-15 (7-9 MVC)
Head Coach	Scott Nagy
Alma Mater	Delta State (1988)
SIU Record	12-15 (1st Season)
Career Record	589-347 (30th Season)
MVC Record	7-9
Nagy vs MSU	2-4
Radio - Froggy 103.7 FM	Jeff Bidwell & Kenny Roth
ESPN+	Mike Trude & Jamaal Tatum

Game Day Story Lines

2024-25 is the 100th season of collegiate basketball at Murray State & third in The MVC.
The Racers have quite the strange week with having to move off their home court this week for two games when power issues at the CFSB Center came about after recent bad weather in the area.
The second meeting this season between the Racers and Salukis will be played again in Carbondale.
MSU's game against UNI ended up being played in Nashville at Belmont's home court Monday night.
The Racers fell to 7-9 in MVC play after a 74-67 defeat to the Panthers at the Curb Event Center.
MSU is trying to find momentum heading into Arch Madness as they have dropped seven of their last 10 games.
9-2 when leading at halftime and 2-11 when trailing.
When the Racers win the rebound stat, they are 11-2, but when they trail, or are tied, MSU is 2-10.
Nick Ellington has picked up his play in the last two games against UIC and UNI by hitting 14-of-22 from the field for a clip of .636.
Ellington has scored in double-figures in each of the last four games by hitting 25-of-35 for a clip of .714.
After breaking an 0-of-9 streak from the 3-point line, Terence Harcum has hit 7-of-18 in the last two games for a clip of .388.

Racers Take On Salukis - Part II In Carbondale