Racers Roll Past Evansville – Winning Streak is 10 - Murray State University Athletics

Wednesday, January 7

Evansville, IN

7 p.m.

Murray State

14-3,6-0MVC

Evansville

4-13,0-6MVC

Murray St.

Evansville

Photo by: David Eaton-Murray State Athletics

Racers Roll Past Evansville – Winning Streak is 10

1/7/2026 10:33:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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MSU moved to 6-0 in the MVC with their 10th consecutive win

The Murray State Racers pushed their winning streak to 10 games Wednesday with a 79-69 victory over the Evansville Purple Aces at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana.

The Racers (14-3) remained undefeated in the Missouri Valley Conference at 6-0 and come home Saturday (Jan. 10) to face Valparaiso at 3 p.m. With Belmont's 78-65 win at Northern Iowa and Valpo's home 77-71 over Illinois State, the Racers have first place in The Valley to themselves.

Javon Jackson carded his seventh game this season of 20 points with a game-high 22, while Roman Domon carded a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds and JJ Traynor added 12 points.

Trailing by four with 4:53 in the first half, the Racers got their defense set and began to make some distance. MSU finished the half on a 14-6 run to take a 42-30 lead at the intermission. The Racers forced a pair of turnovers which saw Domon hit a deep 3-pointer and then he made a backdoor dunk and finished the half making their final five shots.

The second half was a slog as 11 combined fouls were called before the first media timeout.

Evansville got as close as 60-59 with 8:41 left, before the Racers pushed out to a 14-point lead on Traynor's second 3-pointer of the day with 1:45 left.

Game Notes

The Racers are now 7-1 against Evansville since joining the MVC for the 2022-23 season.
MSU leads the all-time series with the Purple Aces 34-15.
MSU's 10-game win streak is the best currently in the MVC and 10^th nationally.
MSU's run marks the 23^rd time in 101 seasons of collegiate basketball in which the Racers have recorded a winning streak of 10 or more.
MSU has won their last three road games over Valparaiso, UIC and Evansville.
Mason Miller extended his consecutive games streak of making a 3-pointer to 11.
Roman Domon had himself quite a first half with 10 points with seven rebounds and one assist and steal.
Domon finished the day with 19 points (6-of-10FG) and 11 rebounds.
In the first half, the Racers only turned the ball over twice and had seven assists.
Javon Jackson's 20-point performance was his seventh of 20 or more this season and he has scored in double-figures in all but two of the 17 games this season.

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