Racers shooting nearly 43% from beyond the arc during conference play.
Kentucky freshman forward Kahlil Whitney says on Twitter that his time at the school "has not gone as I had hoped'' and that he will leave the No. 15 Wildcats.
Tevin Brown scored 24 points, including a key 3-pointer with 51 seconds to go, Anthony Smith had a double-double and Murray State won its eighth-straight game, beating Belmont 85-75.
Josiah Wallace had 22 points to lead Eastern Illinois to a 95-83 victory over UT Martin.
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Lance Jones scored 20 points and Barret Benson scored 13 with six rebounds and Southern Illinois beat Northern Iowa 68-66.
Malik Williams had 13 points and grabbed two late rebounds leading to three free throws in the final 23 seconds, helping No. 6 Louisville hold off Georgia Tech 68-64.
Thursday night, the Racers and Bruins will renew acquaintances, but this time McMahon won't be trying to out-coach Rick Byrd.
Ashton Hagans scored 14 of his 23 points in the second half and No. 15 Kentucky used a 14-4 run to pull away and beat Georgia 89-79.
The University of Evansville has fired men's basketball coach Walter McCarty after receiving additional reports of misconduct off the court.
The Racers will host the Bruins Thursday night at the CFSB Center.
PADUCAH, KY -- As each season progresses for the Murray State Racers, so does the progression of each individual player.
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) -- Barret Benson and Eric McGill scored 18 points apiece and Southern Illinois cruised to a 66-49 victory over Drake.
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Freshman David Johnson had a season-high 19 points and No. 11 Louisville hung on down the stretch to beat No. 3 Duke 79-73 in a key matchup in the Atlantic Coast Conference's regular-season title chase.
Cape Girardeau, MO -- It wasn't the prettiest game in the world, but the end result was what the Murray State Racers wanted in a 96-91 overtime win over Southeast Missouri on Saturday afternoon.
MARTIN, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee at Martin men’s basketball team closed a 24-point gap to single digits late in the second half of today’s game against Austin Peay but the Ohio Valley Conference co-leading Governors were able to eke out a 92-81 win at the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Jordan Bowden scored 21 points, and the Tennessee Volunteers beat Vanderbilt 66-45 for their fifth straight win against the Commodores for their longest winning streak in this in-state rivalry in 38 years.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) -- Nick Richards and No. 10 Kentucky kept their composure after coach John Calipari was ejected, holding off Arkansas for a 73-66 victory.
Murray State is officially on a roll in the Ohio Valley Conference. After Thursday's 84-62 win at UT Martin, the Racers are now 5-0 in the OVC. They've won six in a row overall, and eight of their last nine games.
Tevin Brown had 20 points and Demond Robinson had 10 points, seven rebounds and three blocks as Murray State defeated UT Martin 84-62.
Freshman Anthony Edwards scored 20 of his 26 points in the first half, pushing Georgia to a big lead that carried the Bulldogs to an 80-63 victory over Tennessee.
Freshman Jermaine Couisnard hit a 3-pointer as the buzzer sounded and South Carolina rallied from 14 points down in the second half to stun No. 10 Kentucky 81-78.
The school says Petrino will be introduced at a news conference Thursday.
Pittsburgh forward Terrell Brown thought he had a game-tying tip-in with 21 seconds to play, but he was called for a foul on the play, allowing No. 11 Louisville to escape Pitt's upset but with a 72-68 overtime victory.
The Racers are trying to improve to 5-0 in the Ohio Valley Conference.
The sophomore guard leads the Racers in scoring this season.
MARTIN, TN -- For the UT Martin softball program, it was a night to remember, and a signing that will never be forgotten.
UK has won four-straight games.
The Skyhawk guard scored 33 points in the first matchup with the Racers.
PADUCAH, KY -- The Murray State Racers picked up two more wins this past week, both on the road at Jacksonville State and Tennessee Tech.
COOKEVILLE, TN -- The Murray State Racers made clutch shots in the second half as they pulled away late to beat Tennessee Tech 81-69.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Jordan Nwora led three Louisville players in double figures with 20 points as the No. 13 Cardinals withstood a furious Notre Dame comeback in the second half for a 67-64 victory Saturday.
MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) -- Grayson Murphy and Nick Muszynski posted double-doubles and Belmont turned back UT Martin 85-78.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Immanuel Quickley scored the game's final five points and finished with 19, Ashton Hagans had 15 with big 3 late and No. 14 Kentucky topped Alabama 76-67 for its 1,000th Southeastern Conference victory.
Tevin Brown had 24 points as Murray State edged past Jacksonville State 72-68.
Parker Stewart scored 31 points and Quintin Dove scored 22 points and UT Martin beat Tennessee State 87-74.
Tyler Scanlon had a season-high 21 points as Belmont romped past Southeast Missouri 89-64.
Marcus Domask had 23 points as Southern Illinois topped Valparaiso 63-50.
No. 14 Kentucky continued its domination of SEC rival Georgia. It took some time for the Wildcats to take control during Tuesday night's 78-69 win over the Bulldogs.
Jordan Bowden scored 14 points to lead a balanced Tennessee offense in a 69-59 victory over Missouri.
Jordan Nwora scored 19 points including a critical layup with 5:21 remaining, and Darius Perry and Ryan McMahon followed with key baskets down the stretch to help No. 13 Louisville pull away from Miami 74-58.
MURRAY, KY -- Two games, two wins for the Murray State Racers as they began Ohio Valley Conference play last week.
Gonzaga, Duke and Kansas remain atop The Associated Press men's college basketball poll.
PADUCAH, KY -- The Murray State Racers started their Ohio Valley Conference schedule with back-to-back wins over UT Martin and Southeast Missouri.
MURRAY, KY -- The Murray State Racers used a big second half surge to race past Southeast Missouri 81-59 and move to 2-0 in OVC games on Saturday night.
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee at Martin men’s basketball team played a solid first half this afternoon at Austin Peay but the Skyhawks struggled offensively over the final 20 minutes of an 82-63 loss to the Governors.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- M.J. Walker scored 23 points for Florida State as the 18th-ranked Seminoles beat No. 7 Louisville 78-65.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Immanuel Quickley scored a career-high 23 points, Nick Richards had 21 and No. 17 Kentucky beat Missouri 71-59 in the Southeastern Conference opener for both schools.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Javonte Smart scored 21 points as defending Southeastern Conference champion LSU withstood Tennessee's 3-point barrage and opened its league schedule with a 78-64 road victory over the Volunteers.
Tennessee scored two touchdowns in a span of 30 seconds, using an onside kick to help erase a double-digit deficit, and then held on to stun Indiana 23-22 in the Gator Bowl on Thursday night.
Tevin Brown scored 23 points on 7-for-10 shooting with four 3-pointers and Murray State won its seventh straight home game, beating UT Martin 89-76 to open Ohio Valley Conference play.
Cassius Winston had 21 points and Xavier Tillman scored 19, leading No. 14 Michigan State to a 76-56 win over Illinois.
