PADUCAH, KY -- The Murray State Racers seemed to have completed their 2020 recruiting class with the addition of JUCO guard Justice Hill.
PADUCAH, KY -- Here is our 30 minute Murray State postseason special, "Racer Rewind."
PADUCAH, KY -- Six years ago, on April 3rd, 2014, the Murray State Racers won the College Insider.com Tournament Championship by defeating Yale at the CFSB Center.
The former Murray State Racer, who plays basketball professionally in Italy, is quarantined while the country copes with COVID-19.
PADUCAH, KY -- According to "Verbal Commits," Murray State's Jason Holliday and Noah Kamba are entering the transfer portal.
PADUCAH, KY -- The Murray State Racers didn't have the ending to their season that they wanted as they fell to Belmont 76-75 in the Ohio Valley Conference Championship game on Saturday night.
Tyler Scanlon scored 17 points including a layup with three seconds remaining to give top-seeded Belmont a 76-75 victory over second-seeded Murray State in the championship game of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament.
Tevin Brown scored 24 points and KJ Williams had a double-double and Murray State beat Austin Peay 73-61 in the semifinals of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament on Friday.
UT Martin had five players score in double-figures as the Skyhawks blew out Murray State 88-33 in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament quarterfinals in Evansville.
SEMO's Rekha Patterson is the OVC Coach of the Year.
Austin Peay's Terry Taylor is the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year.
Murray State will play in the OVC Tournament semifinals on Friday night in Evansville.
PADUCAH, KY -- The Murray State Racers locked up their third straight Ohio Valley Conference regular season championship with two more wins this past week.
MURRAY, KY -- Senior Anthony Smith led the way on senior night as the Murray State Racers defeated Austin Peay 75-61 to win their third straight Ohio Valley Conference regular season title on Saturday night.
Tevin Brown had 21 points and 10 rebounds as Murray State won its 20th consecutive home game, defeating Eastern Kentucky 74-62 on Thursday night.
The Skyhawks are one win away from clinching at least a share of the Ohio Valley Conference championship, while Murray State earned a spot in the OVC Tournament.
PADUCAH, KY -- The Murray State Racers had a week to remember with one bone chilling loss and one heart stopping win.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Immanuel Quickley scored a career-high 26 points, including 15 of Kentucky's 17 during a decisive second-half stretch as the 10th-ranked Wildcats pushed past Florida 65-59 for their sixth consecutive victory.
PADUCAH, KY -- For the second straight game the Murray State Racers saw a double digit lead in the second half evaporate, however were able to bounce back and pick up a 59-58 win over SIU Edwardsville on Saturday.
PADUCAH, KY -- After a historic loss to Eastern Illinois on Thursday night the Murray State Racers are at a crossroads when it comes to the final two weeks of the season.
Josiah Wallace nailed a 3-pointer at the buzzer as Eastern Illinois rallied in the final minutes to shock Murray State 63-60 in a come-from-behind upset.
If staying on message could somehow earn you a prize, Murray State's Matt McMahon would have earned the biggest of gold stars at this point. He never publicly worries about tomorrow. Every breath is about today. That's what made his weekly news conference so surprising on Monday. McMahon act…
Senior guard scored a career-high 21 points at Austin Peay last Thursday.
The Racers rallied to beat Morehead State after officials gave Turner a pair of technical fouls in the second quarter.
In late January, Murray State coach Matt McMahon ruled freshman guard Chico Carter Jr. out indefinitely due to illness.
Saturday night against Morehead State Carter Jr. made his return to the court, and did not disappoint.
With Saturday's win over Morehead State, the Racers' men's basketball team bounced back from Thursday's loss to Austin Peay to stay atop the OVC standings.
MURRAY, KY -- The Murray State Racers bounced back in a big way following Thursday nights loss at Austin Peay, as they beat down Morehead State 85-57 on Saturday afternoon.
CLARKSVILLE, TN -- Murray State had two good looks at a three to send the game into overtime, but the Racers come up short on the road 71-68 to Austin Peay on Thursday night.
PADUCAH, KY -- The Murray State Racers dropped their first conference game of the season on Thursday night to Belmont, but bounced back by holding off Tennessee State on Saturday night.
NASHVILLE, TN -- The Murray State Racers held off a late run by Tennessee State to pick up a 73-65 win on Saturday, and bounce back after their first conference loss of the season.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tyler Scanlon scored 21 points, tying his season high, as Belmont beat Murray State 71-64.
Murray State's women's basketball team fell to 4-7 in the OVC after suffering a 70-53 loss to Belmont Thursday afternoon.
Thursday night, Murray State and Belmont will meet for the second time in the regular season for the first time ever.
Thursday night, Murray State will put their 10-0 start in the Ohio Valley Conference on the line when they travel to Belmont.
It's not often a team does something that hasn't been done in more than 80 years, but that's where we are with this Racer program tonight.
PADUCAH, KY -- The Murray State Racers picked up two more wins this past week at home against Eastern Illinois and SIU Edwardsville.
Once the jersey is retired, it will hang in the rafters above the CFSB Center forever.
Murray State head to Saturday's game with SIUE riding a ten-game winning streak after holding off Eastern Illinois 73-70 Thursday night. They got the win thanks in large part to one of the best effort plays you'll ever see from sophomore big man KJ Williams.
MURRAY, Ky. (AP) - Tevin Brown scored 24 points and Murray State beat Eastern Illinois 73-70 for its 10th straight win to remain undefeated in the Ohio Valley Conference.
Murray State's Macie Gibson nailed a 3-pointer to send the game into overtime, and the Racers went eight-of-nine from the line in the extra period to rally past Eastern Illinois 92-87.
The future looks awfully bright as well. When you look at the Racers' roster, it appears built to last. Of Murray State's top-right scorers, five of them are either freshman or sophomores, which includes forward Demond Robinson.
If you walk into the CFSB Center tonight, you'll see the numbers of nine former Murray State basketball players hanging from the rafters. Saturday night, Ja Morant will take his rightful place next to those Racer legends
Check out the best plays of the week from the Murray State Racers.
PADUCAH, KY -- Kobe Bryant was someone who transcended sports. It didn't matter if you followed basketball or never watched him play a game, you knew who he was.
MURRAY, KY -- For the second straight game the Murray State Racers used a big second half to pull away for a conference victory, defeating Tennessee State 76-64 on Saturday night.
Racers shooting nearly 43% from beyond the arc during conference play.
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.
Thursday night, the Racers and Bruins will renew acquaintances, but this time McMahon won't be trying to out-coach Rick Byrd.
The Racers will host the Bruins Thursday night at the CFSB Center.
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.
