Gage Johnson Editor-in-Chief gjohnson17@murraystate.edu In the closing moments of the fifth OVC Championship matchup between Murray State and the Bruins, in true Belmont fashion, a backdoor cut from fifth-year forward Tyler Scanlon led to a game-winning layup, dicing up the Racers hopes of a third straight OVC Championship. Murray State men’s basketball had one more Read More
Gage Johnson Editor-in-Chief gjohnson17@murraystate.edu With March Madness quickly approaching, Murray State men’s basketball will look to be the first team to punch its ticket to the Big Dance when it competes in the OVC Tournament this week. The Racers are coming off wins against EKU and Austin Peay, which led to them claiming a share Read More
Gage Johnson Editor-in-Chief gjohnson17@murraystate.edu On their last night in front of Racer fans in the CFSB Center, senior forward Anthony Smith and senior guard Jaiveon Eaves made their senior night one they’ll never forget by leading Murray State men’s basketball to its third straight regular season OVC Championship. In the early stages of the night Read More
Gage Johnson Editor-in-Chief gjohnson17@murraystate.edu Up 50-23, Murray State was on its way to moving to 13-3 in OVC play. However, junior guard Josiah Wallace and EIU had other ideas, outscoring the Racers 40-10 in the final 11:45 of play and sinking a near buzzer-beating three to claim a 63-60 win. Murray State men’s basketball had Read More
Gage Johnson Editor-in-Chief gjohnson17@murraystate.edu With eight seconds left to play sophomore guard Tevin Brown missed a three in what seemed to be the Racers final hope, until an attempt to run out the clock almost turned into a Murray State three and overtime in the Dunn Center. Redshirt freshman guard DaQuan Smith intercepted a loose Read More
Gage Johnson Sports Editor gjohnson17@murraystate.edu 11 games is what it took for someone to knock off the Murray State men’s basketball team in OVC play, the Racers fell to Belmont 71-64 in its second matchup of the season. Both teams got off to a slow start, with things knotted up at five apiece with 16:42 Read More
Gage Johnson Sports Editor gjohnson17@murraystate.edu Two years, two OVC Championships, two NCAA Tournament appearances, a Lute Olson award, a Bob Cousy award and an OVC Player of the Year award later, Ja Morant’s jersey is now hanging amongst other Racer greats in the rafters of the CFSB Center. As Murray State men’s basketball led 35-26 Read More
Gage Johnson Sports Editor gjohnson17@murraystate.edu Murray State men’s basketball came out on the better end of a back-and-forth first half and fought off the Tigers of Tennessee State in the second half to come away with a 76-64 win. The win moves the Racers to a 15-5 record overall and 8-0 in OVC play, owning Read More