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 With the chance of claiming a regular season OVC Championship still in its sights, Murray State men’s basketball defeated EKU 74-62 to move to 14-3 in conference entering its final regular season game. Murray State was able to hold onto its lead in a back-and-forth first half, taking a 27-20 lead Read More
Gage Johnson Editor-in-Chief gjohnson17@murraystate.edu After blowing a 27-point lead and falling to EIU, Murray State men’s basketball nearly succumbed to another comeback effort from SIUE if it wasn’t for some late-game heroics from sophomore guard Tevin Brown that led to a 59-58 Racers win. The two went back-and-forth to kick off the game until Murray 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 Murray State men’s basketball bounced back from the Austin Peay loss by putting on an offensive clinic against Morehead State, shooting over 50% from the field and never losing the lead to come away with an 85-57 blowout victory. After a slow start from both teams, the Racers used a 7-0 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