Story by Blake Sandlin, Assistant Sports Editor Racer basketball will face a formidable test when it welcomes the OVC’s third-ranked team in Austin Peay tonight. The Racers are coming off a two-game road stint where they swept both of their opponents to extend their winning streak to five. If they win Thursday, they’ll have their Read More
Story by Gage Johnson, staff writer The Racers will look to bounce back from two straight losses when they take on Austin Peay on Thursday and Southern Illinois-Edwardsville on Saturday. Murray State comes into this week having lost 80-70 at the hands of SEMO and 87-65 to UT Martin on the road last week. They Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin, Assistant Sports Editor If you traveled to watch Murray State’s basketball game against UT Martin expecting an offensive showcase, you likely left disappointed. But for any shortage of offense Saturday night, there was plenty of defense. Enough, in fact, that the Racers were able to steal a 66-53 road victory against Read More
Story by Gage Johnson, Staff writer Murray State traveled to UT Martin Saturday, but a lackadaisical second half allowed the Skyhawks to win 87-65. The Racers got off to an fast start out of the gate. Murray State owned an 18-point lead after the first quarter. However, an offensive outburst from the Skyhawks put the Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin, Assistant Sports Editor It was a tale of two halves in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Thursday night when the Racers squared off against Southeast Missouri State. Murray State didn’t own a lead the entire first half, and trailed by as much as 13, but the Racers showcased their resilience by rallying to Read More
Story by Gage Johnson, staff writer Senior Guard Ke’Shunan James joined the 2,000 point club on the road but Murray State took the loss to Southeast Missouri with a final score of 80-70. Congratulations KJ on an amazing accomplishment!#ProudCoaches pic.twitter.com/Zl4kGILuMt — Rechelle Turner (@racersWBBcoach) February 2, 2018 Murray State women’s basketball team came into the Read More
Story by Zach Scott, Contributing writer Phoenix Suns guard and Murray State alumnus Isaiah Canaan suffered a season-ending injury Wednesday night against the Dallas Mavericks. Canaan was driving in for a lay-up in the first quarter when he came down awkwardly on his left leg. Scott Bordow, a reporter with The Arizona Republic was at Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin, Assistant Sports Editor Four Murray State basketball players accounted for 68 of the Racers’ 88 points to propel the team to an 88-73 win over Eastern Kentucky on Saturday. The convincing win occured in a game where the Racers found themselves trailing early. The game was knotted early, and Eastern Kentucky Read More