Story by Bryan Edwards, Staff writer Murray State faced UT Martin inside the Elam Center. The Skyhawks played for the OVC West title while the Racers needed the win to claim the fourth seed in the OVC Tournament Down by 20 with 10 minutes remaining in the game, the Racers cut the lead down Read More
Story by Bryan Edwards, Staff writer The Murray State men’s basketball team faced off against the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks in their first game without senior guard Damarcus Croaker, who fractured his right foot in the Racers’ last game against Eastern Illinois. The Redhawks shot 56 percent in the contest and had six players in Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin, Staff writer Murray State’s men’s basketball team announced Monday they will be moving forward with the rest of their season without starting senior guard Damarcus Croaker. Head Coach Matt McMahon said Croaker suffered a fracture to the fifth metatarsal in his right foot during the first play of Saturday night’s game Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin, Staff writer As the Murray State’s men’s basketball team prepares for its final home game of the season Saturday night, a lot of the focus will be on the seniors, who will suit up for their final time in the CFSB Center. For Bryce Jones, the path to Division I Read More
Story by Bryan Edwards, Staff writer Murray State honored seniors Bryce Jones, Damarcus Croaker and Gee McGhee before the game with a short ceremony on the court. Following the ceremony, the Racers opened play against the Eastern Illinois Panthers in an OVC West matchup. The Panthers defeated Murray State 82-65, keeping the Panthers’ hopes for Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin, Staff writer Murray State women’s basketball team (15-12) faced off against conference opponent SIUE (13-12) but fell short 85-76. Murray State grabbed 27 rebounds compared to SIUE’s 50 team rebounds. The Cougars grabbed 19 offensive rebounds to the Racer’s five. Murray State Head Coach Rob Cross said before the game, his Read More
Story by Bryan Edwards, Staff writer Following their 44-point win over Austin Peay, the Murray State basketball team welcomed SIUE to the bank for an OVC Western division matchup. The Racers welcomed back former point guard and current Oklahoma City Thunder guard Cameron Payne back to the CFSB Center. Payne is visiting Murray State while Read More
Story by Bryan Edwards, Staff writer For 23 of the last 24 years, the OVC men’s and women’s basketball tournaments have been held in Nashville, Tennessee but the tournament has found its new home for the near future. The Ohio Valley Conference announced that the annual conference tournaments will be played at the Ford Center Read More