Advertisement

Racers outlast Indiana State 82-73

Racers outlast Indiana State 82-73
Advertisement
By MSU Athletics
Jan. 22, 2023 | MURRAY
By MSU Athletics Jan. 22, 2023 | 09:08 AM | MURRAY
The Murray State Racers outscored the Indiana State Sycamores by 16 points from the free throw line Saturday to manufacture an 82-73 victory at the CFSB Center.
 
The Racers (11-9) improved to 6-4 in the Missouri Valley Conference in front of the largest crowd of the home season at 6,006.
 
Brian Moore, Jr., scored 19 points, while DJ Burns and Rob Perry each added 18 and Jamari Smith tallied 12 points. Burns turned the day into his fourth double-double of the season with 11 rebounds.
 
After a slow start, the Racers turned the game in their favor when they forced the Sycamores into four straight turnovers and took advantage to make three 3-point plays, two by Moore and one by Justin Morgan. The 11-2 run cut the ISU lead to 18-17 at 9:05. MSU took its first lead when Burns scored in the paint at 2:44, but the game was tied 36-36 at halftime.
 
MSU started slow again in the second half, but came back to take the lead for good with 11:31 left on a pair of Perry free throws to make it 52-50 Racers.
 
At the midway point of the Missouri Valley Conference's 20-game season, Murray State is in a 5-team logjam at 6-4, good for third place. SIU and Belmont top the standings at 8-2, and Northern Iowa is 7-3.

The Racers are 7-1 at home and have won 22 of their last 23 games at the CFSB Center.

Murray State hits the road for a game at Southern Illinois on Tuesday and returns to host Missouri State on Saturday.
ADVERTISEMENT
Advertisement

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT

Advertisement
ADVERTISEMENT