Jacobi Wood scored 19 points as Murray State beat Missouri State 77-53 on Wednesday night.
Wood also added five rebounds and five assists for the Racers (7-9, 4-1 Missouri Valley Conference). Quincy Anderson added 18 points while going 7 of 11 from the floor, including 1 for 4 from 3-point range, and 3 for 3 from the line, and he also had nine rebounds.
Rob Perry had 13 points and was 6 of 11 shooting.
Murray State took the lead with 10:02 left in the first half and never looked back. Wood led his team in scoring with 14 points in the first half to help put them up 42-19 at the break. Murray State pulled away with a 7-0 run in the second half for a 33-point lead.
The Racers are back in action Sunday hosting Northern Iowa at 3 pm in the CFSB Center.
(Photo Carter Lange/MSU Athletics)
