Racers Put Home Win Streak On The Line Tuesday vs Chicago State
The Murray State Racers (5-4) are back at home this week for their first back-to-back games at the CFSB Center in the 2022-23 season. The Racers host the Chicago State Cougars Tuesday in a 7 p.m. tip at The Bank, after the Murray State women’s team hosts Austin Peay in the first game at 5 p.m. The Racers have won their last 18 games on their home court since their last loss to Eastern Illinois (Feb. 18, 2021. The current run at home is among the top-15 home win streaks in MSU history. The most famous home win streak in MSU history was the 47 in a row MSU won between 1996-2000 that spanned the final 30 games at old Racer Arena and the first 17 at the CFSB Center. It was the nation’s longest streak when it was halted by Southeast Missouri State.
Racers Host Austin Peay Tuesday
The Murray State women’s basketball team will close out the home portion of its non-conference schedule Tuesday when it takes on Austin Peay in a Popeyes Battle of the Border matchup. Tip-off from the CFSB Center is scheduled for 5 p.m. Murray State and Austin Peay will meet for the 106th time Tuesday with the Racers holding a one-game advantage in the series between arch-rivals, 53-52. Murray State snapped a five-game skid to the Govs last season in Murray, where they have now won 35 of 51 all-time meetings.
December dominance in Dunn!
Austin Peay State University, which led from start to finish for the second-straight game, scored the first 19 points of Monday’s contest in 7:33 and cruised to its third-consecutive victory in the Winfield Dunn Center with an 86-61 triumph over Lindsey Wilson. The Governors have won 12-straight games against non-Division I opponents and four-consecutive and 10 of their last 11 December non-conference home games. The Blue Raiders lost their fourth-consecutive game overall and 11th-straight true road game.
McKnight Earns C-USA Player of the Week after Stellar Performance
WKU Hilltopper Basketball junior guard Dayvion McKnight put the team on his back on Saturday night, scoring half of WKU’s points in a 64-60 victory over Wright State and earning C-USA Player of the Week. McKnight is the ninth player since at least 2010-11 to score at least 32 points, shooting at least 76% from the field, log at least three assists, at least four steals and at least four rebounds. He’s the first to accomplish the feat since March 2021 and only one other C-USA player has ever done it: Jon Elmore of Marshall in 2018. The guard’s 32-point piece was the second 30-point game of his collegiate career. He shot 13 of 17 from the field, shooting 76%, and netted 6 of 7 from the charity stripe. He logged his impressive stat line in 35 minutes of play. This is McKnight’s third Player of the Week award in his career and WKU’s second of the season.
>>College Basketball Roundup
(Undated) — College basketball returns tonight. Memphis is in Atlanta to play 5th-ranked Alabama in the Holiday Hoopsgiving Tournament. The Tigers are 8-and-2 after an impressive win over 18th-ranked Auburn. Louisville is still winless on the season. The Cardinals lost to Florida State and dropped to 0-and-9 on the season. The Cards host Western Kentucky tomorrow. Tennessee improved to 9-and-1 after beating 13th-ranked Maryland. The 7th-ranked Vols are on the road playing Number-9 Arizona on Saturday. Vanderbilt fell to 5-and-5 following a loss to Grambling State. The Commodores will play NC State on the road Saturday night. Kentucky is 7-and-2 after beating Yale. The 13th-ranked Wildcats host Number-14 UCLA Saturday night.