2009-2010 Racer Basketball
2008-09
BOXSCORES
Murray State 79 Southeast Missouri 60
Louisiana Tech 69 Murray State 60
UT Martin 59 Murray State 74
The Murray State Racers used a break-out second half and ran away with a 79-60 victory against Southeast Missouri State at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. MSU has won six straight games at SEMO since last losing there in 2003. Leading by six at the half, the Racers blew the game open in the second half when they started with a 13-5 run in the first seven minutes. When Tyler Holloway hit a three-pointer and Tony Easley scored a three-point play, the Racers were in front 56-42 with 13:38 remaining. Miles had a career-high five treys and his 24 points was his best in a Racer uniform, he also tossed in six assists. Ivan Aska came off the MSU bench to provide 12 points, while Holloway and Easley each scored 11. Jeffery McClain had eight rebounds as MSU beat SEMO on the boards 34-21, including a 13-6 edge on the offensive glass. MSU also had a season-high 20 assists, matching the 20 they had in the first meeting with the Redhawks on Jan. 24. With the win, MSU clinched their 22nd straight winning season in the OVC, the streak is the best in the nation. MSU is also closing on clinching their 22nd overall winning season, the fifth-best streak in the country.
The Murray State Racers dropped a 69-60 game to visiting Louisiana Tech in the ESPNU BracketBusters series at the RSEC. The Racers are 17-19 all-time against teams from the Western Athletic Conference and 2-4 against Louisiana Tech. Tyler Holloway moved into second place on the MSU all-time list for made three-point baskets when he hit one at the 16:33 mark of the opening half. Holloway passed Justin Burdine (1998-02) who is in third place with 198 and hit four for the day to move his total to 202. Tyler now takes aim at No. 2 Don Mann (1986-89) who has 204. Tony Easley scored his fourth double-double of the season with 12 points and 11 rebounds. It was the sixth double-double of the season for the Racers and the fifth for Easley. After beating Rice (2005), Illinois-Chicago (2006), and Rider (2007), the Racers have lost their last two games in the EPSNU series. Last season MSU lost to Indiana State and are now 3-2.
The Murray State Racers defended their home court with a 74-59 victory over UT Martin. The Racers took on the Ohio Valley Conference first place team and won the game with a large dose of defense. MSU’s defensive effort held the nation’s second leading scorer UTM’s Lester Hudson to less than 20 points for the first time in 28 games dating back to the last time MSU defeated UTM at the RSEC, March 1, 2008. Hudson had 15 for the Skyhawks, while MSU’s Isacc Miles scored a triple-double with 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists. It is believed to be the first triple-double in MSU history. Freshman Ivan Aska scored a career-high 23. He added 11 rebounds for his second double-double at MSU. Miles’ 11 assists was one off the RSEC record of 12 by Aubrey Reese against Alabama State in 1999. MSU is now 19-0 all-time against UTM in Murray and lead the series 34-3. Tyler Holloway moved into second place on the MSU all-time list for made three-point baskets with 205. He passed Don Mann (1986-89) who has 202. MSU has held opponents to 60 or less points in eight of their last 10 games and have won all eight.
Feb. 17, 2009 • Cape Girardeau, Mo. Show Me Center
Murray State 79 (15-10) (10-5 OVC) Player min fg fga ft fta reb D. Thomas F 23 3 10 1 2 4 McClain F 17 2 2 1 1 8 Easley C 22 5 5 1 3 5 Miles G 33 9 14 1 2 1 Holloway G 28 4 10 0 0 2 Fraliex 16 1 4 0 0 3 K. Thomas 25 2 4 1 2 3 Key 2 0 1 0 0 0 Aska 22 5 7 2 3 5 Fotso 12 0 0 0 0 1 TOTALS 200 31 57 7 13 34
ast 1 3 1 6 2 0 7 0 0 0 20
to 0 3 0 2 0 1 4 0 1 1 12
tp 8 5 11 24 11 3 5 0 12 0 79
Southeast Missouri 60 (3-24) (0-16 OVC) Player min fg fga ft fta reb ast Hill F 31 3 9 0 0 4 0 Maxwell F 27 2 7 2 3 3 1 Russell C 25 0 1 0 0 3 2 Moore G 36 9 18 2 2 3 1 Herring G 38 7 12 5 7 4 1 Kirk 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jones 25 0 0 1 2 0 6 Watson 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 Smith 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 200 21 47 10 14 21 11
to 2 3 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 11
tp 6 7 0 25 21 0 1 0 0 60
Halftime - MSU 42 SEMO 37 Three-point goals - MSU 1026 (D. Thomas 1-4, Miles 5-9, Holloway 3-8, Fraliex 1-3, K. Thomas 0-1, Key 0-1) SEMO 8-13 (Maxwell 1-2, Moore 5-8, Herring 2-3) Blocks - MSU 2 (Easley 2) SEMO 1 (Herring 1) Steals - MSU 4 (D. Thomas 1, Easley 1, Miles, K. Thomas 1) SEMO 7 (Russell 2, Hill 1, Maxwell 1, Moore 1, Herring 1) Fouled out - None Attendance - 2,557
Feb. 21, 2009 • Murray, Ky. Regional Special Events Center
ESPNU BRACKETBUSTERS Louisiana Tech 69 (12-16) Player min fg fga ft Guyton F 38 3 9 1 Ashalou F 34 6 6 4 Rolle C 39 8 15 8 K. Gibson G 36 4 8 6 Loe G 30 0 4 0 B. Gibson 13 1 4 1 Rogers 4 0 1 0 Berhe 4 0 0 0 Oliverson 2 0 0 0 TOTALS 200 22 47 20 Murray State 60 (15-11) Player min fg D. Thomas F 27 5 McClain F 32 4 Easley C 33 2 Miles G 23 0 Holloway G 27 6 K. Thomas 7 0 Poole 23 1 Aska 24 4 Fotso 4 0 TOTALS 200 22
fga 8 9 9 2 10 3 6 9 0 56
fta 2 6 10 7 2 2 0 0 0 29
reb 2 6 11 4 0 1 1 0 0 29
ast 3 1 2 3 4 0 0 1 0 14
to 1 2 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 10
tp 9 16 25 16 0 3 0 0 0 69
ft fta reb ast 1 1 1 5 2 2 0 1 1 2 5 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 11 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 4 5 6 5 0 0 0 2 0 9 13 37 13
to 4 1 1 0 2 0 3 2 1 15
tp 14 14 5 0 12 0 2 13 0 60
Halftime - MSU 32 LAT 33 Three-point goals - MSU 7-18 (Miles 3-4, Holloway 4-7, D. Thomas 0-3, Fraliex 0-2, K. Thomas 0-2) LAT 5-9 (Guyton 2-3, Rolle 1-1, K. Gibson 2-4, B. Gibson 0-1) Blocks - MSU 2 (Easley 1, Fotso 1) LAT 4 (Rolle 4) Steals - MSU 6 (Miles 2, D. Thoams 1, Easley 1, K. Thomas 1, Fotso 1) LAT 7 (Ashalou 3, Guyton 2, K. Gibson 1, B. Gibson 1) Fouled out - None Attendance - 2,526
MSU dropped a 69-60 home game to Louisiana Tech in the ESPNU BracketBuster game and are 3-2 in the event.
Feb. 23, 2009 • Murray, Ky. Regional Special Events Center
UT Martin 59 (19-8) (12-4 OVC) Player min fg fga ft Simmons F 29 7 10 1 Hay F 36 2 5 0 Lane G 28 3 8 1 Weddle G 34 4 17 0 Hudson G 37 4 20 7 Mpondo 7 0 0 0 Clayton 21 4 5 0 Massey 8 0 0 0 TOTALS 200 24 65 9
fta 1 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 9
reb 6 4 7 2 8 0 2 1 35
ast 0 1 2 0 4 0 1 0 8
to 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 12
tp 29 36 28 34 37 7 21 8 59
Murray State 74 (16-11) (11-5 OVC) Player min fg fga ft fta D. Thomas F 25 6 14 0 0 McClain F 25 2 3 1 2 Easley C 16 1 1 0 0 Miles G 35 4 14 4 6 Holloway G 35 4 11 2 2 K. Thomas 8 1 2 0 0 Poole 20 0 1 0 0 Aska 35 9 14 5 7 Fotso 1 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 200 27 60 12 17
reb 4 6 3 10 1 0 3 11 0 41
ast 0 0 0 11 1 1 3 0 1 17
to 3 3 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 13
tp 15 5 2 13 13 3 0 23 0 74
Halftime - MSU 40 UTM 28 Three-point goals - MSU 8-21 (D. Thomas 3-5, Miles 1-7, Holloway 3-8, Fraliex 1-1) UTM 2-24 (Simmons 0-2, Lane 0-3, Weddle 2-8, Hudson 0-10, Clayton 0-1) Blocks - MSU 1 (McClain 1) UTM 3 (Simmons 1, Hay 1, Mpondo 1) Steals - MSU 5 (Miles 2, McClain 1, Holloway 1, Aska 1) UTM 7 (Lane 2, Weddle 2, Hudson 2, Simmons1) Fouled out - None Attendance - 4,214
Isacc Miles scored what is believed to be the first tripledouble in MSU history in a 74-59 win over UTM.
Isacc Miles scored 24 points and the Racers matched their season high with 20 assists in beating SEMO 79-60.
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