Murray State University NCAA News

After seven games of chipping away at the monumental number, senior forward Danero Thomas joined the prestigious club Saturday night just after halftime against the Eagles of Morehead State.

Danero Thomas scored 18 points and Murray State won its seventh straight game by routing Morehead State 86-56 on Saturday night.

The Colonels are on a four-game winning streak after gaining a lot of confidence last week in the CBE Classic.

The No. 31 ranked center in prep hoops, according to ESPN Scouts Inc., will migrate north for his collegiate career.

The Murray State men's basketball team set a school record with 25 steals and won its fifth straight game, 108-49 over visiting Tennessee Wesleyan on Saturday.

Donte Poole scored 16 points and Ivan Aska 15 as Murray State won its fifth straight game, routing Tennessee Wesleyan 108-49. The Racers set a school record with 25 steals, led by five from B.J. Jenkins, against their NAIA opponent, breaking the team record of 23 set against Colorado Springs in 2001.

T.J. Pryor didn't begin the season as the Colonels' starting quarterback. However, once he stepped into the line-up full-time, the redshirt freshman provided solid, steady performances that helped EKU stay in the hunt for a conference title until the final game of the season.

Eastern Kentucky University quarterback T.J. Pryor, a Ballard High School product, was named the Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year on Tuesday, and Murray State senior end Austen Lane was honored as OVC Defensive Player of the Year.

Tennessee Tech rushes past Murray State 45-14 Eds: APNewsNow. Tennessee Tech 45, Murray State 14.

Tony Easley had 18 points, 10 rebounds and five blocked shots to lead Murray State in a 71-43 rout of James Madison on Friday.

Football Head Coach Matt Griffina s time at Murray State was cut short when the athletic department announced Monday he had been fired with one game remaining in his fourth season with the Racers.

New management is coming but David Elson claims it's "business as usual." That's a seemingly preposterous notion considering the Western Kentucky University football coach was fired Monday.

Matt Scheible threw for 188 yards and two touchdowns Saturday to lead Southeast Missouri over Murray State 49-13. Scheible was 6 of 12 and ran for another 48 yards.

Ivan Aska scored 20 points to lead Murray State to a 92-54 win over Missouri-St. Louis on Saturday night.

Murray State's defensive has been very stingy the last two weeks The Murray State Racers visit Houk Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

The Southeast Missouri State football program has struggled since moving up to Division I-AA and joining the Ohio Valley Conference in 1991.

Jerome Randle scored 18 points and 13th-ranked California opened its season by holding off Murray State, 75-70, as part of the 2K Sports Coaches vs.

California's Jerome Randle, right, drives around Murray State defender B.J. Jenkins during the second half of an NCAA basketball game, Monday, Nov.

The California Golden Bears enter the 2009-10 campaign with lofty expectations, and they will try to get started on a positive note when they entertain the Murray State Racers tonight in a Coaches vs.

A Cal basketball season that comes with more expectations and promise than any this decade opens tonight, not with a glamorous trip to Madison Square Garden but against an opponent with a modest profile and solid resume.