Murray State Racers NCAA Basketball News

RUSTON - A pair of eight-win teams will take the court at the Thomas Assembly Center on Tuesday as Louisiana Tech hosts Murray State at 7 p.m. The game starts a string of three-straight home games for Tech.

Despite being held to a season-low 20 points at halftime, the ETSU men's basketball team fought their way back into Saturday afternoon's game against Murray State.

The Murray State Racers won their eighth straight Saturday, surviving a furious rally from homestanding East Tennessee to pull out a 61-57 victory at Memorial Center.

Murray State holds off ETSU 61-57 Eds: APNewsNow. Murray State 61, ETSU 57. JOHNSON CITY, Tenn.

As the Murray State Racers prepare to enter a five-game stretch to close the year, Racer fans are excited about a seven-game winning streak including a 2-0 Ohio Valley Conference record.

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.

The Racers took off out of the gates against James Madison Friday and never let off the gas down the stretch to claim a 71-43 win in the Coaches vs.

Friday, November 20th, 4:00 p.m. . FACTS & STATS: Site: U.S. Century Bank Arena -- Miami, Florida.

Two teams that made last year's NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament began this season against each other Sunday.

California learned quickly about the downside of the hype that comes from a pre-season ranking.

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

A possible contender : Austin Peay: The Governors are always in the hunt. They have won four regular-season OVC championships this decade and two tournament titles.

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.

No.2 isn't good enough at Murray State. Coach Billy Kennedy has proved he can guide the Racers to good seasons but not great ones.