Unless you’re a hardcore college basketball fan who follows everything, Murray State might be a little off of your radar. It’s the byproduct of the Racers playing in the Ohio Valley Conference, where marquee matchups are, unfortunately, few and far between. So it’s possible you don’t even realize that Murray State won again Thursday night. But Murray State did indeed win again Thursday night — 91-56 against Austin Peay — to extend its winning streak to 15 games.
The Racers are now 25-2.
That’s the best record in the sport.
“It was a game that was on television,” noted Murray State’s KJ Williams, who finished with 25 points and seven rebounds for the ESPN audience. “We just wanted to go out and send a message that we can play as a team, and [that] we’ve got guys that can score anywhere on the court, one through five.”
The fact that the Racers had six players finish in double-figures in points suggests Williams’ point is accurate. With former Murray State star Ja Morant, now a third-year All-Star and MVP candidate with the Memphis Grizzlies, sitting courtside, the Racers shot 64.3% from the field, 41.2% from 3 and 85.7% from the free throw line in the 35-point win. They missed 20 shots in 40 minutes and offensive-rebounded nine of them, which raised their offensive-rebounding percentage to 36.1. That ranks ninth nationally, according to KenPom.
Murray State remains No. 24 in Friday morning’s updated CBS Sports Top 25 And 1 daily college basketball rankings. The Racers’ next game is Saturday at Tennessee Martin, and they’re now just three more wins away from finishing 18-0 in the OVC.
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