| WKU Hilltopper Basketball at Murray State | |
| Date | Time | Saturday, Dec. 6 | 5:30 p.m. CT |
| Location | Murray, Ky. | CFSB Center |
| Watch | American Sports Network |
| Live Stats | GoRacers.com |
| Game Notes | WKU Game Notes | Murray State Game Notes |
One of the longest-running rivalries in college basketball, the WKU-Murray State series dates back to 1932. WKU leads the all-time series 98-53 but trails the series in games contested in Murray, 32-30, and has not defeated the Racers on the road in its last three tries going back to an 82-72 win in Murray on Dec. 4, 2004.
WKU has won back-to-back games holding its opponents under 60 points and is looking for its first three-game winning streak since the beginning of February last season.
Murray State returns four starters and seven letterwinners from a 2013-14 squad that finished 23-11 and won the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) at the end of the season. Murray State was picked to be the 2014-15 Ohio Valley Conference champion in the preseason coaches and sports information directors poll, and sophomore guard Cameron Payne was tabbed as the Preseason Player of the Year.
GAME 7
WKU (3-3) at Murray State (4-4)
December 6, 2014 | 5:30 PM (CT)
Murray, Ky. | CFSB Center (8,600)
QUICK SHOTS
- A total of 91 of the 151 meetings in the WKU-Murray State series have been decided by single digits (60.3 percent).
- George Fant is averaging 10.7 points and 7.7 rebounds in three career games against Murray State.
- The combined record of the three opponents who have defeated WKU this season is 17-6, and its two road defeats have come against teams a combined 7-0 at home.
- George Fant has scored 41 points over the last three games (13.7 ppg) after scoring 14 over the first three games of the season (4.7 ppg).
- Ben Lawson has totaled 32 points over his last four games (8.0 ppg), all starts, after scoring 25 in the first 13 games of his Hilltopper career (1.9 ppg).
- Saturday's game is scheduled to be T.J. Price's 100th in a Hilltopper uniform.
- T.J. Price has recorded double-figure scoring outings in eight of his last 10 games and 66 in 99 games as a Hilltopper.
- Chris Harrison-Docks has hit multiple three-pointers in 19 of his 30 career games for WKU.
- T.J. Price has converted 27 of his last 30 free throw tries (.900) dating back to the end of last season.
- Chris Harrison-Docks has made 17 of his last 19 free throw attempts (.895) going back to the end of last season, where he finishing third in the nation among freshman from the charity stripe.
- WKU is 16-3 over the last two seasons when allowing 69 points or fewer.
- The Hilltoppers are 43-6 under head coach Ray Harper when leading or tied with 5:00 to play in the game.
- WKU has won eight of its last 10 regular-season home games, and the Hilltoppers are 31-10 at E.A. Diddle Arena under head coach Ray Harper.
- The Hilltoppers have improved on their E.A. Diddle Arena win total each season since 2010-11, winning 13 at home last season following seasons of 11, eight and seven dating back to 2010-11.
BROADCAST
- Listen: Hilltopper IMG Sports Network, TuneIn Radio (free) (Randy Lee, pxp | Hal Schmitt, analysis)
- Watch: American Sports Network (Dave Armstrong, pxp | Chris Walker, analysis)
- Live Stats: GoRacers.com (free)
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