The No. 8 seed Murray State Racers (12-19, 9-11 MVC) will meet the No. 9 seed Missouri State Bears (16-15, 8-12 MVC) in the MVC tournament Thursday at Enterprise Center, starting at 1:00 PM ET.
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Murray State vs. Missouri State Game Time and Odds
- Game Day: Thursday, March 7, 2024
- Game Time: 1:00 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports
- Location: St. Louis, Missouri
- Arena: Enterprise Center
- Moneyline favorite: Murray State (-127)
- Spread: Murray State (-1.5)
- Total: 139.5
Murray State vs. Missouri State Statistics and Rankings
Murray State Rank | Murray State Stat | Missouri State Stat | Missouri State Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
263rd | 70.9 | Points Scored | 72.0 | 235th |
119th | 70.2 | Points Allowed | 72.3 | 192nd |
292nd | 11.7 | Assists | 12.1 | 274th |
14th | 9.0 | Turnovers | 11.7 | 229th |
137th | 45.3% | Field Goal % | 44.2% | 214th |
328th | 46.4% | Field Goal % Allowed | 42.1% | 77th |
Murray State Leaders
- Jacobi Wood: 12.5 PTS, 4.1 REB, 4.2 AST, 1.2 STL, 0.1 BLK
- Rob Perry: 12.2 PTS, 5.1 REB, 2.1 AST, 1.0 STL, 0.4 BLK
- Nick Ellington: 11.5 PTS, 6.2 REB, 0.7 AST, 0.8 STL, 1.5 BLK
- Quincy Anderson: 12.8 PTS, 4.4 REB, 1.1 AST, 1.0 STL, 0.2 BLK
- Brian Moore Jr.: 9.5 PTS, 1.6 REB, 1.5 AST, 0.4 STL, 0.0 BLK
Missouri State Leaders
- Donovan Clay: 12.8 PTS, 6.0 REB, 2.4 AST, 0.6 STL, 0.8 BLK
- Alston Mason: 17.6 PTS, 3.0 REB, 3.6 AST, 0.8 STL, 0.1 BLK
- N.J. Benson: 8.5 PTS, 7.7 REB, 0.6 AST, 0.3 STL, 1.5 BLK
- Chance Moore: 10.9 PTS, 5.3 REB, 0.5 AST, 0.8 STL, 1.0 BLK
- Cesare Edwards: 7.6 PTS, 4.9 REB, 0.4 AST, 0.5 STL, 0.5 BLK
Murray State vs. Missouri State Recent Trends
Murray State
- Murray State has covered the spread four times in its past 10 matchups while putting up a 4-6 record straight-up in those games.
- Murray State and its opponents have combined to hit the over in six of those 10 games.
- The past 10 Murray State games averaged 2.5 more points (142.0) than this matchup’s point total.
- In the last 10 games, Murray State is scoring 0.2 points less per game compared to its season average.
Missouri State
- Missouri State has covered the spread five times in its last 10 contests while putting up a 4-6 record straight-up in those games.
- The final scores of the last 10 Missouri State games have gone over the set total seven times.
- The last 10 Missouri State games averaged 143.9 total points, 4.4 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
- During its past 10 games, Missouri State has a 73.6 points-per-game average, 1.6 points above its season-long scoring average.