NORMAL, Ill. – Despite out-scoring Murray State 40-36 over the final 20 minutes of the game, a 16-point halftime deficit was too much to overcome as the Redbirds fell to the visiting Racers by a 77-65 final score on Tuesday evening inside Redbird Arena.
Antonio Reeves, the reigning MVC Player of the Week, scored a team-high 19 points, while Mark Freeman scored 15 and Sy Chatman 14. Josiah Strong and Kendall Lewis narrowly missed double figure scoring with nine and eight points, each. Lewis led the team with seven rebounds, while Chatman grabbed six.