MURRAY, Kent. – After notching a win at Ball State Saturday night, Little Rock will try to make it two in a row playing at Murray State at 7 p.m., Tuesday. The Racers are off to a 3-1 start, with their only loss coming at SMU. They beat Nicholls State 99-79 Saturday night at home.
GAME INFO
Who: Little Rock (2–2) at Murray State (3–1)
When: 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 18
Where: CFSB Center (8,500) – Murray, Kent.
Radio: 106.7 The Buz2 (Ray Tucker, pxp) — Listen
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Video: ESPN+ — Watch
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Stats: LRTrojans.com
SERIES HISTORY
Little Rock leads the series, 1-0
• The Trojans ran past Murray State 80-66 on Dec. 18, 2023 at the Jack Stephens Center.
COACH SPEAK
"The win at Ball State was a big one for our team. We turned the ball over too much, but we stood up and took control of the game in the second half. If we can clean up some of those mistakes, we feel good about our chances against a very good Murray State team. The win boosted our spirits, and we're working hard to get ready for Murray State."
–Little Rock Head Coach Darrell Walker
TROJAN TIDBITS
• Graduate point guard
Braxton Bayless had a big night Saturday in front of family. He scored 17 points and was 3-for-3 from the three-point line in the win. A handful of family members, including his grandfather and aunt, made the short trip from Indianapolis, Ind., to see him. The performance capped off a memorable week that also included a 19-point outing in the loss to UW-Milwaukee Monday.
• Junior transfer
Cameron Wallace led the Trojans with 20 points Saturday night. The Little Rock native shot an efficient 10-of-14 from the field in 28 minutes off the bench.
• The Trojans took Sunday off from practice to make the five-hour trip from Muncie, Ind., to Murray, Kent. They resumed practice on Monday.
• Bayless,
Johnathan Lawson and
Tuongthach Gatkek played nearly all 40 minutes Saturday night. Bayless logged 38, Lawson added 37, and Gatkek 35. Lawson totaled 14 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and two steals. Gatkek dominated defensively with 3 blocks, 2 steals, and added 7 points and 4 assists.
SCOUTING THE RACERS
• Ryan Miler is in his first year as head coach of Murray State. He built a strong résumé as an assistant at Memphis, Auburn and TCU. Before arriving at MSU, he was an associate head coach at Creighton from 2021–25 and was widely regarded as one of the nation's top recruiters.
• The Racers were picked to finish third in the Missouri Valley Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll.
• Senior guard Javon Jackson, a Houston native, leads Murray State with 20.2 ppg. Jackson transferred from Illinois-Chicago and scored 13 points against Little Rock last year when the Flames earned an overtime win.
• Sophomore guard Layne Taylor is a Farmington, Ark., native. He originally signed with Central Arkansas and started all 20 games he played in last season, averaging 17.4 ppg. He is the No. 3 all-time leading scorer in Arkansas boys high school basketball history with 3,372 points.
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