RACERS vs. Eastern Kentucky Game Thread

[RacerPreacher]

For what it's worth ESPN has the Racers with a 90.9% chance of winning on Thursday night against Eastern. Now comes the hard work of making it happen. We need a solid performance from all of the guys this week. Hopefully we have gotten the sloppy play at the end of the game out of our system on this past road trip.

[smidge34]

They're gonna get up in the faces of our ball handlers and press us all night long. Have to limit turnovers and shoot our average or better from 3. This game should be a battle start to finish.

[02Racer]

I'll feel safe if we have a 50 point lead with under a minute to play.

[75Fan]

Here's the adjusted player ratings
going into this game.....

[highlight=yellow]TEVIN BROWN      144.4837[/highlight]




[highlight=orange]JOMARU BROWN      104.5303[/highlight]

[highlight=yellow]K. J. WILLIAMS       98.7010[/highlight]

[highlight=orange]TY TAYLOR       86.0283[/highlight]
[highlight=yellow]ANTHONY SMITH       82.5920[/highlight]

[highlight=yellow]JAIVEON EAVES       77.3727[/highlight]
[highlight=orange]MICHAEL MORENO       72.0299[/highlight]
[highlight=orange]TRE KING       70.6536[/highlight]

[highlight=yellow]DAQUAN SMITH       68.5000[/highlight]

[highlight=orange]LACHLAN ANDERSON    58.2309[/highlight]
[highlight=yellow]DEMOND ROBINSON       50.7267[/highlight]

[highlight=orange]RUSSHARD CRUICKSHANK    47.0468[/highlight]
[highlight=yellow]DEVIN GILMORE       46.5756[/highlight]
[highlight=orange]DARIUS HICKS       40.9922[/highlight]
[highlight=yellow]CHICO CARTER, JR.    40.3769[/highlight]

[highlight=yellow]DARNELL COWART       39.2773[/highlight]
[highlight=orange]JACQUESS HOBBS       38.3649[/highlight]
[highlight=orange]HOUSTON KING       32.1601[/highlight]


[highlight=orange]CAMERON CARMICAL    14.9480[/highlight]
[highlight=orange]TARIQ BALOGUN       12.6862[/highlight]
[highlight=yellow]NOAH KAMBA       12.1008[/highlight]

[highlight=yellow]JASON HOLLIDAY        7.9354[/highlight]
[highlight=orange]MASON COOPER        7.6019[/highlight]
[highlight=yellow]RODRIGUEZ THOMAS     4.2546[/highlight]


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Here's my prediction for this game.....

STAT      [highlight=yellow]MURRAY STATE[/highlight]   [highlight=orange]E. KENTUCKY[/highlight]
FGM      [highlight=yellow]28[/highlight]      23
FGA      [highlight=yellow]60[/highlight]      57
FG%      [highlight=yellow]46.67[/highlight]      40.35
            
3PM      7      [highlight=orange]8[/highlight]
3PA      21      [highlight=orange]22[/highlight]
3P%      33.33      [highlight=orange]36.36[/highlight]
            
FTM      [highlight=yellow]17[/highlight]      13
FTA      [highlight=yellow]23[/highlight]      18
FT%      [highlight=yellow]73.91[/highlight]      72.22
            
OR      [highlight=yellow]12[/highlight]      9
DR      [highlight=yellow]29[/highlight]      20
REB      [highlight=yellow]41[/highlight]      29
            
FLS      [highlight=yellow]17[/highlight]      18
            
AST      [highlight=yellow]15[/highlight]      11
TOS      15      [highlight=orange]14[/highlight]
            
BLK      3      3
STL      6      [highlight=orange]7[/highlight]
            
PTS      [highlight=yellow]80[/highlight]      67


Adjusting for home-court advantage,
leaves a final predicted outcome of
[size=150][highlight=white]82 - 65[/highlight][/size], in favor of..... 

[size=150][highlight=yellow]Murray State[/highlight]!!![/size]


And Hey!.....Go Racers!!!

[JoeD]

Eastern does everything that we have struggled with this season. This could be a tough game. We will know if the Racer are for real tomorrow

[SwedeDRC]

Great minds think alike 75. Vegas opened at Good Guys -11.5 and is there now at various books...I know your spread is higher but double digit lines from both parties is a good thing I think.
Go Racers!

[RacerPreacher]

Great minds think alike 75. Vegas opened at Good Guys -11.5 and is there now at various books...I know your spread is higher but double digit lines from both parties is a good thing I think.
Go Racers!

I'll take a 10 to 12 point win tonight and be happy. Just hope this team has learned it's lesson about relaxing with a lead at the end of a game. Seems like we play better if we never get a big lead. They stay focused in a tight game where they have been making boneheaded plays with bigger leads.

[msugrad1988]

Great minds think alike 75. Vegas opened at Good Guys -11.5 and is there now at various books...I know your spread is higher but double digit lines from both parties is a good thing I think.
Go Racers!

I'll take a 10 to 12 point win tonight and be happy. Just hope this team has learned it's lesson about relaxing with a lead at the end of a game. Seems like we play better if we never get a big lead. They stay focused in a tight game where they have been making boneheaded plays with bigger leads.

Amen to that!

[runningracer]

I will be glad for a one point win, given the level of competition.  This is not the type of EKU team we have seen recently.

[BigD21]

I will be glad for a one point win, given the level of competition.  This is not the type of EKU team we have seen recently.

This is true and even so we've really only had one easy victory at home vs. EKU in the last thirteen years or so.

[02Racer]

Where's Nell?

[Murraygrad2005]

Broken record here but we absolutely have to start hitting our free throws.

[Handicap]

Broken record here but we absolutely have to start hitting our free throws.

and our point blank shots

[sparekracer]

Was the score on TV wrong?

At the 2:11 mark, the score was 23-27 - the EKU player made the shot, Eaves fouled him, and before he took the free throw (which he missed) it was 26-27.

[Handicap]

Was the score on TV wrong?

At the 2:11 mark, the score was 23-27 - the EKU player made the shot, Eaves fouled him, and before he took the free throw (which he missed) it was 26-27.

yeah but they corrected it during the next timeout