WEDNESDAY'S SCORES
@#12 Auburn 71,
Murray State 58
#12 AUBURN 71, MURRAY STATE 58
AUBURN, Ala. - The Murray State Racers saw their seven-game win streak come to a halt in a 71-58 loss against the No. 12 ranked Auburn Tigers at the Auburn Arena in Alabama.
The Racers (10-2) take a break for Christmas and begin Ohio Valley Conference play (Dec. 30) at home against Southeast Missouri.
Tevin Brown led the way for the Racers with 22 points and nine rebounds, while KJ Williams added 12 points and eight rebounds.
The Racers hung around most of the game thanks to nearly matching Auburn’s defensive effort. MSU took a 9-4 lead to start the game, but found themselves trailing 10-9 at the first media timeout with 15:39 left in the first half. Auburn hit the Racers with a 15-2 run and went ahead 28-19 at 5:02. A late run and a basket from Williams with .4 on the clock cut the Tiger’s lead to 37-27 at the intermission.
When the Racers cut it to a six-point auburn lead at 41-35 with 15:32 left, but the Tigers hit a half court shot to beat the shot clock and it ignited a run that left the Racers behind 54-38 with 12:26 left.