Racers Defeat Tulsa For Myrtle Beach 3rd Place

By Press release submission

Nov 28, 2022

The Murray State Racers brought home the third-place trophy at the Myrtle Beach Invitational 77-60 over the Tulsa Golden Hurricane at the at HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina. The Racers come home winning two-of-three games including their first win over a ranked team since 2012 with an 88-79 win over Texas A&M on Thursday.

MSU's JaCobi Wood flirted with a triple-double on 12 points, eight rebounds and 11 assists, while DJ Burns scored 11 points with 15 rebounds. Jamari Smith was 8-of-12 from the field for 19 points, while Kenny White, Jr. added 16 points as the Racers moved to 3-2 on the season.

Leading 41-28 at halftime, White hit a 3-pointer for the Racers' largest lead of the game of 20 (60-40) at 12:41 remaining. Wood made it a 20-point lead again at 11:38, but the Racers didn't score another field goal until the 5:17 mark. MSU's scoring drought went 6:21 when Smith ended when it ended on a runout, but they still had a 17-point advantage.

The Racers get back on the court after the Thanksgiving holiday (Nov. 26) with a Saturday game at Chattanooga. MSU opens their first season in the Missouri Valley Conference (Dec. 1) at the CFSB Center against Illinois State.