A last second blocked shot was all that kept the Murray State Racers from scoring a win Saturday night in what finally became a 72-71 defeat to the visiting Belmont Bruins at the CFSB Center in Murray, Ky.
The Racers had a chance to win with possession of the ball and 11.3 seconds remaining in what was a fantastic Ohio Valley Conference game with the same feel as their five clashes in the OVC Tournament championship game since 2013.
Tevin Brown's shot in the lane for the win was blocked by Belmont's Nick Muszynski, after the Bruins had gone ahead seconds before on a free throw by Ben Sheppard.
The Racers (7-8) fell to 4-6 in the OVC as they begin a four-game road trip Monday at Southeast Missouri.
MSU's KJ Williams had another big game this week with 18 points and 16 rebounds, less than 48 hours after he posted 25 and 16 against Tennessee State. Tevin Brown added 13 points to the MSU stat sheet, while Demond Robinson scored 11 points and Chico Carter, Jr. scored 10 points.
In a battle of OVC heavyweights, the Racers jumped ahead in the first half by seven at 7:55, but had to settle for a 37-32 lead at the halftime intermission.
The second half began with Belmont scoring the first five points, but the Racers scored the next seven to equal their largest lead of the game 44-37 with 15:57 remaining. MSU rallied on two baskets by Devin Gilmore to key an 8-0 run for the Racers to lead 55-45 with 11:44 left.
Once Belmont tied the game 61-61 with 5:51 left, everyone in The Bank knew this one was going down to the wire.
Brown's 3-pointer with 1:28 left put the Racers in front 71-68, but Belmont's Luke Smith scored a three-point play tied the game again with 42 seconds left, setting up the final act of this play. After a MSU turnover, Ben Sheppard hit one of two free throws to give the Bruins the lead for good.
Game Notes
KJ Williams enjoyed outstanding results this week in the Racers' split of the games against Tennessee State and Belmont. In the two games, the MSU junior
averaged 21.5 points and 16.0 rebounds. From the field, he hit 48 percent his shots on 15-of-31, including 3-of-6 from the 3-point line. Williams was 10-of-13 from the free throw line for 77 percent.Williams has four double-doubles this season and 14 in his MSU career.
Williams added 43 points to his career total this week and now has 874 as he continues to push to becoming the 48th member of the MSU 1000-Point Club.
Tevin Brown's stat line may not have had a high shooting percentage, but he was starting to get in the neighborhood of a triple-double as he finished with 13 points, seven rebounds and six assists.
The Racers have lost the last four games to the Bruins and three of them were decided by seven and two points twice. Belmont now leads the all-time series 12-9. The Racers are 6-3 all-time at home. The two OVC titans have now met five times in the last 12 months.
The Racers are 6-3 at the CFSB Center this season with home games still to come against Southeast Missouri (Feb. 11), UT Martin (Feb. 13), Eastern Illinois (Feb. 18) and SIUE (Feb. 20).
Now the Racers get ready for two packed weeks with six games to play. Monday, the Racers have a makeup game at SEMO with a 6 p.m. tip at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. MSU continues four-straight games on the road at Morehead State on Thursday and Saturday at Eastern Kentucky. MSU has another makeup game at SIUE (Feb. 9).
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