The Murray State Racers visit Auburn Arena in Auburn, Alabama on Saturday to face the No. 7 ranked Auburn Tigers. Murray State improved to 8-1 on the season following its 66-64 victory on Tuesday over Evansville. The Racers were led by Ja Morant who scored 27 points which included the winning basket with just 0.6 seconds remaining in the game.
Auburn fell to 9-2 on the season following a 78-71 upset loss to North Carolina State. The Tigers fell behind at the half by eight points but battled back to take a late lead but just for 44 seconds before giving it back to the Wolfpack. J’Von McCormick led Auburn with 14 points. Auburn was felled by mistakes committing a season-high 25 turnovers in the game.
Ja Morant leads Murray State in scoring, rebounding and assists with averages of 22.4 points, 6.9 rebounds and 9.6 assists per game. Just two other players average double-figures in scoring. Murray State is shooting 47.9% from the field and 33.9% from 3-point territory.
Jared Harper leads Auburn in scoring and assists with averages of 15.7 points and 6.3 assists per game. Chuma Okeke is the team leader in rebounds with an average of 6.7 per game. Auburn is shooting 45.6% from the field and 34.6% from 3-point territory.
