Belmont Owns Murray State

We don't write as much about the Murray State men's basketball team as we used to, and that's because the team isn't as good as it used to be.  Here are the last six games between Murray State and its former rival, Belmont (home team listed first):

02/07/24:  Belmont 69 - 64 Murray St.

02/28/24:  Murray St. 61 - 83 Belmont

01/25/25:  Murray St. 77 - 95 Belmont

03/02/25:  Belmont 70 - 60 Murray St.

01/31/26:  Belmont 103 - 86 Murray St.

02/15/26:  Murray St. 70 - 87 Belmont

Today's game was particularly painful.  The Racers were up 39-24 at the half, on their home court.  And then Belmont blitzed them 63-31 in the second half.  Just humiliating.  That's like a 1996 UK half.

In mid-January, the Racers were 16-3 overall, and 8-0 in the Valley -- but that's all over now.  Murray State has now lost six of its last nine games.  This loss drops Murray State to 11-6 in the Missouri Valley and effectively kills any chance the Racers had of winning the regular season title.  Meanwhile, Belmont moves to 14-3 in the Valley.

On the other hand, Murray State did reach the College World Series last year, which is my favorite thing the Racers have ever done.