NCAA Tournament March Madness

#121 Murray St

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Projection: likely out

Murray State looks like an out because its profile is defined by comfortable wins over low-end opposition and an isolated neutral victory over George Washington that hints at upside but does not erase damage from poor road and neutral results. Strong performances at home and road wins at Valparaiso and Illinois Chicago are useful, yet they are offset by harsh defeats at Belmont and Northern Iowa and a road loss at SMU that expose the defense and consistency issues. A late neutral defeat to Illinois Chicago takes away the runway to add a signature victory, so the mix of soft nonconference wins, ugly losses away from home, and limited opportunities to replace those blemishes keeps the team on the outside.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3(N)NE Omaha254W85-77
11/7MS Valley St365W108-60
11/11@SMU43L102-91
11/15Nicholls St239W99-79
11/18Ark Little Rock308W89-68
11/23(N)MTSU175L90-87
11/24(N)McNeese St67L73-60
11/25(N)G Washington78W96-95
12/2Morehead St281W84-52
12/6Bellarmine280W81-68
12/13(N)Akron60W115-100
12/18Drake186W81-72
12/21@Valparaiso157W85-79
12/29S Illinois116W84-81
1/1@IL Chicago108W81-77
1/4Bradley122W86-66
1/7@Evansville305W79-69
1/10Valparaiso157W92-79
1/17Indiana St201W85-81
1/21@Drake186L101-90
1/24@Northern Iowa83L81-76
1/28Illinois St95L70-65
1/31@Belmont65L103-86
2/3IL Chicago108W81-74
2/6@S Illinois116W91-81
2/9Northern Iowa83L89-60
2/12@Indiana St201W74-72
2/15Belmont65L87-70
2/18@Illinois St95L78-61
2/21Evansville305W88-75
3/1@Bradley122L87-78
3/6(N)IL Chicago108L92-79