MURRAY STATE 2022 NCAA TOURNAMENT PROFILE
- Nickname: Racers
- Conference: Ohio Valley
- Record: 30-2 (1st in OVC)
- RPI: 0.6036 (23rd in Division I)
- Strength of Schedule Rank: 263
- Strength of Record Rank: 20
- Previous NCAA Tournament Appearances: 17
- NCAA Tournament accolades: 2012 Sweet 16
HOW THEY GOT HERE
Murray State is back in the Big Dance for the first time since 2019 after the program’s third 30-win season ever. The Racers went undefeated (18-0) in conference play, including a narrow four-point win over Morehead State in the Ohio Valley Conference championship game Saturday in which they never led by more than 10.
STATS TO REMEMBER
Loyola-Chicago has one of the top defenses in the country, yielding an average of 61.7 points per game, which ranks 19th in all of Division I.
- Points per game: 79.3 (22nd in Division I)
- Rebounds per game: 39.2 (41st)
- Assists per game: 14.7 (T-77th)
- Field Goal%: 47.9% (23rd)
- 3PT FG%: 35.3% (T-94th)
- Points allowed per game: 62.3 (19th)
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WHO TO WATCH
- K.J. Williams, F, Jr.- 18.2 PPG, 8.6 RPG, 54.5% FG
- Tevin Brown, G, Jr.- 16.9 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 3.0 APG, 38.9% 3PT, 100 3PT
NCAA TOURNAMENT ODDS
- To make Final Four: +3000
- To win championship: +15000
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