Murray State meets Valparaiso in MVC Tournament

Valparaiso Beacons (11-20, 5-15 MVC) vs. Murray State Racers (16-14, 11-9 MVC)

St. Louis; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Murray State -2.5; over/under is 141

BOTTOM LINE: The Murray State Racers take on the Valparaiso Beacons in the MVC Tournament.

The Racers are 11-9 against MVC opponents and 5-5 in non-conference play. Murray State averages 10.6 turnovers per game and is 7- when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents.

The Beacons are 5-15 in MVC play. Valparaiso is the best team in the MVC scoring 11.0 fast break points per game.

TOP PERFORMERS: Rob Perry is shooting 42.7% and averaging 14.1 points for the Racers. Brian Moore Jr. is averaging 10.8 points over the last 10 games for Murray State.

Ben Krikke is scoring 19.6 points per game and averaging 5.9 rebounds for the Beacons. Quinton Green is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Valparaiso.

LAST 10 GAMES: Racers: 5-5, averaging 68.9 points, 27.8 rebounds, 11.7 assists, 5.2 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 43.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.8 points per game.

Beacons: 2-8, averaging 71.6 points, 32.0 rebounds, 15.0 assists, 5.5 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.0 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.