# 2023–24 Murray State Racers women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Murray State Racers women's basketball team represented Murray State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Racers, led by seventh-year head coach Rechelle Turner, played their home games at the CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky as second-year members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). They finished the season 20–12, 12–8 in MVC play, to finish in sixth place.

## Previous season

The Racers finished the 2022–23 season 15–16, 7–13 in MVC play, to finish in eighth place. They defeated Evansville in the opening round of the 2023 MVC women's basketball tournament, before falling to top-seeded Illinois State in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 2, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lindsey Wilson | W 102–45 | – | CFSB Center (667) Murray, KY |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2023* 10:30 a.m., SECN+ | | at Arkansas | L 79–82 | 0–1 | Bud Walton Arena (11,026) Fayetteville, AR |
| November 14, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Cumberland | W 121–63 | 1–1 | CFSB Center (2,317) Murray, KY |
| November 17, 2023* 6:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at No. 18 Indiana | L 79–112 | 1–2 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (8,432) Bloomington, IN |
| November 21, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bellarmine | W 108–78 | 2–2 | CFSB Center (869) Murray, KY |
| November 28, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Martin | W 88–75 | 3–2 | CFSB Center (1,372) Murray, KY |
| December 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Indiana | W 93–73 | 4–2 | Screaming Eagles Arena (907) Evansville, IN |
| December 9, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Austin Peay | W 93–85 | 5–2 | F&M Bank Arena (5,458) Clarksville, TN |
| December 14, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Little Rock | W 98–79 | 6–2 | CFSB Center (937) Murray, KY |
| December 18, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Carolina | W 89–79 | 7–2 | Ramsey Center (285) Cullowhee, NC |
| MVC regular season ||||||
| December 30, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Valparaiso | W 90–62 | 8–2 (1–0) | CFSB Center (2,652) Murray, KY |
| January 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bradley | W 99–52 | 9–2 (2–0) | CFSB Center (1,344) Murray, KY |
| January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Illinois State | W 90–55 | 10–2 (3–0) | CFSB Center (1,631) Murray, KY |
| January 11, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Indiana State | W 75–63 | 11–2 (4–0) | Hulman Center (1,338) Terre Haute, IN |
| January 14, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Evansville | W 90–72 | 12–2 (5–0) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (489) Evansville, IN |
| January 19, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Iowa | L 75–95 | 12–3 (5–1) | McLeod Center (3,293) Cedar Falls, IA |
| January 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Drake | L 98–107 | 12–4 (5–2) | Knapp Center (2,184) Des Moines, IA |
| January 26, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Illinois | W 75–70 | 13–4 (6–2) | CFSB Center (1,931) Murray, KY |
| January 28, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Missouri State | L 74–84 | 13–5 (6–3) | CFSB Center (2,163) Murray, KY |
| February 2, 2024 6:00 p.m., BSSO/ESPN+ | | at Belmont | L 54–73 | 13–6 (6–4) | Curb Event Center (919) Nashville, TN |
| February 9, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Illinois | W 81–74 | 14–6 (7–4) | Banterra Center (474) Carbondale, IL |
| February 11, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Missouri State | W 95–89 | 15–6 (8–4) | Great Southern Bank Arena (2,175) Springfield, MO |
| February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Drake | L 75–81 | 15–7 (8–5) | CFSB Center (1,762) Murray, KY |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Iowa | L 87–89 | 15–8 (8–6) | CFSB Center (1,562) Murray, KY |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UIC | W 83–63 | 16–8 (9–6) | Credit Union 1 Arena (1,607) Chicago, IL |
| February 25, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Belmont | L 63–76 | 16–9 (9–7) | CFSB Center (1,647) Murray, KY |
| March 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Evansville | W 85–59 | 17–9 (10–7) | CFSB Center (1,431) Murray, KY |
| March 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Indiana State | W 87–70 | 18–9 (11–7) | CFSB Center (1,421) Murray, KY |
| March 7, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Illinois State | L 75–85 | 18–10 (11–8) | CEFCU Arena (1,472) Normal, IL |
| March 9, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bradley | W 81–64 | 19–10 (12–8) | Renaissance Coliseum (307) Peoria, IL |
| MVC tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2024 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (11) Bradley First round | W 87–49 | 20–10 | Vibrant Arena at The MARK (759) Moline, IL |
| March 15, 2024 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (3) Missouri State Quarterfinals | L 70–71 | 20–11 | Vibrant Arena at The MARK (1,004) Moline, IL |
| WNIT ||||||
| March 23, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Miss Second round | L 67–78 $^{OT}$ | 20–12 | Reed Green Coliseum (1,566) Hattiesburg, MS |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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