# 2001–02 Murray State Racers men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Murray State Racers men's basketball team represented Murray State University during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Racers, led by fourth-year head coach Tevester Anderson, played their home games at the Regional Special Events Center in Murray, Kentucky, as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 10–6 in OVC play to end the regular season in third place. They defeated Tennessee Tech to win the OVC tournament to advance to the NCAA tournament. As No. 14 seed in the East region, the Racers were beaten by No. 3 seed Georgia, 85–68, in the opening round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 17, 2001* | | West Florida | W 100–61 | 1–0 | Regional Special Events Center (2,341) Murray, Kentucky |
| Nov 19, 2001* | | Colorado Springs | W 109–44 | 2–0 | Regional Special Events Center (1,648) Murray, Kentucky |
| Nov 24, 2001* | | at No. 21 Western Kentucky | L 77–101 | 2–1 | E. A. Diddle Arena (8,117) Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| Nov 29, 2001* | | Chattanooga | W 72–63 | 3–1 | Regional Special Events Center Murray, Kentucky |
| Dec 1, 2001* | | UAB | W 74–69 | 4–1 | Regional Special Events Center Murray, Kentucky |
| Dec 3, 2001* | | at Indiana State | L 66–74 | 4–2 | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana |
| Dec 7, 2001* | | vs. Virginia Tech Jim Thorpe Classic | W 66–63 | 5–2 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Dec 8, 2001* | | at Louisville Jim Thorpe Classic | L 69–84 | 5–3 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Dec 11, 2001* | | at DePaul | W 69–65 | 6–3 | Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois |
| Dec 20, 2001 | | Tennessee State | W 103–72 | 7–3 (1–0) | Regional Special Events Center Murray, Kentucky |
| Dec 22, 2001* | | at Chattanooga | L 58–71 | 7–4 | McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Dec 29, 2001* | | Southern Illinois | L 63–67 | 7–5 | Regional Special Events Center Murray, Kentucky |
| Jan 3, 2002 | | Tennessee–Martin | W 90–76 | 8–5 (2–0) | Regional Special Events Center Murray, Kentucky |
| Jan 5, 2002* | | Gardner–Webb | L 66–80 | 8–6 | Regional Special Events Center Murray, Kentucky |
| Jan 10, 2002 | | at Tennessee Tech | L 59–78 | 8–7 (2–1) | Hooper Eblen Center Cookeville, Tennessee |
| Jan 12, 2002 | | at Austin Peay | L 62–68 | 8–8 (2–2) | Winfield Dunn Center Clarksville, Tennessee |
| Jan 17, 2002 | | Eastern Illinois | L 86–88 | 8–9 (2–3) | Regional Special Events Center Murray, Kentucky |
| Jan 19, 2002 | | Southeast Missouri State | W 85–72 | 9–9 (3–3) | Regional Special Events Center Murray, Kentucky |
| Jan 24, 2002 | | Morehead State | L 83–92 $^{OT}$ | 9–10 (3–4) | Regional Special Events Center Murray, Kentucky |
| Jan 26, 2002 | | at Eastern Kentucky | L 81–92 | 9–11 (3–5) | Alumni Coliseum Richmond, Kentucky |
| Feb 2, 2002 | | at Tennessee–Martin | W 92–74 | 10–11 (4–5) | Skyhawk Arena Martin, Tennessee |
| Feb 4, 2002 | | at Tennessee State | W 87–84 | 11–11 (5–5) | Gentry Complex Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 7, 2002 | | Tennessee Tech | W 75–56 | 12–11 (6–5) | Regional Special Events Center Murray, Kentucky |
| Feb 9, 2002 | | Austin Peay | W 76–68 | 13–11 (7–5) | Regional Special Events Center Murray, Kentucky |
| Feb 14, 2002 | | at Eastern Illinois | W 75–56 | 14–11 (8–5) | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| Feb 16, 2002 | | at Southeast Missouri State | W 75–56 | 15–11 (9–5) | Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
| Feb 21, 2002 | | Eastern Kentucky | W 75–56 | 16–11 (10–5) | Regional Special Events Center Murray, Kentucky |
| Feb 23, 2002 | | Morehead State | L 60–66 | 16–12 (10–6) | Regional Special Events Center Murray, Kentucky |
| Ohio Valley Conference tournament ||||||
| Feb 26, 2002* | | Eastern Illinois Quarterfinals | W 103–56 | 17–12 | Regional Special Events Center Murray, Kentucky |
| Mar 1, 2002* | | vs. Morehead State Semifinals | W 89–75 | 18–12 | Kentucky International Convention Center Louisville, Kentucky |
| Mar 2, 2002* | | vs. Tennessee Tech Championship game | W 70–69 | 19–12 | Kentucky International Convention Center Louisville, Kentucky |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 2002* | (14 MW) | vs. (3 MW) No. 23 Georgia First round | L 68–85 | 19–13 | United Center Chicago, Illinois |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central Time. ||||||