# 2015–16 Murray State Racers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Murray State Racers men's basketball team represented Murray State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Racers, led by first year head coach Matt McMahon, played their home games at the CFSB Center and were members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 17–14, 10–6 in OVC play to finish in a tie for the West Division title. They defeated Eastern Illinois in the first round of the OVC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Morehead State.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/05/2015* 7:00 pm | Freed–Hardeman | L 85–87 $^{OT}$ | | CFSB Center Murray, Kentucky |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm | Harris–Stowe State | W 105–55 | 1–0 | CFSB Center (2,691) Murray, Kentucky |
| 11/17/2015* 7:00 pm, ASN | Middle Tennessee | W 76–65 | 2–0 | CFSB Center (3,070) Murray, Kentucky |
| 11/20/2015* 6:00 pm | at Georgia | L 52–63 | 2–1 | Stegeman Coliseum (5,982) Athens, Georgia |
| 11/23/2015* 11:00 am | vs. Milwaukee Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals | W 66–63 | 3–1 | Germain Arena (523) Estero, Florida |
| 11/24/2015* 6:00 pm | vs. Pepperdine Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals | W 59–55 | 4–1 | Germain Arena (823) Estero, Florida |
| 11/25/2015* 5:30 pm | vs. Weber State Gulf Coast Showcase championship | L 59–75 | 4–2 | Germain Arena (1,102) Estero, Florida |
| 11/28/2015* 7:00 pm | Alabama A&M | W 63–61 | 5–2 | CFSB Center (2,356) Murray, Kentucky |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Houston | L 78–93 | 5–3 | Hofheinz Pavilion (2,089) Houston |
| 12/05/2015* 7:00 pm | Evansville | L 81–85 $^{OT}$ | 5–4 | CFSB Center (3,174) Murray, Kentucky |
| 12/13/2015* 3:00 pm | at Illinois State | L 61–63 | 5–5 | Redbird Arena (4,239) Normal, Illinois |
| 12/18/2015* 7:00 pm | Southern Illinois | L 73–88 | 5–6 | CFSB Center (3,784) Murray, Kentucky |
| 12/22/2015* 6:00 pm | at Wright State | L 49–65 | 5–7 | Nutter Center (3,708) Fairborn, Ohio |
| 12/30/2015* 7:00 pm | Brescia | W 101–75 | 6–7 | CFSB Center (2,462) Murray, Kentucky |
| Ohio Valley Conference regular season |||||
| 01/02/2016 2:00 pm, CBSSN | Morehead State | W 62–57 | 7–7 (1–0) | CFSB Center (3,125) Murray, Kentucky |
| 01/07/2016 7:00 pm | Tennessee Tech | L 65–71 | 7–8 (1–1) | CFSB Center (3,063) Murray, Kentucky |
| 01/09/2016 5:30 pm, CBSSN | Jacksonville State | W 69–54 | 8–8 (2–1) | CFSB Center (3,191) Murray, Kentucky |
| 01/14/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU | at Belmont | L 73–81 | 8–9 (2–2) | Curb Event Center (2,522) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 01/16/2016 7:30 pm | at Tennessee State | L 71–73 | 8–10 (2–3) | Gentry Complex (2,246) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 01/21/2016 7:00 pm | Eastern Illinois | W 68–58 | 9–10 (3–3) | CFSB Center (2,328) Murray, Kentucky |
| 01/23/2016 7:00 pm | SIU Edwardsville | W 70–54 | 10–10 (4–3) | CFSB Center (3,011) Murray, Kentucky |
| 01/27/2016 7:00 pm | at Eastern Kentucky | W 75–71 | 11–10 (5–3) | McBrayer Arena (2,700) Richmond, Kentucky |
| 01/30/2016 3:00 pm, CBSSN | at UT Martin | L 59–63 | 11–11 (5–4) | Skyhawk Arena (3,407) Martin, Tennessee |
| 02/04/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU | at Southeast Missouri State | W 78–72 | 12–11 (6–4) | Show Me Center (2,332) Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
| 02/06/2016 7:00 pm | Austin Peay | L 73–76 | 12–12 (6–5) | CFSB Center (4,501) Murray, Kentucky |
| 02/11/2016 7:00 pm | at SIU Edwardsville | W 70–64 | 13–12 (7–5) | Vadalabene Center (2,007) Edwardsville, Illinois |
| 02/13/2016 7:00 pm | Southeast Missouri State | W 83–56 | 14–12 (8–5) | CFSB Center (3,569) Murray, Kentucky |
| 02/20/2016 7:00 pm | at Austin Peay | W 76–60 | 15–12 (9–5) | Dunn Center (5,419) Clarksville, Tennessee |
| 02/25/2016 8:30 pm, CBSSN | at Eastern Illinois | L 74–85 | 15–13 (9–6) | Lantz Arena (2,023) Charleston, Illinois |
| 02/27/2016 7:00 pm | UT Martin | W 79–55 | 16–13 (10–6) | CFSB Center (5,412) Murray, Kentucky |
| Ohio Valley Conference tournament |||||
| 03/02/2016 8:00 pm | vs. Eastern Illinois First round | W 78–62 | 17–13 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,122) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 03/03/2016 8:00 pm | vs. Morehead State Quarterfinals | L 66–75 | 17–14 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,545) Nashville, Tennessee |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||