# 2012–13 Murray State Racers men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Murray State Racers men's basketball team represented Murray State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Racers, led by second year head coach Steve Prohm, played their home games at the CFSB Center and were members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 21–10, 10–6 in OVC play to be champions of the West Division. They advanced to the championship game of the OVC tournament where they lost to Belmont in overtime. Despite the 21 wins, they did not participate in a post season tournament.

## Roster

Before the season, sophomore guard Zay Jackson was suspended for the 2012–13 season after pleading guilty to reduced charges stemming from a September 2012 incident in which he was accused of hitting two people with his car in a Walmart parking lot.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/05/2012* 7:00 pm | Freed–Hardeman | W 87–74 | | CFSB Center (3,383) Murray, KY |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:30 pm | Brescia | W 88–43 | 1–0 | CFSB Center (3,866) Murray, KY |
| 11/15/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Auburn Charleston Classic First Round | W 79–59 | 2–0 | TD Arena (4,716) Charleston, SC |
| 11/16/2012* 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. St. John's Charleston Classic Semifinals | W 72–67 | 3–0 | TD Arena (4,780) Charleston, SC |
| 11/18/2012* 7:30 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Colorado Charleston Classic Final | L 74–81 | 3–1 | TD Arena (3,291) Charleston, SC |
| 11/24/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Old Dominion | W 79–72 | 4–1 | CFSB Center (4,745) Murray, KY |
| 11/26/2012* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Lipscomb | W 88–79 | 5–1 | Allen Arena (2,985) Nashville, TN |
| 12/04/2012* 7:00 pm | Bethel | W 76–54 | 6–1 | CFSB Center (3,542) Murray, KY |
| 12/08/2012* 1:05 pm, ESPN3 | at Evansville | W 82–70 | 7–1 | Ford Center (6,302) Evansville, IN |
| 12/16/2012* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | WKU | W 75–70 | 8–1 | CFSB Center (7,080) Murray, KY |
| 12/19/2012* 7:35 pm, ESPN3 | at Arkansas State | W 61–54 | 9–1 | Convocation Center (2,834) Jonesboro, AR |
| 12/22/2012* 11:00 am, CBSSN | at Dayton | L 68–77 | 9–2 | UD Arena (12,638) Dayton, OH |
| 12/29/2012* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Valparaiso | L 64–66 | 9–3 | CFSB Center (4,343) Murray, KY |
| 01/03/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Tennessee–Martin | W 73–62 | 10–3 (1–0) | Skyhawk Arena (3,557) Martin, TN |
| 01/05/2013 5:00 pm, ESPNU | at Southeast Missouri State | W 74–66 | 11–3 (2–0) | Show Me Center (4,915) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 01/09/2013 7:00 pm | Eastern Kentucky | L 65–77 | 11–4 (2–1) | CFSB Center (4,052) Murray, KY |
| 01/12/2013 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Austin Peay | W 71–68 | 12–4 (3–1) | Dunn Center (4,718) Clarksville, TN |
| 01/17/2013 7:00 pm | Eastern Illinois | W 70–49 | 13–4 (4–1) | CFSB Center (3,818) Murray, KY |
| 01/19/2013 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | SIU Edwardsville | W 70–61 | 14–4 (5–1) | CFSB Center (5,102) Murray, KY |
| 01/24/2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at Tennessee Tech | W 47–39 | 15–4 (6–1) | Eblen Center (1,711) Cookeville, TN |
| 01/26/2013 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Jacksonville State | L 64–65 | 15–5 (6–2) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (3,478) Jacksonville, AL |
| 02/02/2013 12:00 pm, ESPNU | Austin Peay | W 75–68 $^{OT}$ | 16–5 (7–2) | CFSB Center (6,111) Murray, KY |
| 02/07/2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Belmont | W 79–74 | 17–5 (8–2) | CFSB Center (7,141) Murray, KY |
| 02/09/2013 7:00 pm | Tennessee State | W 69–48 | 18–5 (9–2) | CFSB Center (6,762) Murray, KY |
| 02/14/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at SIU Edwardsville | L 60–65 | 18–6 (9–3) | Vadalabene Center (2,103) Edwardsville, IL |
| 02/16/2013 6:15 pm, ESPN3 | at Eastern Illinois | L 70–79 | 18–7 (9–4) | Lantz Arena (2,455) Charleston, IL |
| 02/20/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Morehead State | W 106–100 $^{2OT}$ | 19–7 (10–4) | Ellis Johnson Arena (3,317) Morehead, KY |
| 02/23/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | South Dakota State BracketBusters | W 73–62 | 20–7 | CFSB Center (7,231) Murray, KY |
| 02/28/2013 7:00 pm | Tennessee–Martin | L 68–69 | 20–8 (10–5) | CFSB Center (4,823) Murray, KY |
| 03/02/2013 7:30 pm | Southeast Missouri State | L 68–84 | 20–9 (10–6) | CFSB Center (7,489) Murray, KY |
| 2013 OVC Basketball tournament |||||
| 03/08/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Eastern Kentucky Semifinals | W 81–73 | 21–9 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (3,977) Nashville, TN |
| 03/09/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Belmont Championship Game | L 68–70 $^{OT}$ | 21–10 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (4,590) Nashville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||