Murray State University - Shield Yearbook (Murray, KY)

It ' s mine I tell you . . , Ken Wray fights for the ball with a Middle Tennessee player. Boys, you ' re on the same team . . . Gerald Tabor (32) and Ken Wray look on as three Eastern players fight for a loose ball. Memphis State was the Racers next home foe; Murray out- scored the Tennesseans from the field, but could not match them from the foul line. Final score Memphis State 75, Murray 66. The Morehead Eagles fought off a late game scoring spree by the Thoroughbreds in the following home game to edge the locals 68-62. The Eastern Maroons evened the score with the Breds in the game in Richmond by downing them 72-64. The Mississippi State crew made it two in a row over the Breds in the game on the local floor, 75-57. Tennessee Tech was next in line in a game played in Cooke- ville. The OVC title-hungry Eagles did not have too much trouble in the 65-59 victory. With a seven-game losing streak, the Racers traveled to Mur- freesboro for the return engagement with Middle Tennessee. In one of their better games of the year, the Thoroughbreds won 71-66. The Racers returned to the home front for the second game of the year with the Western Hilltoppers. The Toppers had not played good ball since the Murray defeat in Bowling Green, but Gene gets tough . . . Gene Herndon pulls down a rebound in the Tennessee-Tech game as Terry Darnell helps and Gerald Tabor awaits developments. DALE ALEXANDER Guard tso