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By Joel Welser
jwelser@collegehoops.net
2006 NCAA Tournament Capsule:
Murray State
Murray State Racers
(24-6)
Ohio Valley
Conferece: 1st,17-3
RPI: 56
AP: na
Big Wins:
Rice (83-65), Samford (59-38), Illinois-Chicago (72-68)
Bad Losses:
at Samford (50-61), at EIU (54-59), at Tenn Tech (66-70)
Last NCAA
Appearance: 2004, First Round
 Top
Players:
Shawn
Witherspoon, Sr, F, 10.8 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 3.2 apg
Trey Pearson,
Sr, G, 9.9 ppg, 2.9 apg
Darnell
Hopkins, Sr, G, 9.1 ppg, 1.6 apg
Pearson
Griffith, Sr, C, 7.5 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 2.7 bpg
Murray State has a bad habit of blowing leads.
It’s not a general turnover problem, since the Racers average around only
12.5 turnovers per game. The players shouldn’t be getting tired either,
since Mick Cronin goes nine deep. Whatever the case may be, MSU has lost
some games due to late meltdowns. The Racers barely lost to Cincinnati and
Tennessee and can hang around with anybody. Murray State isn’t a stranger
to success in the NCAA Tournament. Nobody on this team will be scared going
up against the likes of West Virginia or Iowa.
Seed: 14
First Round:
North Carolina
Joel's Likely
Finish: First Round
CHN's
Official Prediction: First Round
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