The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team hosts Ohio Valley Conference rival Murray State in a game set to air on ESPNU tonight.
Tipoff between the Redhawks and Racers is set for 8 p.m. from the Show Me Center.
Both teams are coming off losses -- Southeast an 86-80 loss to Austin Peay and MSU a 63-59 loss to UT Martin.
The Racers dropped into second in the OVC West Division with the loss. They're 11-11 on the season and 5-4 in conference.
MSU 6-foot-4 senior forward Jefferey Moss is leading the team in scoring in conference action. He's averaging 13.6 points in nine OVC games to go along with 4.3 rebounds. He's shooting 46 percent from the floor and 41.5 percent from beyond the arc, knocking down 22 triples against conference opponents.
Wayne Langston, a 6-7 senior forward averages 13.1 points and 7.0 rebounds in conference. He's shooting 57.1 percent from the field.
Junior guard Bryce Jones is averaging 12.7 points and 4.2 assists in conference.
Damarcus Croaker and Gee McGhee average 9.7 and 8.3 points per game, respectively. Croaker's knocked down nine 3s in conference at a 39.1 percent clip and McGhee's made 10 triples at 41.7 percent. Justin Seymour averages 6.7 points in conference and is shooting 42.9 percent from beyond the arc, knocking down 15 3-pointers.
The defending OVC regular-season champion Racers and Redhawks haven't decided a game in regulation in its past two meetings in Cape Girardeau.
Southeast (5-17, 2-7 OVC) defeated MSU 118-115 in double overtime two years ago and lost 94-92 at home last season.
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