Murray State University Athletics
Murray State
4-0,0-0MVC
Texas Southern
1-3,0-0SWAC
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Southern | 38 | 40 | 78 |
| Murray St. | 50 | 49 | 99 |
11/13/2026 10:55:00 PM | Men's Basketball
MURRAY – Brayden Shorter was red hot from deep again and Brigham Rogers notched his first double-double of the year as the Murray State men's basketball team closed out its early season three-game homestand with a 99-78 victory over Texas Southern on Friday night inside the CFSB Center.
Murray State (4-0) opens the season with four consecutive victories for the first time since the start of the 2011-12 campaign, although that stretch featured a pair of non-Division I wins. Prior to Friday, the last time the Racers opened the season with four victories against Division I opponents was the beginning of the 2003-04 campaign. Friday's victory also marked the first time since the 1994-95 season that the Racers scored 90-plus points in four consecutive games.
Shorter, who connected on eight three-pointers last Saturday, was 7-of-11 from deep in the first half against Texas Southern for his 21-point performance and fourth straight game scoring double digits to begin the season.
After Shorter's opening 20 minutes, the Racers used the inside game of Rogers in the second half to seal the win, with Rogers scoring 10 of his 16 points in the second half and grabbing all but one of his 10 rebounds in the second half on the way to his first double-double as a Racer.
Murray State used a seven-point run late in the first half to open up to a 12-point halftime lead and then tallied 14 of the first 20 second half points to stretch the margin before a final 10-2 run halfway through the period gave the game its final breathing room.
The Racers saw five players finish with double digits scoring overall, led by Shorter and Rogers, with Roman Domon doing the majority of his damage at the free throw line (9-of-10) on the way to his 14 points as he added eight rebounds. Guards Talis Soulac and Christian Jones combined for eight rebounds as Soulac tallied 11 points and Jones chipped in 10 points on his birthday.
On the glass, Pavle Nikolic grabbed nine rebounds and Laclan Crate pulled down seven rebounds of his own as the Racers finished with a 58-34 rebounding edge, including a 22-8 margin on the offensive glass as they recorded 21 second chance points.
Karris Bilal finished with 30 points to lead three Texas Southern players in double figures, with Bencao Vungo adding 16 points and Trevon Lewis tallying 10 points in the loss.
