Murray State Basketball: 3 keys for Round of 64 matchup vs. San Francisco

Find the long-distance range

Murray State is not a prolific three-point shooting team, but guard Tevin Brown is a lethal threat from downtown. The Ohio Valley Conference’s all-time leader in career triples (348) made an even 100 bulls-eyes this year.

When Brown is rolling, the MSU offense is almost unstoppable. His .389 percentage from distance makes him a threat from anywhere on the floor and causes defenders nightmares. When teams overplay the three, he is lightning quick and can beat them off the bounce.

His 87 made free-throws lead the team and he makes .763 from the line. Brown has had a historical career. The 6’5 guard is 9th all-time at Murray with 1,884 points, fifth in assists with 400, and eighth in steals with 155.

He and Williams are both three-time All-OVC performers.

But Brown is not alone as a threat from deep. Justice ‘Juice’ Hill converts .356 of his attempts which makes him a multi-dimensional threat too. He drives with abandon which makes his pull-up game doubly dangerous, but ‘Big Game Juice Hill’ is at his best when the lights are brightest.

He is the third Racer to land on the all-conference team but was the OVC Tournament MVP. He scored 20 points in the win over Memphis, tallied a career-high 36 during the team’s first win over Belmont, and 21 in the tournament final win over Morehead State.

San Francisco is fourteenth nationally and three-point percentage defense.