MURRAY, Ky. (AP) — Isaiah Canaan tallied 22 points and five assists to lead Murray State to a 73-62 victory over South Dakota State on Saturday.
Stacy Wilson added 15 points in the Racers’ (20-7) fourth consecutive BracketBuster win.
The Racers used a 30-9, second-half run to rally from a 14-point deficit and overcome South Dakota State (21-9), which experienced its first back-to-back losses since the second and third game of the 2011-12 season.
The Jackrabbits led 54-46 before three consecutive dunks from Wilson and Ed Daniel pushed Murray State within two points with 10 minutes to go and sparked the game-ending run.
Nate Wolters led the Jackrabbits with 18 points and five assists.