MSU to satisfy Omaha in Field of 68 Opening Day Marathon

The Murray State Racers have been paired with the Omaha Mavericks (Nov. 3) as a part of an enormous day of video games in The Field of 68 Opening Day Marathon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Tip time on the Sanford Pentagon is 12:30 p.m. Central Time.

New Racer head coach Ryan Miller takes his MSU staff to his house state of South Dakota.

 

“The Sanford Pentagon is an outstanding venue, and it’s special to compete so close to my hometown of Mitchell, South Dakota,” stated Miller. “We’re thrilled to open the 2025-26 NCAA season within the prestigious Field of 68 occasion towards Omaha, final yr’s Summit League champions and NCAA Tournament individuals. Neutral-site video games like this are very important to our difficult non-conference schedule.

 

The Racers vs Mavericks is the third of three video games to be performed in Sioux Falls. The different two video games characteristic Drake vs. Northern Arizona and South Dakota State vs. Merrimack.

 

The Field of 68 Opening Day Marathon additionally has three video games deliberate the identical day in Rock Hill, South Carolina together with Queens vs. Winthrop,

Bradley vs. St. Bonaventure and High Point vs. Furman.

 

The video games might be broadcast on The Field of 68’s YouTube Channel and X feeds, and the community’s common After Dark present might be broadcast stay with a set at each venues.

 

Racer followers should purchase tickets when the occasion opens (Sept. 5) on ticketmaster.com.

 

The Racers’ 2025 pre-conference schedule is coming collectively as a number of video games have been introduced together with an exhibition contest (Oct. 18) at Xavier. Announced common season video games embody house video games towards Mississippi Valley (Nov. 7), Nicholls (Nov. 15), Little Rock (Nov. 18), Morehead State (Dec. 2) and Bellarmine (Dec. 6). The Racers journey to SMU (Nov. 11) and compete on the Cayman Island Classic (Nov. 23-25) towards Middle Tennessee, McNeese State and George Washington.

 

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