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title: Murray State Keeping the lane clear
description: Ja Morant's teammates drop low and wide to give him space to operate off the high PnR where the defense drops to protect the drive, leaving him wide open for the all important dribble pull-up three. 2019 NCAA Tournament. 2nd Round, Murray State v FSU, 15:44 left in the 1st half.
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# [Murray State Keeping the lane clear](https://blog.nhsbca.org/public-resources/basketball-plays/murray-state-keeping-the-lane-clear)

 By [NHSBCA](https://blog.nhsbca.org/public-resources/author/nhsbca) on April 16, 2019 at 6:12 PM

###### Topics: [Basketball Plays](https://blog.nhsbca.org/public-resources/topic/basketball-plays) [2019 NCAA Tournament](https://blog.nhsbca.org/public-resources/topic/2019-ncaa-tournament) [Murray State Racers MBB](https://blog.nhsbca.org/public-resources/topic/murray-state-racers-mbb)

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**Play Summary**

Another one of our NHSBCA Play Breakdowns from the [2019 NCAA Tournament](https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/basketball-men/d1), this time featuring [Murray State MBB](https://goracers.com/index.aspx?path=mbball) in the [2nd Round](https://www.ncaa.com/game/basketball-men/d1/2019/03/23/murray-st-florida-st) against [FSU MBB](https://seminoles.com/sports/basketball/).

Ja Morant's teammates drop low and wide to give him space to operate off the high PnR where the defense drops to protect the drive, leaving him wide open for the all important dribble pull-up three.

  

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