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...In its past two contests, Middle Tennessee has beat a Bruce Pearl-led Auburn team 88-81, and mid-major power Belmont 83-62.
Now standing at 7-2 on the season, the Blue Raiders will next face Georgia State on Dec. 22 and and South Dakota State on Dec. 27 — two quality mid-majors, whom if the Blue Raiders were to beat, would set them up to enter Conference USA play at 10-2 with a legitimate shot at an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament.
Not bad for a team picked by coaches to finish third in C-USA before the season.
So how did the Blue Raiders get here? .....
...In its past two contests, Middle Tennessee has beat a Bruce Pearl-led Auburn team 88-81, and mid-major power Belmont 83-62.
Now standing at 7-2 on the season, the Blue Raiders will next face Georgia State on Dec. 22 and and South Dakota State on Dec. 27 — two quality mid-majors, whom if the Blue Raiders were to beat, would set them up to enter Conference USA play at 10-2 with a legitimate shot at an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament.
Not bad for a team picked by coaches to finish third in C-USA before the season.
So how did the Blue Raiders get here? .....
