BASKETBALL MBB: Middle Tennessee vs UTEP (ASN/ MyTV30), 6PM Thursday, Jan. 7

[SpaceRaider]

http://bbstate.com/games/2016-01-07/UTEP-MTSU

 

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goblueraiders.com:

MEN'S HOOPS RETURNS HOME TO FACE UTEP, THURSDAY

GAME INFORMATION
(FULL GAME NOTES)

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Date: Thursday, Jan. 7
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Teams: Middle Tennessee (8-5) vs UTEP (10-5)
Location: Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Stadium: The Murphy Center (11,520)
TV: American Sports Network
Radio: WMOT-FM (89.5), WGNS (1450 AM/100.5 FM/101.9 FM), Game 2 (102.5/94.9/95.1)
Play-by-Play:Chip Walters
Analysis: Kyle Turnham

Live Audio/Live Streaming | Live Stats

 

[SpaceRaider]

UTEPathletics.com

MINERS TIP-OFF C-USA ROAD SLATE WITH LEAGUE HEAVYWEIGHT

 

[SpaceRaider]

favored at home

 

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realtime rpi projects a win

 

[SpaceRaider]

UTEP blog Miner Rush:

UTEP at Middle Tennessee Game Preview: Miners face daunting C-USA road swing

 

[SpaceRaider]

El Paso Times:

Miners open C-USA road play with tough matchup

 

[SpaceRaider]

excerpt:

The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders and the UTEP Miners face off on Thursday in college basketball action.

The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders are 8-5 this season and they have lost three of their last four games. MTU is averaging 69.1 points and they are shooting 43 percent from the floor while defensively they are allowing 67.3 points and their opponents are shooting 40.8 percent. Giddy Potts leads the Blue Raiders averaging 14.8 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. Reggie Upshaw is averaging 14.4 points and 8.2 rebounds, Darnell Harris is averaging 12.6 points, and Perrin Buford is averaging 9.8 points and 5.5 rebounds. Middle Tennessee is 4-1 at home this season.

The UTEP Miners are 10-5 this season and they have won their last four games. UTEP is averaging 74.4 points and they are shooting 44.1 percent from the floor while defensively they are allowing 71.1 points and their opponents are shooting 40.4 points. Omega Harris leads the Miners averaging 14.8 points per game. Lee Moore is averaging 14 points and 5.3 rebounds, Dominic Artis is averaging 12.3 points, and Earvin Morris Jr. is averaging 12.1 points. UTEP has improved as they have gotten healthier.

Middle Tennessee is 5-1 against the spread in their last six games, 19-7-1 against the spread in their last 27 home games, and 5-11-1 against the spread against Conference USA. UTEP is 2-6 against the spread in their last eight games, 1-6 against the spread following a game that they covered the point spread, and 1-9 against the spread in their last 10 road games.....

 

[Blueraider_Mike]

To me, I don't want to be over dramatic, but this is a must win game if we are to battle for a top seed in the CUSA tourney.

 

[C-Bow]

Blue Raiders started hot, then cooled, then things turned into a slugfest. In the end, MT comes out in top, 78-72

Harris with another impressive performance. 21 and 4 for him. Giddy pretty much a non factor offensively with 7 but he definitely left his mark. UTEP changed their entire defensive scheme to shut him down.

 

[SpaceRaider]

really bad, uneven, to put it mildly, officiating. MT was the tougher team, rebounds, diving after balls, kept turnovers to a minimum

 

[MightyRaider]

This team needs a point guard who can penetrate and dish. Wish we had Bruce Massey as he set the tone on defense and could create off the dribble. I'm still impressed with this team so far. They will improve and I think Ivory will get more confident down the stretch.

On a side note.... space, thanks for all the articles you post. I have been an avid lurker for many years and always have enjoyed your post.

 

[SpaceRaider]

goblueraiders.com:

Harris, Buford lead MT to first C-USA win


dnj:

MT men beat UTEP for first C-USA win of season

 

[MTFNBY5]

Glad to see Gamble make a (small) contribution. Hopefully we'll see more from him.

And Phillips: It's time to show

 

[SmithO1906]

Habersham is starting to show some flashes as well. I also think Copeland is getting better and more comfortable with playing his game and still playing within the system

 

[Blueraider_Mike]

Habersham is starting to show some flashes as well. I also think Copeland is getting better and more comfortable with playing his game and still playing within the system

I thought Copeland had some good minutes...in fact, a few times he was too good (too aggressive). Guys inside need to be ready at all times.

Meanwhile, the TV color guy was critical of Potts standing around on a lot of the offensive possessions.

 

[blueboro007]

We had a lot of guys that stood around and we had to put up crap shots as the shot clock ran out. But is was a good win against a team that is hard to defend. All UTEP had to do in the 2nd half was drive to the basket and they called fouls on us most every time. And, I have NEVER experienced so many un-called traveling calls as I saw in last nights game. Some would have even been called in NBA games and were not called.

 

[TeKEraider]

We were commenting in the stands that it didn't look like Potts was trying too hard to get open. That said it looked like UTEP was committed to taking him out of the game. Still think that too often we are not trying to score until late in the possession and settling for low percentage jumpers..

 

[SmithO1906]

That box and 1 they ran on Giddy probably got him frustrated, and our guys had no idea how to beat it

 

[RandallThomason]

I thought Giddy looked tired at times. I don't care how much you practice, there is a difference between practice conditioning and games. I'm glad we got the win. I expect Giddy to have a big game tomorrow.

 

[C-Bow]

I mean, UTEP's whole scheme last night, at times, was to eliminate Giddy from the offensive flow. They put two guys on him, one of which had the sole purpose of keeping the ball out of his hands. They were in his face all night. Hard to break away from a double team like that. I would have been standing around a lot too in that situation. Maybe a little further away from the basket, though.

Still, it was a tough fight, which I actually think played into MT's hands down the stretch. They're not a finesse team. They're a smash mouth, grind it out type of team. They essentially beat Floyd at his own game.

The pupil schooling the teacher, if you will...again.

 

[C-Bow]

So apparently the kid who went HAM last night for UTEP is Kamani Thomas' little brother.

Hmmmmm...

 

[SpaceRaider]

The January 7th game with utep at MT will be replayed at 8:30, tonight, Sunday, April 3, on ASN, fwiw...