LADY RAIDER BB Middle Tennessee (12-5, 4-0) at WKU (11-5, 2-2) Sat. Jan. 18, 2 pm. EA Diddle Arena ESPN+
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Blue Raiders travel to Bowling Green to face WKU - Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
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Lady Toppers Host Rival Middle Tennessee on Saturday - Western Kentucky University Athletics
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU women's basketball is set to host rival and Conference USA foe Middle Tennessee on Saturday at 2 p.m. in E.A. Diddle Arena.
MT shows the series started in 1977 with MT's lead as 37-32
WKU shows the series started in the 1924-25 season with MT's lead as 51-34
WKU shows the series started in the 1924-25 season with MT's lead as 51-34
19-10 after one period
Team Comparison
Team Comparison
| STATISTIC | MT | wku |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 40% | 40% |
| FGs | 8-20 | 4-10 |
| 3FG% | 14% | 25% |
| 3FGs | 1-7 | 1-4 |
| FT% | 100% | 20% |
| FTs | 2-2 | 1-5 |
| TOs | 2 | 2 |
| PtsOffTO | 0 | 5 |
| TotReb | 16 | 4 |
| DefReb | 7 | 3 |
| Off Reb | 9 | 1 |
| 2ndChPts | 12 | 0 |
| BenchPts | 0 | 0 |
| PtsPaint | 10 | 6 |
| FstBkPt | 0 | 0 |
| Blocks | 2 | 0 |
| Steals | 1 | 2 |
| Assts | 3 | 2 |
| Times Tied: | 0 | |
| Lead Chg: | 0 | |
| LeadTime | 9:32 | 0:00 |
Boldyreva has a double double at halftime
34-25
Team Comparison
34-25
Team Comparison
| STATISTIC | MT | wku |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 35% | 35% |
| FGs | 12-34 | 11-31 |
| 3FG% | 15% | 22% |
| 3FGs | 2-13 | 2-9 |
| FT% | 73% | 20% |
| FTs | 8-11 | 1-5 |
| TOs | 6 | 4 |
| PtsOffTO | 0 | 10 |
| TotReb | 29 | 16 |
| DefReb | 14 | 8 |
| Off Reb | 15 | 8 |
| 2ndChPts | 20 | 4 |
| BenchPts | 3 | 8 |
| PtsPaint | 16 | 6 |
| FstBkPt | 0 | 0 |
| Blocks | 5 | 0 |
| Steals | 1 | 3 |
| Assts | 6 | 6 |
| Times Tied: | 0 | |
| Lead Chg: | 0 | |
| LeadTime | 19:33 | 0:00 |
wku has the lead 45-43
end of third period
Team Comparison
end of third period
Team Comparison
| STATISTIC | MT | wku |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 33% | 41% |
| FGs | 15-46 | 19-46 |
| 3FG% | 11% | 25% |
| 3FGs | 2-18 | 4-16 |
| FT% | 61% | 43% |
| FTs | 11-18 | 3-7 |
| TOs | 8 | 4 |
| PtsOffTO | 0 | 12 |
| TotReb | 38 | 25 |
| DefReb | 19 | 15 |
| Off Reb | 19 | 10 |
| 2ndChPts | 21 | 7 |
| BenchPts | 3 | 15 |
| PtsPaint | 22 | 12 |
| FstBkPt | 2 | 2 |
| Blocks | 5 | 1 |
| Steals | 1 | 5 |
| Assts | 7 | 9 |
| Times Tied: | 2 | |
| Lead Chg: | 1 | |
| LeadTime | 27:24 | 0:36 |
wku has three starters with three fouls each, the other two have two each
Arike with 4 fouls, Gregory with three fouls
Arike with 4 fouls, Gregory with three fouls
Inexcusable play calling. They called the same play on offense until 1 minute left THEN SCORED TWO CONSECUTIVE TIMES. Just ridiculous. It’s not working against the zone so you call it over and over and don’t make a shot for 4+ minutes multiple times. Good lord
FINAL MT goes down 63-58
Team Comparison
Team Comparison
| STATISTIC | MT | wku |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 36% | 42% |
| FGs | 20-56 | 27-65 |
| 3FG% | 15% | 24% |
| 3FGs | 3-20 | 6-25 |
| FT% | 68% | 43% |
| FTs | 15-22 | 3-7 |
| TOs | 14 | 5 |
| PtsOffTO | 2 | 21 |
| TotReb | 47 | 32 |
| DefReb | 26 | 18 |
| Off Reb | 21 | 14 |
| 2ndChPts | 23 | 9 |
| BenchPts | 6 | 15 |
| PtsPaint | 30 | 22 |
| FstBkPt | 2 | 6 |
| Blocks | 9 | 1 |
| Steals | 2 | 10 |
| Assts | 11 | 14 |
| Times Tied: | 4 | |
| Lead Chg: | 5 | |
| LeadTime | 29:10 | 7:36 |
4 minute scoring drought to end 3Q, then 2+ minutes at start of 4Q, then 4 minute drought again as 4Q wrapped up. The same play over and over. Wow, this one stings. Just a perfect storm of no idea what to do against zone defense and terrible shooting
This game was lost by the coaches in the previous games. They should have concentrated at some point on building depth.
Bench scoring 6-15
Bench scoring 6-15
Agreed. Every team we play is gonna be looking at the disaster against the zone and kick their chops, bringing out their zone D against us for the rest of conference play
EXACTLY. You don't have depth when they don't see the floor.
I don't understand the whole season, if a coach can't trust a player he recruited in to contribute, and take coaching, what purpose are they there on the roster. Frustrates the Hell out of me.
I'm with you SpaceRaider. The whole season frustrates me. I admit, we are spoiled. A lot of teams would kill for our record yet this, in my opinion, has been one of the most disappointing seasons I can recall.
Players hyped up coming in have not lived up to expectations. Arike is solid but no Courtney Whitson. She plays some D but can also dissappear on the stat sheet in other key categories. Blakely obviously had huge shoes to fill but has barely even slipped them on. For every one thing she does good, she does three bad and as floor general it's unacceptable. Davis and Harrison were hyped up (like out current incoming class) yet have contributed little. Maybe it's because they haven't gotten their feet wet enough with PT? Harrison didn't play for over a year with her injury but I have yet to see a glimpse of the "when she steps on the court she's immediately the best player on it" coach speak I heard from CMI last year. I definitely want to see both of them live up to the hype, but they can't do it from the bench.
Good heavens, if something isn't working, try something else. Look what the kid from WKU did coming off the bench today. I find it hard to believe that these ladies don't practice hard. CRI has said he only plays the ones who earn time and he trust. It's a miracle we don't have the majority of the team transfer every year.
We will win a lot more this season and hopefully we improve. But right now, the team that started this season to it's current state hasn't improved. Arguably, we've regressed. Still time to get it together but the only way to dance at this point is win the tournament.
Players hyped up coming in have not lived up to expectations. Arike is solid but no Courtney Whitson. She plays some D but can also dissappear on the stat sheet in other key categories. Blakely obviously had huge shoes to fill but has barely even slipped them on. For every one thing she does good, she does three bad and as floor general it's unacceptable. Davis and Harrison were hyped up (like out current incoming class) yet have contributed little. Maybe it's because they haven't gotten their feet wet enough with PT? Harrison didn't play for over a year with her injury but I have yet to see a glimpse of the "when she steps on the court she's immediately the best player on it" coach speak I heard from CMI last year. I definitely want to see both of them live up to the hype, but they can't do it from the bench.
Good heavens, if something isn't working, try something else. Look what the kid from WKU did coming off the bench today. I find it hard to believe that these ladies don't practice hard. CRI has said he only plays the ones who earn time and he trust. It's a miracle we don't have the majority of the team transfer every year.
We will win a lot more this season and hopefully we improve. But right now, the team that started this season to it's current state hasn't improved. Arguably, we've regressed. Still time to get it together but the only way to dance at this point is win the tournament.
Agree with you there. Bench issue is a big one, hard to say you’ve got such amazing players when you refuse to play them.
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