BASKETBALL Middle Tennessee (13-8, 6-4) @ FIU (10-11, 4-6), 6PM, Saturday, January 28, 2023

[SpaceRaider]

Location: Miami, FL
Enrollment: 46,079
Arena: Ocean Bank Convovation Center (5,000)
Colors: Blue & Gold Nickname: Panthers
Head Coach: Jeremy Ballard
Record at School: 63-61 (5th Season)
Career Record: 63-61 (5th Season)
2021-22 Record: 15-17, 5-13 2021-22 Finish: 6th C-USA2021-22 Postseason: C-USA First Round
Starters R/L: 1/4 Letterwinners R/L: 6/9

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[SpaceRaider]

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2022-23 Conference USA Standings​

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVR
Florida Atlantic	10-0	-	20-1
North Texas	8-3	2.5	17-5
Rice	6-3	3.5	15-5
Middle Tennessee	6-4	4	13-8
UAB	5-5	5	14-7
UTEP	4-5	5.5	11-9
Charlotte	4-6	6	13-8
Louisiana Tech	4-6	6	11-10
Florida International	4-6	6	10-11
Western Kentucky	3-7	7	11-10
UTSA	1-10	9.5	7-15

 

[SpaceRaider]

MT -3.5

 

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[dukewayne]

A little OT, but the posted standings brought something to mind. At the current rate of things, WKU just might be getting their coaching change this season. WKU at the bottom of the standings? Just wow.

 

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[SpaceRaider]

MT trails 59-50 midway of 2nd half

FIU playing with a lot of energy

 

[SpaceRaider]

7:21

MT has cut FIU lead to five

64-59

 

[SpaceRaider]

3:58 FIU still leads by 5

69-64

 

[TrueBlue147]

16 turnovers? Another game loss because we don't take care of the ball.

 

[SpaceRaider]

FINAL

FIU wins

82-74

 

[SpaceRaider]

16 turnovers? Another game loss because we don't take care of the ball.

FIU hit 52% of threes attempted, 12-23

 

[MidTennMtneer]

Maybe that prediction by @ewglenn of 19-12 is about right.

 

[TRUEBLUE73]

Pitiful I think 18 wins

 

[MidTennMtneer]

Pitiful I think 18 wins

That would mean winning the last 5 home games I'm guessing. 9 left.

If we finish with at least 21 wins after the tournament, I'll be ok. Not happy but not 100% upset either. Still a huge slide back from last year. McD is finishing his 5th year and will still be under .500. He's 63-82 after this FIU loss.

I still believe anything less than 20 wins is a failure of a season.

 

[ewglenn]

Maybe that prediction by @ewglenn of 19-12 is about right.

It’s pretty easy to see they will struggle on the road and be a force at home. I think my prediction will be close. We should win the next two then that leaves us 15-9 with 4 road games and 3 at home. I think we pickup one road game (UTEP) and lose one remaining home game (FAU). That puts us at 18-13.

 

[MTsumner92]

Maybe that prediction by @ewglenn of 19-12 is about right.

Unfortunately i agree. What am i missing?