BASKETBALL Middle Tennessee (20-3, 10-0) at UTEP Miners (7-14, 5-4), (ASN/MyTV30) 7PM, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017

[SpaceRaider]

Middle Tennessee (20-3, 10-0 C-USA) at UTEP Miners (7-14, 5-4 C-USA)

Date: Saturday, February 4

Tip-Off: 7:00 p.m. CT

TV: American Sports Network (ASN) and MyTV30(WUXP) - Comcast: Channel 14/228/1014, DirecTV: Channel 665 (could also be televised on Channel 30), Dish: Channel 5429 (could also be televised on Channel 30), AT&T U-verse: Channel 1741

Online Streaming: Click here or http://americansportsnet.com/live

Radio: 1450 AM, 94.9 FM, 95.1 FM, 100.5 FM, 101.9 FM

Free Audio: Click here

Live Stats: Gametracker

Series Record: 5th meeting; Series tied 2-2

Last Meeting: January 7, 2016 (MT 78, UTEP 72)


warren nolan live rpi: MT #37 / UTEP #316

Live-RPI.com: MT #37 / UTEP #316

Sagarin: MT #59 / UTEP #250

Pomeroy: MT #47 / UTEP #265

KPI: MT #34 / UTEP #317

ESPN BPI: MT #52 / UTEP #270

 

[SpaceRaider]

MinerRush.com:
http://www.minerrush.com/2017/2/3/14500748/middle-tennessee-at-utep-game-preview
Middle Tennessee at UTEP Game Preview

 

[SpaceRaider]

Blue Raiders once again a double digit favorite on the road...

 

[SpaceRaider]

goblueraiders.com:
http://goblueraiders.com/news/2017/2/3/mens-basketball-raiders-to-face-upstart-miners-saturday.aspx
RAIDERS TO FACE UPSTART MINERS SATURDAY

 

[SpaceRaider]

excerpt:

...The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders and UTEP Miners meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Don Haskins Center.

The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders look for another victory to build on their 10-game winning streak. The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders are averaging 74.3 points on 48.7 percent shooting and allowing 63.7 points on 42.1 percent shooting. JaCorey Williams is averaging 17.3 points and 7.3 rebounds while Giddy Potts is averaging 15.3 points and two assists. Reggie Upshaw is the third double-digit scorer and Tyrik Dixon is grabbing 2.6 rebounds. The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders are shooting 37.2 percent from beyond the arc and 66.4 percent from the free throw line. The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders are allowing 33 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.3 rebounds per game. The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders have won five straight road games.

The UTEP Miners look to stay hot after winning five of their last six games. The UTEP Miners are averaging 67.6 points on 45.4 percent shooting and allowing 71.7 points on 43.4 percent shooting. Omega Harris is averaging 17.2 points and 3.2 rebounds while Dominic Artis is averaging 15.2 points and 6.2 assists. Matt Willms is the third double-digit scorer and Paul Thomas is grabbing 5.6 rebounds. The UTEP Miners are shooting 31.3 percent from beyond the arc and 63.7 percent from the free throw line. The UTEP Miners are allowing 33.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.6 rebounds per game. The UTEP Miners have won four straight home games.

The Blue Raiders are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 road games and 13-4 ATS in their last 17 games overall. The Miners are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 home games and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The under is 5-0 in Miners last 5 overall and the over is 5-2 in Blue Raiders last 7 road games

UTEP is playing some of its best ball as of late, but I'm not sure that matters against a Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders team that's been playing great all season and has been a covering machine.....

 

[SpaceRaider]

 

[RandallThomason]

Looks like MyTV30 in Murfreesboro is showing high school basketball tomorrow instead of the Blue Raiders. Bummer.

 

[MTFNBY5]

Crap - and it's been listed on my Comcast cable guide as being on 30 all week. I was hoping the game could reach the wider audience being on both ASN and 30.

 

[SpaceRaider]

El Paso Herald Post:
http://elpasoheraldpost.com/h-p-sports-depth-4/
Miners Continue Homestand Saturday vs Middle Tennessee

 

[SpaceRaider]

El Paso Times:
http://www.elpasotimes.com/story/sports/2017/02/03/miners-take-c-usa-leader-saturday-night/97468164/
Miners take on C-USA leader Saturday night

 

[FranklinRaider315]

Trap game.

 

[Stonesraider]

In front of what will be a good crowd. They average near the top in attendance despite their record.

Let's hope the Raiders burry them with a quick start, we haven't had one in awhile.

 

[SpaceRaider]

 

[sWiley]

bad feeling about this one

 

[SpaceRaider]

 

[SpaceRaider]

 

[Matt Dossett]

bad feeling about this one

I don't..

 

[SpaceRaider]

 

[sWiley]

UTEP has won 5 of their last 6 including a blowout win over a formidable Marshall squad and wins over UAB and UTSA. Their only loss was a 3 point game @ WKU. They are hot right now.

 

[Blueraider_Mike]

It's on Comcast 228. But there is another game in OT

 

[Stonesraider]

Two losing teams at that

 

[Blueraider_Mike]

MY up 4-1 5 mins into game. UTEP is 0-7 from the field.

 

[Stonesraider]

This is crap, maybe we can watch the 2nd half

 

[MTBig Blue]

Unbelievable. I just want to watch MT.

 

[MTLynn]

double OT

 

[Blueraider_Mike]

double OT

I want a dislike button.

 

[Stonesraider]

Least we're not watching all our turnovers

 

[Blueraider_Mike]

My up 27-16 at the half. We have 11 turnovers. We just need to play fundamental ball in 2nd half

 

[MTTim]

I'm glad we didn't get to see most of the first half. Both looked like crap.

 

[Stonesraider]

14 turnovers

 

[Blueraider_Mike]

This is one ugly game.

 

[Stonesraider]

Now we're talking, Williams and Walters

 

[MTBig Blue]

We are going to miss Williams so much next year.

 

[Blueraider_Mike]

Can we finish? Up 4 and Upshaw at the line. He needs to hit both

 

[MTBig Blue]

I don't think UTEP has missed in 10 minutes

 

[MTBig Blue]

No at large chances here. We just lost to a team in the 300's of the RPI.

 

[Stonesraider]

Goodbye top 25, goodbye at large, now have to win the tournament

 

[Stonesraider]

I'm not upset with the team - it's impossible to travel all over the country and win every game in such a long season. It's the whole system. I think we deserve an at large even with 2 more losses but now everything is on the tournament.

 

[SpaceRaider]

 

[SpaceRaider]

rpi dropped, down ten spots, 47