BASKETBALL Middle Tennessee (8-5, 1-1) vs Western Kentucky (8-4, 0-1), 3PM, Saturday, December 31, 2022

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Location: Bowling Green, KY
Enrollment: 19,461
Arena: E.A. Diddle Arena (7,523)
Colors: Red & White Nickname: Hilltoppers
Head Coach: Rick Stansbury
Record at School: 122-73 (7th Season) Career Record: 415-239 (20th Season)
2020-21 Record: 19-13, 11-7 2020-21 Finish: 2nd C-USA 2020-21 Postseason: C-USA Quarterfinal
Starters R/L: 4/1 Letterwinners R/L: 6/6

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Western Kentucky takes on Middle Tennessee on 3-game losing streak

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (8-4, 0-1 C-USA) at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (8-5, 1-1 C-USA)

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Western Kentucky vs. Middle Tennessee State Prediction, Preview, and Odds - 12-31-2022

The Blue Raiders come into this game at 8-1 at home, their defense should be the key in this matchup.

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article says WKU guard injured at Rice, day to day

McKnight hurt in Tops' 81-78 home loss to Rice

Not all losses are created equal.

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Worst part is they won’t fire. Stanz

Worst part is they won’t fire. Stanz

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WKU at MTSU GameDay Thread (MTSU -7)

WKU at MTSU GameDay Thread (MTSU -7)

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2022-23 C-USA Standings​

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVR
Florida Atlantic	2-0	-	12-1
UAB	2-0	-	11-2
Charlotte	1-1	1	10-3
North Texas	1-1	1	10-3
Rice	1-1	1	10-3
Middle Tennessee	1-1	1	8-5
UTEP	1-1	1	8-5
Louisiana Tech	1-1	1	8-5
Western Kentucky	0-1	1.5	8-4
Florida International	0-1	1.5	6-6
UTSA	0-2	2	6-7

 

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[ewglenn]

Need a win in this one

 

[TrueBlue147]

Need a win in this one

Definitely can't afford to lose a home game like this. Hopefully the guys will be fired up coming off a tough loss at Charlotte.

 

[FranklinRaider315]

Watching a little on CBSSN. Looks like everyone is home watching or watching college football. Crowd doesn’t look like a 100 Miles of Hate game from years past.
Lotsa empty blue plastic.

 

[MTTim]

These guys couldn't throw it in the ocean.

 

[FranklinRaider315]

These guys couldn't throw it in the ocean.

0-9 from 3pt. line

 

[Hop45]

Good win! Great effort as usual.

 

[kingaling42]

And yet.. they persevered…

 

[SpaceRaider]

Those refs were horrible, whole freaking game. Really bad up close. Was it as bad on tv?

 

[RaidRRick]

Does anyone know why Fussell is not playing any this year? I thought he showed a lot of promise his freshman year.

 

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[MTOleBlue]

Big, big win. Looked ugly, ended beautifully

 

[Blue Raider Lightning]

Great to see Reggie Upshaw in the Glass House today too! Happy New Year Blue Raider nation!

 

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Saturday, December 31st 2022: MTSU MBB: MTSU vs. Western Kentucky (Part 1)

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Saturday, December 31st 2022: MTSU MBB: MTSU vs. Western Kentucky (Part 2)

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[TrueBlue147]

Does anyone know why Fussell is not playing any this year? I thought he showed a lot of promise his freshman year.

Jones has taken his minutes. Jones has looked great the last two games and is the better player.

 

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Second-half shooting blasts Blue Raiders past Hilltoppers to ring in the New Year - Middle Tennessee State University Athletics

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee men's basketball picked up its third win in as many tries in 2022 against Western Kentucky, riding a strong defense and scorching

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Tops Can't Contain Blue Raider Second-Half Shooting in 65-60 Defeat - Western Kentucky University Athletics

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – WKU Hilltopper Basketball couldn't hold off a sharp-shooting Middle Tennessee team in the second half of Saturday's game, falling to ...

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I wish a microphone or 2 would be provided to the press. You can literally never hear the questions that are being presented to coach & players. This goes for both men & women's post game interviews.

 

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[altshauf]

Can someone help me out with the game archive? Want to watch it, but can’t find a replay anywhere thru cbs, sports, or otherwise.

 

[MTFAN61]

Enjoyable 2nd half. A number of athletic highlights. Picked up watching from the 27-19 WKU lead. Yes I understand the 1st half was atrocious. Didn't really surprise me that it took a while to wash the bad taste of the Charlotte game out of their system. There was a good stretch of excellent shot making by both teams in 2nd half. Honestly for New Year's eve with the students out & the national semi finals going on the crowd & their involvement was pretty good. Up next UTSA, hate that gym. Should be OK if we can get back to the Belmont effort.

 

[blue rai]

Always great to beat the Toppers! Understand they are paying out some big Bucks for their team. Hope Stans get back soon and gets another big contract extension. I guess all of their fans decided to stay in BG and watch our women kick their butt?

 

[blueboro007]

What’s the deal with Stansbury missing?

 

[ewglenn]

I’m really starting to think most of us were wrong about Nick.

 

[MTFAN61]

Jones has taken his minutes. Jones has looked great the last two games and is the better player.

Agree with Jones comment. Despite pockets of poor play I feel like the team is starting to round into form as we head into January. Even when we play poorly the team never waivers about playing hard & with effort. While the free throw shooting is not great, it's definitely improved from the beginning of the year. As mentioned above Jones size & play are playing more of a key role. When it gets to the point that Elias King & Jones are giving us an added 8-9 points off the bench it makes for us being very dangerous to the opposition. We're closing in on that now.

 

[blue rai]

I’m really starting to think most of us were wrong about Nick.

Nick relates well with our players. You can tell by how hard they play for him. In this day and time that might be more important than X’s andO’s ? Nick has become a better coach as he has developed better more experienced players. That can only happen if you keep those players around!

 

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WKU at MTSU Efficiency Breakdown

WKU at MTSU Efficiency Breakdown

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2022-23 C-USA Standings​

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVR
UAB	3-0	-	12-2
Florida Atlantic	2-0	0.5	12-1
Charlotte	2-1	1	11-3
North Texas	2-1	1	11-3
Rice	2-1	1	11-3
Middle Tennessee	2-1	1	9-5
UTEP	1-2	2	8-6
Louisiana Tech	1-2	2	8-6
Western Kentucky	0-2	2.5	8-5
Florida International	0-2	2.5	6-7
UTSA	0-3	3	6-8

 

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Tops squander 8-point halftime lead in loss at MTSU

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- It might be time for Western Kentucky's men's basketball team to make a collective New Year's resolution.

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