Middle Tennesseee (7-7, 0-1) vs FIU (8-6, 1-0), 7PM Thursday

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goblueraiders.com:

GAME INFORMATION
(FULL GAME NOTES)[/B]

Date: [/B]Thursday, Jan. 8
Time:[/B] [/B] 7 p.m. CT
Teams[/B]: FIU at Middle Tennessee
Location: [/B]Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Arena: [/B]Murphy Center (11,520)
TV: [/B]Webstream
Radio:[/B] [/B]WGNS (1450/100.5/101.9), Game2 (94.9/95.1)
Play-by-Play: [/B]Chip Walters
Color: [/B]Kyle Turnham

Live Stats[/B]


MT to host FIU in C-USA action

 

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blueraiderball:

Preview: Middle Tennessee (7-7) Faces Florida International (8-6)

Comparison: MT vs FIU (2014-2015)


bbstate.com:

Florida International vs. Middle Tennessee

 

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excerpt:

...The Florida International Golden Panthers and Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders play at Murphy Athletic Center.

The Florida International Golden Panthers have split their last 10 games and play their ninth true road game. On the season, FIU is averaging 62.5 points on 43.6 percent shooting and is allowing 64.2 points on 41.3 percent shooting. Dennis Mavin is averaging 16.1 points and three assists while Adrian Diaz is averaging 14.1 points and 6.9 rebounds. Daviyon Draper is grabbing five rebounds and Dominique Williams is shooting 48.8 percent from the field. The Florida International Golden Panthers relies on their defense that's forcing nearly 13 turnovers and has allowed 64 or less points in six of their last nine games. Offensively, Florida International is shooting 63.4 percent from the free throw line and 28.6 percent from downtown.

The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders have split their last eight games and look for their first conference win. On the season, MTSU is averaging 57 points on 38.3 percent shooting and is allowing 59.8 points on 42.9 percent shooting. Jacquez Rozier is averaging nine points and 5.5 rebounds while Reggie Upshaw Jr. is averaging 8.6 points and 6.2 rebounds. Jaqawn Raymond is grabbing four rebounds and Marcus Tarrance is shooting 41.5 percent from the field. The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders struggle offensively, as they have no double-digit scorers and are shooting 67.2 percent from the line and 33.6 percent from beyond the arc. Defensively, Middle Tennessee is forcing 12.4 turnovers and has allowed 64 or less points in four straight games.

The Golden Panthers are 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 road games and 12-5 ATS in their last 17 Thursday games. The Blue Raiders are 10-2 ATS in their last 12 home games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 vs. Conference USA.....

 

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The Sports Network:


FIU (8-6) at Middle Tennessee (7-7)[/URL]

 

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favored but line has been dropping

 

[MTsumner92]

Did anyone see game. How did we look?

 

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Originally posted by MTsumner92:

Did anyone see game. How did we look?

just got back a little while ago. I thought we played much better, especially on offense. The problems are still there, much less pronounced. This is a pretty good defensive team. Before the last basket of the first half, three freshmen had over half the team's points. Simpson and Potts are solid players and probably better right now than we should expect them to be.

I can watch this team and know its a work in progress. They are going to keep getting better with a misstep every now and then along the way.

 

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dnj:

Re-energized MTSU gets first Conference USA win of year

 

[Blueraider_Mike]

Glad we got the win...we are like a box of chocolates, you never know what your going to get.

 

[MTsumner92]

Good stuff....thanks!