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FIU faces Middle Tenn. in CUSA tourney
March 8, 2021 GMT
No. 7 seed Florida International (9-17, 2-15) vs. No. 6 seed Middle Tennessee (5-17, 3-13)
Conference USA Conference Tourney First Round, Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Florida International and Middle Tennessee are set to do battle in the opening round of the CUSA tournament. The teams split the regular season series at one win apiece. The teams last met on Jan. 9, when the Blue Raiders shot 42.9 percent from the field while holding Florida International to just 38.6 percent on the way to a 67-56 victory.
PLENTY OF EXPERIENCE: Each of these teams has relied heavily on their seniors this year. Jordan Davis, Jo’Vontae Millner-Criss, Jalen Jordan, DeAndre Dishman and Dontrell Shuler have combined to account for 62 percent of Middle Tennessee’s scoring this season. For Florida International, Tevin Brewer, Dimon Carrigan, Radshad Davis and Eric Lovett have collectively accounted
Middle Tennessee (5-14, 3-10) vs. Old Dominion (13-6, 9-4) Chartway Arena, Norfolk, Virginia; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Old Dominion goes for the season sweep over Middle.
La. Tech, Middle Tenn. meet in conference play
February 18, 2021 GMT
Murphy Athletic Center, Murfreesboro, Tennessee; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Louisiana Tech pays visit to Middle Tennessee in a CUSA matchup. Both teams last saw action this past Saturday. Louisiana Tech beat UAB by five at home, while Middle Tennessee fell to Marshall on the road, 96-85.
SUPER SENIORS: Middle Tennessee has relied heavily on its seniors this year. Jordan Davis, Jo’Vontae Millner-Criss, DeAndre Dishman, Jalen Jordan and Dontrell Shuler have collectively accounted for 63 percent of the team’s scoring this season and 63 percent of all Blue Raiders points over the last five games.DOMINANT DAVIS: Davis has connected on 28.6 percent of the 91 3-pointers he’s attempted and has gone 9 for 26 over his last five games. He’s also converted 74.4 percent of his foul shots this season.
West lifts Marshall past Middle Tennessee 96-85
February 13, 2021 GMT
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) Jarrod West had a career-high 29 points as Marshall beat Middle Tennessee 96-85 on Saturday. Taevion Kinsey added 25 points for the Thundering Herd.
Andrew Taylor had 10 points and nine assists for Marshall (12-5, 6-4 Conference USA). Jannson Williams added four blocks.
Middle Tennessee totaled 44 points in the first half, a season high for the team.
Jalen Jordan scored a season-high 25 points for the Blue Raiders (5-13, 3-9). Jordan Davis added 17 points. DeAndre Dishman had 17 points and 10 rebounds.
The Thundering Herd improve to 2-0 against the Blue Raiders this season. Marshall defeated Middle Tennessee 107-79 on Friday.