MURFRESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee (19-7, 10-3 C-USA) returns home in first place in the Conference USA Eastern Division to face UTEP on Monday at 6 p.m. CT. The Blue Raiders have just completed their weekend road trip to FIU and Florida Atlantic
Both games will be broadcast on CUSA.tv. Fans can tune into the WGNS 1450AM/100.5 FM/101.9 FM radio broadcast; The Game 2 94.9 FM/95.1 FM with Chip Walters On call. Tickets are available here.
by Josh Jefferson 26 points led the way on Saturday as MT outlasted the Owls 87-79. MT shot 60 percent from the floor and 61.5 percent from 3-point range, both season highs, to improve to 4-3 in conference road play.
Specials
In addition to FREE admission for all RCS and MCS students, it’s also Military Appreciation Night! Bring your military ID to the box office and receive free entry to root your Blue Raiders!
Game 27: Middle Tennessee (19-7, 10-3 C-USA) vs. UTEP (16-10, 9-5)
» Monday, February 21, 2022 – 6 p.m. CT
» Murphy Center
» Murfreesboro, TN
All time against UTEP
MT leads the all-time series 7-5, dating back to 2014.
The Blue Raiders haven’t beaten the Miners since March 9, 2019.
Blue Raiders Ratings
» Fifth Grade Blue Raider Donovan’s Sims on February 10, he became the 34th member of MT’s 1,000 Points Club. The home guard is fourth all-time with 99 career games started and 129 games played, sixth with 140 steals, seventh with 322 assists and 3,082 minutes, and eighth with 157 3-pointers made.
The Blue Raiders enter Monday having completed one of the biggest year-over-year turnarounds in the nation, having bettered last season’s win tally by 14. Only Towson (17), Wake Forest (15) and Iowa State (16) have made bigger jumps.
Middle Tennessee returns to Murphy Center, where they have the longest active home winning streak in Conference USA at 14 games.
MT secured its first overall record since 2017-18 and enters Monday’s game with a two-game lead over WKU (9-3 C-USA) at the top of the East Division.
» Teafale Lenard Jr. 34 dunks on the season is the second most by a Blue Raider since 2016-17, behind only Reggie rushesturns 49 in 2018-19. After stopping seven shots in his last three games, Lenard is sixth in Conference USA and 87th nationally with 31 rejections this season.
Explore miners
The Miners are coming off their first road sweep in six tries of LA Tech and Southern Miss, including an 84-70 win over the Golden Eagles on Feb. 19
Souley Boum is ahead of C-USA in free throws made (131-16th NCAA). He’s 24-27 in the last three games and has made at least five free throws in 15 different games.
Tydus Verhoeven (1.04-12th) and Jamari Sibley (1.0-13th) are both in the top 15 in the league in blocked shots per game.
The Miners have won eight of 10 C-USA 9-5 wins after a 1-3 start to the league. This is the most league wins since 2016-17 (12-6).
