MT hosts TSU to close 2014 home slate

Sunday, December 21

Murfreesboro, Tenn.

2:00 p.m.

Middle Tennessee

Tennessee State

12/20/2014 11:29:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Blue Raiders face in-state for Tennessee State

By: @MTAthletics

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Middle Tennessee (6-5) will host its last game in the Murphy Center of 2014 as the Blue Raiders host in-state foe Tennessee State (2-9) on Sunday afternoon.

MT is looking for its 50th home win in a span of four seasons with the team sitting at 4-1 at home this season.

The Sunday afternoon game will tip-off at 2 p.m. CT and will be broadcast live on American Sports Network.

GAME INFORMATION
(FULL GAME NOTES)

Date: Sunday, Dec. 21
Time: 2 p.m. CT
Teams: Tennessee State at Middle Tennessee
Location: Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Arena: Murphy Center (11,520)
TV: ASN
Play-by-Play: Dave Barnett
Color: Chris Walker
Radio: WMOT-FM (89.5), The Game (97.5/102.5), WGNS AM/FM (1450/100.5/101.9)
Play-by-Play: Chip Walters
Color: Kyle Turnham

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BLUE RAIDER BULLETS

• The Blue Raiders have been dominant at home as they went 14-2 last season and hold a record of 49-5 AT THE MURPHY CENTER IN THE LAST FOUR SEASONS; including this season's 4-1 start at home.

• Head Coach Kermit Davis is 138-45 at home in his time at the helm of the Blue Raiders.

• DAVIS IS 12 WINS FROM HIS 250TH CAREER win at Middle Tennessee. He is the only coach in program history to earn 200+ wins.

• MT is currently .500 (1-1) against in-state opponents this season as TSU is their last game of the regular season against a Tennessee team

• The Blue Raiders are 6-0 this season when SCORING 60 OR MORE POINTS.

• TSU averages only 60.9 points per game this season and have only reached the 60 point mark four times this season

• MT has put out EIGHT DIFFERENT STARTING LINEUPS through the first 11 contests, while 12 different Blue Raiders have notched at least one start.

• Under Coach Kermit Davis the Blue Raiders are 53-39 IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, while improving to 67-37 in the month of January.

• The Middle Tennessee BENCH has AVERAGED 25.4 POINTS PER GAME this season and 42.8 percent of the team's points.

• Giddy Potts doubled his point total this season after he recorded 16 points against Chattanooga for 31 points.

• The Blue Raider freshman have registered 122 points with 60 of those points coming from treys.

• MT's FOUR VETERAN RETURNERS Upshaw (9.5 ppg), Rozier (9.4 ppg), Raymond (7.6 ppg ) and Tarrance (7.0 ppg) LEAD THE TEAM IN SCORING this season.

• Coach DAVIS was named to FORBES LIST OF BEST COLLEGE BASKETBALL COACHES FOR THE MONEY AT NO. 4; only behind San Diego State's Steve Fisher, Syracuse's Jim Boheim and Gonzaga's Mark Few.

• Over the last three years the Blue Raiders have AVERAGED 26.3 WINS PER SEASON. Last year's senior class was the most-winningest class to play at Middle Tennessee with 95 wins with the Blue Raiders.

• MT RANKS SECOND NATIONALLY only behind Davidson (48-4) with a record in CONFERENCE PLAY OF 46-6 over the last three years.

• During that time the Blue Raiders have won three regular season titles in (in Sun Belt and C-USA) and have made a trip to the NCAA TOURNAMENT AND THE NIT.

• Middle Tennessee has earned at least a share of the CONFERENCE REGULAR SEASON TITLE THREE YEARS IN A ROW AND FOUR OF THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

• Middle Tennessee has had a player named to a conference "OF THE YEAR" THREE-CONSECUTIVE YEARS including 2014 C-USA Player of the Year Shawn Jones in the program's inaugural season in the conference.