Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Saturday, January 31
El Paso, Texas
8:00 p.m.
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Middle Tennessee meets the Miners on Saturday
1/30/2015 1:59:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Blue Raiders look to rebound at UTEP
EL PASO, Texas - Middle Tennessee continues its road swing through Texas on Saturday with an 8 p.m. CT game at UTEP. This is the first time the Blue Raiders will see the Miners in Don Haskins Center but MT is familiar with the court after the 2014 C-USA Championship was held in El Paso.
This is an important game for the Blue Raiders to get a firm grasp in the C-USA standings as both teams are tied for fourth place in the league with a 5-3 record in conference action.
This is only the second time in program history that the two teams are meeting with the UTEP holding the 1-0 advantage after defeating the Blue Raiders 63-54 in the Murphy Center last year.
This is an important game for the Blue Raiders to get a firm grasp in the C-USA standings as both teams are tied for fourth place in the league with a 5-3 record in conference action.
This is only the second time in program history that the two teams are meeting with the UTEP holding the 1-0 advantage after defeating the Blue Raiders 63-54 in the Murphy Center last year.
GAME INFORMATION
(FULL GAME NOTES)
Date: Saturday, Jan. 31
Time: 8:00 p.m. CT
Teams: Middle Tennessee at UTEP
Location: El Paso, Texas
Arena: Don Haskins Center (12,000)
TV: Webstream
Radio: ESPN Nashville-The Game (97.5/102.5), WGNS AM-FM (1450/100.5/101.9), WMOT-FM (89.5)
Play-by-Play: Chip Walters
Video | Live Audio | Live Stats
BLUE RAIDER BULLETS
• The Blue Raiders are 12-1 this season when SCORING 60 OR MORE POINTS.
• MT ranks SECOND IN C-USA AND 45TH NATIONALLY IN SCORING DEFENSE.
• The Blue Raiders are ONE OF 12 TEAMS in the country to NOT ALLOW a team to score MORE THAN 75 on them this season.
• MT IS ONE OF TWO TEAMS IN THE COUNTRY to have a winning record without its leading scorer averaging double figures.
•The Blue Raiders have ranked TOP-50 NATIONALLY in the last three seasons in SCORING DEFENSE: 2014-15 (45TH), 2013-14 (25TH), 2012-13 (15TH).
• DAVIS IS SIX WINS FROM HIS 250TH CAREER WIN at Middle Tennessee. He is the only coach in program history to earn 200+ wins.
• The Middle Tennessee BENCH has AVERAGED 28.4 POINTS PER GAME this season and 46.1 PERCENT OF THE TEAM'S POINTS.
• TEN different players have LED THE TEAM IN SCORING in a game this season.
• The MT BENCH is OUTSCORING ITS OPPONENTS BENCH'S BY +12.3 so far this season and have a +5.3 REBOUNDING MARGIN.
• Reggie UPSHAW AVERAGES 10.8 points per game when coming OFF THE BENCH compared to 7.7 points per game when starting.
• THE 2015 CONFERENCE USA MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP will be held in Birmingham from March 11-14.
• Under Coach Kermit DAVIS the Blue Raiders are 72-40 IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY.
• 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.
• ROZIER AND GAVIN GIBSON have recorded 91 WINS with the Blue Raiders.
• MT's FRESHMEN HAVE 317 POINTS this season with 153 of those points coming from three-point buckets; accounting for 19.5 PERCENT OF THE BLUE RAIDERS' THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS.
• A FRESHMAN HAS STARTED in every game except one this season for Middle Tennessee
• MT's THREE VETERAN RETURNERS Reggie Upshaw (9.5 ppg), Jacquez Rozier (8.4 ppg) and Jaqawn Raymond (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.
• 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.
• During that time the Blue Raiders have made a trip to the NCAA TOURNAMENT (2013) AND THE NIT (2012).
• MT ranks SECOND IN C-USA AND 45TH NATIONALLY IN SCORING DEFENSE.
• The Blue Raiders are ONE OF 12 TEAMS in the country to NOT ALLOW a team to score MORE THAN 75 on them this season.
• MT IS ONE OF TWO TEAMS IN THE COUNTRY to have a winning record without its leading scorer averaging double figures.
•The Blue Raiders have ranked TOP-50 NATIONALLY in the last three seasons in SCORING DEFENSE: 2014-15 (45TH), 2013-14 (25TH), 2012-13 (15TH).
• DAVIS IS SIX WINS FROM HIS 250TH CAREER WIN at Middle Tennessee. He is the only coach in program history to earn 200+ wins.
• The Middle Tennessee BENCH has AVERAGED 28.4 POINTS PER GAME this season and 46.1 PERCENT OF THE TEAM'S POINTS.
• TEN different players have LED THE TEAM IN SCORING in a game this season.
• The MT BENCH is OUTSCORING ITS OPPONENTS BENCH'S BY +12.3 so far this season and have a +5.3 REBOUNDING MARGIN.
• Reggie UPSHAW AVERAGES 10.8 points per game when coming OFF THE BENCH compared to 7.7 points per game when starting.
• THE 2015 CONFERENCE USA MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP will be held in Birmingham from March 11-14.
• Under Coach Kermit DAVIS the Blue Raiders are 72-40 IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY.
• 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.
• ROZIER AND GAVIN GIBSON have recorded 91 WINS with the Blue Raiders.
• MT's FRESHMEN HAVE 317 POINTS this season with 153 of those points coming from three-point buckets; accounting for 19.5 PERCENT OF THE BLUE RAIDERS' THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS.
• A FRESHMAN HAS STARTED in every game except one this season for Middle Tennessee
• MT's THREE VETERAN RETURNERS Reggie Upshaw (9.5 ppg), Jacquez Rozier (8.4 ppg) and Jaqawn Raymond (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.
• 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.
• During that time the Blue Raiders have made a trip to the NCAA TOURNAMENT (2013) AND THE NIT (2012).
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