Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Saturday, February 14
Denton, Texas
7:00 p.m.
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North Texas
MT looks to turn around Texas swing at UNT
2/13/2015 9:22:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Blue Raiders take on North Texas on ASN
DENTON, Texas - Middle Tennessee looks to end its Texas road swing on a high note with a game at North Texas on Saturday, Feb. 14. Tip-off for the American Spors Network broadcasted game is set for 7:05 p.m. CT.
The Blue Raiders are 0-3 in the state of Texas this season but are 12-6 all-time against the Mean Green.
MT is sitting in seventh place in the C-USA standings with a 6-6 record in league play, while UNT is tied in 10th place with a 4-7 conference record. The Blue Raiders have won their last six games against UNT and have not lost in Denton since the 2004 season.
GAME INFORMATION
(FULL GAME NOTES)
The Blue Raiders are 0-3 in the state of Texas this season but are 12-6 all-time against the Mean Green.
MT is sitting in seventh place in the C-USA standings with a 6-6 record in league play, while UNT is tied in 10th place with a 4-7 conference record. The Blue Raiders have won their last six games against UNT and have not lost in Denton since the 2004 season.
GAME INFORMATION
(FULL GAME NOTES)
Date: Saturday, Feb. 14
Time: 7:05 p.m. CT
Teams: Middle Tennessee at North Texas
Location: Denton, Texas
Arena: The Super Pit (10,500)
TV: American Sports Network (ASN) 
Talent: Dave Barnett and Ben Braun
TV LISTINGS
Local: WUXP, MYTV 30
Radio: WMOT (89.5), Game2 (94.9/95.1)/ISDN Stream1
Play-by-Play: Chip Walters
Video | Live Audio | Live Stats
BLUE RAIDER BULLETS
• TEN different players have LED THE TEAM IN SCORING in a game this season with 12 players getting time.
• REGGIE UPSHAW has a DOUBLE-DOUBLE in two of the last four games.
• The Middle Tennessee BENCH has AVERAGED 28.2 POINTS PER GAME this season and 45.4 PERCENT OF THE TEAM'S POINTS.
• The MT BENCH is OUTSCORING ITS OPPONENTS BENCH'S BY +12.6 so far this season and have a +5.2 REBOUNDING MARGIN.
• DAVIS IS FIVE WINS FROM HIS 250TH CAREER WIN at Middle Tennessee. He is the only coach in program history to earn 200+ wins.
• MT has faced eight teams with a TOP-150 RPI ON THE ROAD with FIVE of those in the TOP-100.
• Middle Tennessee has hit a three-point field goal in 591-consecutive games, which is the 31ST-LONGEST STREAK IN THE COUNTRY.
• 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 92 WINS with the Blue Raiders.
• MT's FRESHMEN HAVE 376 POINTS this season with 177 of those points coming from three-point buckets; accounting for 38.6 PERCENT OF THE BLUE RAIDERS' THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS.
• A FRESHMAN HAS STARTED in every game except one this season for Middle Tennessee.
• In non-conference action GIDDY POTTS averaged 3.1 POINTS PER GAME but has more than doubled that in CONFERENCE ACTION WITH 7.7 POINTS PER GAME AGAINST C-USA TEAMS.
• Marcus TARRANCE has scored 34 POINTS IN THE SECOND HALF of MT's last three games; he shot 80 percent from the field in the second half.
• Under Coach Kermit DAVIS the Blue Raiders are 61-32 IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY.
• THE 2015 CONFERENCE USA MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP will be held in Birmingham from March 11-14.
• MT's FOUR VETERAN RETURNERS Reggie Upshaw (10.3 ppg), Jacquez Rozier (8.0 ppg), Jaqawn Raymond (7.0 ppg) and Marcus Tarrance (6.9 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).
• REGGIE UPSHAW has a DOUBLE-DOUBLE in two of the last four games.
• The Middle Tennessee BENCH has AVERAGED 28.2 POINTS PER GAME this season and 45.4 PERCENT OF THE TEAM'S POINTS.
• The MT BENCH is OUTSCORING ITS OPPONENTS BENCH'S BY +12.6 so far this season and have a +5.2 REBOUNDING MARGIN.
• DAVIS IS FIVE WINS FROM HIS 250TH CAREER WIN at Middle Tennessee. He is the only coach in program history to earn 200+ wins.
• MT has faced eight teams with a TOP-150 RPI ON THE ROAD with FIVE of those in the TOP-100.
• Middle Tennessee has hit a three-point field goal in 591-consecutive games, which is the 31ST-LONGEST STREAK IN THE COUNTRY.
• 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 92 WINS with the Blue Raiders.
• MT's FRESHMEN HAVE 376 POINTS this season with 177 of those points coming from three-point buckets; accounting for 38.6 PERCENT OF THE BLUE RAIDERS' THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS.
• A FRESHMAN HAS STARTED in every game except one this season for Middle Tennessee.
• In non-conference action GIDDY POTTS averaged 3.1 POINTS PER GAME but has more than doubled that in CONFERENCE ACTION WITH 7.7 POINTS PER GAME AGAINST C-USA TEAMS.
• Marcus TARRANCE has scored 34 POINTS IN THE SECOND HALF of MT's last three games; he shot 80 percent from the field in the second half.
• Under Coach Kermit DAVIS the Blue Raiders are 61-32 IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY.
• THE 2015 CONFERENCE USA MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP will be held in Birmingham from March 11-14.
• MT's FOUR VETERAN RETURNERS Reggie Upshaw (10.3 ppg), Jacquez Rozier (8.0 ppg), Jaqawn Raymond (7.0 ppg) and Marcus Tarrance (6.9 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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