Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Wednesday, March 11
Birmingham, Ala.
2:30 p.m.
Middle Tennessee
vs
Charlotte
Blue Raiders tip-off C-USA Championship vs 49ers
3/10/2015 8:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
No. 6 MT faces No. 11 Charlotte in first round
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - The road to march madness continues with all signs pointed to Birmingham as Middle Tennessee earned a No. 6 seed and will tip-off the Conference USA Championship against No. 11 Charlotte on Wednesday, March 11 at 2:30 p.m. CT.
The first round match-up will be broadcast on American Sports Network from Legacy Arena at the BJCC.
Middle Tennessee defeated Charlotte at home earlier this year, 72-69. The Blue Raiders are 4-0 when playing in the first round of a conference tournament with Coach Kermit Davis at the helm.
MT is 16-15, 9-9 entering the tournament, while Charlotte is 14-17, 7-11 with only 18 spots separating the two teams in RPI.
This is the Blue Raiders 22nd-straight postseason conference tournament appearance but only its second time playing in the C-USA Championship.
The first round match-up will be broadcast on American Sports Network from Legacy Arena at the BJCC.
Middle Tennessee defeated Charlotte at home earlier this year, 72-69. The Blue Raiders are 4-0 when playing in the first round of a conference tournament with Coach Kermit Davis at the helm.
MT is 16-15, 9-9 entering the tournament, while Charlotte is 14-17, 7-11 with only 18 spots separating the two teams in RPI.
This is the Blue Raiders 22nd-straight postseason conference tournament appearance but only its second time playing in the C-USA Championship.
GAME INFORMATION
(FULL GAME NOTES)
First Round Match-Up
Date: Wednesday, Mar. 11
Time: 2:30 p.m. CT
Teams: #6 Middle Tennessee vs #11 Charlotte
Location: Birmingham, Ala.
Arena: Legacy Arena at the BJCC (8,500)
TV: American Sports Network (ASN) 
TV LISTINGS
Talent: Dave Armstrong & Tim Scarborough
Radio: ESPN Nashville The Game (97.5/102.5) WGNS (1450/100.5/101.9) WMOT (89.5)
Play-by-Play: Chip Walters
Color: Kyle Turnham
TOURNAMENT NFORMATION
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BLUE RAIDER BULLETS
• The Blue Raiders have won FIVE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS in program history (1975, 1977, 1982, 1985 and 1989).
• In the Kermit Davis era, MT is 14-12 IN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT play.
• In that time period MT is 4-0 when PLAYING IN the FIRST ROUND.
• MT is 2-1 ALL-TIME vs CHARLOTTE, the 49ers one win was on neutral ground in 1987.
• THE 2015 CONFERENCE USA MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP will be held in Birmingham from March 11-14.
• The Blue Raiders have seen 20 DIFFERENT STARTING LINE-UPS in 31 games this season.
• ROZIER AND GIBSON have recorded 95 WINS with the Blue Raiders, tying for the wins by a Middle Tennessee class.
• The Middle Tennessee BENCH has AVERAGED 28.0 POINTS PER GAME this season and 43.5 PERCENT OF THE TEAM'S POINTS.
• The Blue Raider BENCH is the ONLY TEAM IN THE COUNTRY that has scored MORE THAN 40 PERCENT of the team's points.
• The MT BENCH is OUTSCORING ITS OPPONENTS BENCH'S BY +12.1 so far this season and have a +4.8 REBOUNDING MARGIN.
• MT's 67 BENCH POINTS at UAB is tied for the HIGHEST SCORING BENCH OUTPUT in the nation this year.
• DAVIS IS TWO WINS FROM HIS 250TH CAREER WIN at Middle Tennessee. He is the only coach in program history to earn 200+ wins.
• TEN different players have LED THE TEAM IN SCORING in a game this season with 12 players getting time.
• MT made history at FAU (3/7/15) when they went a perfect 18-OF-18 FROM THE CHARITY STRIPE; only the second time the program recorded a flawless night at the line.
• MT's FRESHMEN HAVE 486 POINTS this season with 243 of those points coming from three-point buckets; accounting for 39.1 PERCENT OF THE BLUE RAIDERS' THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS.
• A FRESHMAN HAS STARTED in every game except one this season for Middle Tennessee.
• Giddy Potts' EIGHT TREYS vs Marshall was the MOST BY AN MT FRESHMAN in school history and the most by a C-USA player this season.
• In non-conference action POTTS averaged 3.1 POINTS PER GAME but has more than tripled that in CONFERENCE ACTION WITH 9.9 POINTS PER GAME AGAINST C-USA TEAMS.
• The Blue Raiders 90 POINTS vs Marshall was the MOST POINTS SCORED BY A TEAM IN C-USA action this season, while the 39-POINT VICTORY was the LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY in league play.
• MT went on a 50-7 RUN against Marshall in its biggest win of the year, 90-51.
• Middle Tennessee has hit a three-point field goal in 597-consecutive games, which is the 31ST-LONGEST STREAK IN THE COUNTRY.
• Under Coach Kermit DAVIS the Blue Raiders are 20-17 IN THE MONTH OF MARCH.
• The Blue Raiders are 57-7 IN THE MURPHY CENTER in the last four seasons, including a 12-3 RECORD AT HOME THIS YEAR.
• 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.
• In the Kermit Davis era, MT is 14-12 IN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT play.
• In that time period MT is 4-0 when PLAYING IN the FIRST ROUND.
• MT is 2-1 ALL-TIME vs CHARLOTTE, the 49ers one win was on neutral ground in 1987.
• THE 2015 CONFERENCE USA MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP will be held in Birmingham from March 11-14.
• The Blue Raiders have seen 20 DIFFERENT STARTING LINE-UPS in 31 games this season.
• ROZIER AND GIBSON have recorded 95 WINS with the Blue Raiders, tying for the wins by a Middle Tennessee class.
• The Middle Tennessee BENCH has AVERAGED 28.0 POINTS PER GAME this season and 43.5 PERCENT OF THE TEAM'S POINTS.
• The Blue Raider BENCH is the ONLY TEAM IN THE COUNTRY that has scored MORE THAN 40 PERCENT of the team's points.
• The MT BENCH is OUTSCORING ITS OPPONENTS BENCH'S BY +12.1 so far this season and have a +4.8 REBOUNDING MARGIN.
• MT's 67 BENCH POINTS at UAB is tied for the HIGHEST SCORING BENCH OUTPUT in the nation this year.
• DAVIS IS TWO WINS FROM HIS 250TH CAREER WIN at Middle Tennessee. He is the only coach in program history to earn 200+ wins.
• TEN different players have LED THE TEAM IN SCORING in a game this season with 12 players getting time.
• MT made history at FAU (3/7/15) when they went a perfect 18-OF-18 FROM THE CHARITY STRIPE; only the second time the program recorded a flawless night at the line.
• MT's FRESHMEN HAVE 486 POINTS this season with 243 of those points coming from three-point buckets; accounting for 39.1 PERCENT OF THE BLUE RAIDERS' THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS.
• A FRESHMAN HAS STARTED in every game except one this season for Middle Tennessee.
• Giddy Potts' EIGHT TREYS vs Marshall was the MOST BY AN MT FRESHMAN in school history and the most by a C-USA player this season.
• In non-conference action POTTS averaged 3.1 POINTS PER GAME but has more than tripled that in CONFERENCE ACTION WITH 9.9 POINTS PER GAME AGAINST C-USA TEAMS.
• The Blue Raiders 90 POINTS vs Marshall was the MOST POINTS SCORED BY A TEAM IN C-USA action this season, while the 39-POINT VICTORY was the LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY in league play.
• MT went on a 50-7 RUN against Marshall in its biggest win of the year, 90-51.
• Middle Tennessee has hit a three-point field goal in 597-consecutive games, which is the 31ST-LONGEST STREAK IN THE COUNTRY.
• Under Coach Kermit DAVIS the Blue Raiders are 20-17 IN THE MONTH OF MARCH.
• The Blue Raiders are 57-7 IN THE MURPHY CENTER in the last four seasons, including a 12-3 RECORD AT HOME THIS YEAR.
• 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.
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