Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Thursday, March 5
Miami, Fla.
6:30 p.m.
Middle Tennessee
at
FIU
MT flies to FIU for Thursday C-USA battle
3/4/2015 10:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Blue Raiders face final series of the regular season
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Middle Tennessee men's basketball faces its final weekend of games before the start of the Conference USA Championship with a trip to FIU for a 6:30 p.m. tip-off on Thursday evening.
The Blue Raiders have seen a lot of success against the Panthers with a 25-7 all-time record vs. FIU and a 12-3 record when playing in Miami.
Currently the Blue Raiders are tied for sixth-place in the C-USA standings with an 88 league record, while the Panthers sit in 12th place with a 6-10 record in conference action.
After the trip to FIU the Blue Raiders will move on to close the regular season at Florida Atlantic on Saturday for the team's final prep for the C-USA Championship that starts Wednesday, Mar. 11 in Birmingham, Ala.
The Blue Raiders have seen a lot of success against the Panthers with a 25-7 all-time record vs. FIU and a 12-3 record when playing in Miami.
Currently the Blue Raiders are tied for sixth-place in the C-USA standings with an 88 league record, while the Panthers sit in 12th place with a 6-10 record in conference action.
After the trip to FIU the Blue Raiders will move on to close the regular season at Florida Atlantic on Saturday for the team's final prep for the C-USA Championship that starts Wednesday, Mar. 11 in Birmingham, Ala.
GAME INFORMATION
(FULL GAME NOTES)
Date: Thursday, Mar. 5
Time: 6:30 p.m. CT
Teams: Middle Tennessee at FIU
Location: Miami, Fla.
Arena: FIU Arena (5,000)
TV: Webstream
Radio: WMOT-FM (89.5), WGNS (1450/100.5/101.9), Game 2 (94.9/95.1)
Play-by-Play: Chip Walters
Live Audio | Live Stats
BLUE RAIDER BULLETS
• 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 GIBSON have recorded 94 WINS with the Blue Raiders.
• The Middle Tennessee BENCH has AVERAGED 29.2 POINTS PER GAME this season and 45.4 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 +13.1 so far this season and have a +4.9 REBOUNDING MARGIN.
•MT's 67 BENCH POINTS at UAB is tied for the HIGHEST SCORING BENCH OUTPUT in the nation this year.
• DAVIS IS THREE 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's FRESHMEN HAVE 461 POINTS this season with 228 of those points coming from three-point buckets; accounting for 39.5 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 9.6 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 595-consecutive games, which is the 31ST-LONGEST STREAK IN THE COUNTRY.
• Under Coach Kermit DAVIS the Blue Raiders are 19-16 IN THE MONTH OF MARCH.
• THE 2015 CONFERENCE USA MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP will be held in Birmingham from March 11-14.
• MT has faced eight teams with a TOP-150 RPI ON THE ROAD with FOUR of those in the TOP-100.
• 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.
• ROZIER AND GIBSON have recorded 94 WINS with the Blue Raiders.
• The Middle Tennessee BENCH has AVERAGED 29.2 POINTS PER GAME this season and 45.4 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 +13.1 so far this season and have a +4.9 REBOUNDING MARGIN.
•MT's 67 BENCH POINTS at UAB is tied for the HIGHEST SCORING BENCH OUTPUT in the nation this year.
• DAVIS IS THREE 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's FRESHMEN HAVE 461 POINTS this season with 228 of those points coming from three-point buckets; accounting for 39.5 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 9.6 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 595-consecutive games, which is the 31ST-LONGEST STREAK IN THE COUNTRY.
• Under Coach Kermit DAVIS the Blue Raiders are 19-16 IN THE MONTH OF MARCH.
• THE 2015 CONFERENCE USA MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP will be held in Birmingham from March 11-14.
• MT has faced eight teams with a TOP-150 RPI ON THE ROAD with FOUR of those in the TOP-100.
• 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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