Men’s Hoops set for Wednesday night matchup in Birmingham

Wednesday, February 12

Birmingham, AL

7:00 PM

Middle Tennessee

UAB

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By: @MTAthletics

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — After two home losses, Middle Tennessee is looking for a bounce-back game, and the Blue Raiders' first chance to get back in the win column is Wednesday night in Birmingham.

Game 26: Middle Tennessee (6-19, 2-10 C-USA) at UAB (14-11, 5-7 C-USA)
» Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020 – 7 p.m. CST
» Bartow Arena (9,000) – Birmingham, Ala.

About the Blue Raiders
» Middle Tennessee fell in both games of last week's home stand, with Thursday's loss coming to league-leader North Texas.
» C.J. Jones and Donovan Sims have started all 25 games of the 2019-20 season.
» The Blue Raiders get to the free throw line almost as good as anyone in the league: MT is third in free throw attempts and sixth in free throw makes in Conference USA.
» The recent emphasis on offensive boards has paid off, as MT is third in C-USA in rebounds on the offensive end.
» Jones has been MT's offensive leader, as he's fourth in C-USA in points per game (16.5) and fifth in minutes per game (34:27).
» Senior forward Reggie Scurry leads his team in rebounds (5.0 per game) and field goal percentage (62.0%).

All-Time vs. UAB
» UAB is just one of three C-USA programs that have a winning record over MT all-time.
» The series stands at 11-9 in favor of the Blazers, who snapped MT's six game winning streak in the series last season in the C-USA Championships.

Scouting the Blazers
» The Blazers boasted one of C-USA's toughest non-conference schedules, losing by 11 or fewer to No. 9 Kentucky, (RV) Texas and No. 15 Memphis in consecutive games.
» Most recently, the Blazers suffered the same fate MT did last week: losses at home to North Texas and Rice.
» UAB's top team statistic is rebound margin. The 6.4 mark is best in C-USA and 28th best in the country.
» Individually, 5-foot-10 freshman guard Jalen Benjamin is the only Blazer in the top 10 in any C-USA statistic. Benjamin is third in C-USA in free-throw percentage (85.9%).
» 6-foot-4 guard Tavin Lovan is the second leading scorer for the Blazers with 11.6 points per game to go with 4.5 rebounds per game.

Last Time Out
» Despite Antonio Green's team-leading 18 points off the bench and Reggie Scurry's near double-double, the Blue Raiders were defeated by league-leader North Texas, 75-70.
» In the second game last week, C.J. Jones poured in 24 points, but MT again fell, this time by a score of 91-83.

Next Time Out
» MT will be back at home on Saturday against the Blazers, with tip-off set for 2 p.m.
» The dates, times and opponents for C-USA Bonus Play will be announced on Sunday.

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