Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Saturday, March 7
Murfreesboro, TN
5:00 PM
Middle Tennessee
-823,414 CUSA
65
vs
62
Southern Miss
-922,513 CUSA
1
2
OT 1
F
Southern Miss.
29
25
8
62
Middle Tennessee
22
32
11
65
Team Stats
USM
MT
FG%
.404
.344
3FG%
.250
.265
FT%
.520
.700
RB
43
42
TO
18
20
STL
11
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
F
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/ Men's BasketballGreen’s last-second 3 gives MT season-ending victory
3/7/2020 8:22:00 PM | Men's Basketball
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Antonio Green has hit some big shots in the Murphy Center in his two years as a Blue Raider. The senior saved his best one for last, though.
On his senior night in the season finale, Green sunk a deep 3-pointer from the left wing with 3.5 seconds left in overtime to propel MT (8-23, 4-14) to a 65-62 win over Southern Miss (9-22, 5-13).
"That was a great feeling," Green said. "I'm just thankful for everything right now. I just want to appreciate the moment."
Green narrowly missed the game-winner at the end of regulation on a step-back jumper as time expired. He was determined not to let it be short the second time, and it was nothing but twine.
"I wanted to make the first one, and I'm just thankful for coach for giving me the opportunities," Green said. "I don't think I've realized it yet. I think I need to take a step away and let it sink in a little bit."
Green ended with a team-high 16 points on 5 of 15 shooting, including four 3-pointers, and he also added four rebounds, three assists and two steals. Fellow senior Reggie Scurry had seven points and five rebounds.
The two have been through a lot in their collegiate careers.
Green, an under-recruited sharpshooter from Tupelo, Mississippi, took his talents to the only school that gave him a scholarship offer out of high school, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, for his first two years before transferring to MT. He played for four different head coaches in his five years of college basketball and set the Blue Raiders' single-season 3-pointer record as a junior, hitting 105.
Scurry, an Augusta, Georgia native, started at junior college Northern Oklahoma College-Tonkawa before moving to Missouri State for a season, where he suffered third degree burns on his feet from a cryotherapy treatment in January of 2018 and missed half a season. He transferred to Middle Tennessee last year and was deemed immediately eligible, then was granted another half season by the NCAA prior to this year.
"I gave so much here and gave everything I had this season," Scurry said. "It meant a lot to me, because where I come from, not a lot of people get the chance to do this. Having the opportunity to play here meant everything.
"It was a blessing, honestly, because [the NCAA] didn't have to give me the extra year. That helped me graduate and get my classes together. I really appreciate that."
Green and junior C.J. Jones were the catalysts for the Blue Raiders as they made a push in the second half Saturday.
They trailed the Golden Eagles 29-22 at the end of the first half, but Green caught fire from the outside, hitting three triples after halftime and scoring 13 of his 16 points. Jones added nine of his 12 points in the second half and overtime, including a clutch 3-pointer with 2:17 left in overtime that cut Southern Miss's lead from four to one.
"I was proud of the way our guys played today and finished in the second half and overtime," head coach Nick McDevitt said. "It wasn't the prettiest basketball game tonight … but both teams were fighting.
"You could see the game mattered to both teams, and that's what you want to see as a coach."
Despite not advancing to the Conference USA Tournament, McDevitt saw some encouraging growth from his young team this year.
The Blue Raiders ranked tied for sixth in the country at the beginning of the season with 11 players who had yet to play a minute for their respective team. Getting a year of playing time for those newcomers, plus the addition next year of a couple of experienced transfers and injured forward DeAndre Dishman, will hopefully turn the young team into a veteran one.
"We have a lot of guys who are learning what's required in order to be competitive and win at this level. You think you're ready, but then you're thrown into the fire, and it's different," McDevitt said.
"To have that many guys who hadn't logged minutes here was a challenge all year. At the same time, we have some guys in our program who didn't play at all this year that have played college basketball. … To have the young guys get that experience this year, and to be able to add to the game day roster that many players who've logged minutes in college basketball, will hopefully take us from a young team this year to a veteran team in a short time."
On his senior night in the season finale, Green sunk a deep 3-pointer from the left wing with 3.5 seconds left in overtime to propel MT (8-23, 4-14) to a 65-62 win over Southern Miss (9-22, 5-13).
"That was a great feeling," Green said. "I'm just thankful for everything right now. I just want to appreciate the moment."
Green narrowly missed the game-winner at the end of regulation on a step-back jumper as time expired. He was determined not to let it be short the second time, and it was nothing but twine.
"I wanted to make the first one, and I'm just thankful for coach for giving me the opportunities," Green said. "I don't think I've realized it yet. I think I need to take a step away and let it sink in a little bit."
Green ended with a team-high 16 points on 5 of 15 shooting, including four 3-pointers, and he also added four rebounds, three assists and two steals. Fellow senior Reggie Scurry had seven points and five rebounds.
The two have been through a lot in their collegiate careers.
Green, an under-recruited sharpshooter from Tupelo, Mississippi, took his talents to the only school that gave him a scholarship offer out of high school, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, for his first two years before transferring to MT. He played for four different head coaches in his five years of college basketball and set the Blue Raiders' single-season 3-pointer record as a junior, hitting 105.
Scurry, an Augusta, Georgia native, started at junior college Northern Oklahoma College-Tonkawa before moving to Missouri State for a season, where he suffered third degree burns on his feet from a cryotherapy treatment in January of 2018 and missed half a season. He transferred to Middle Tennessee last year and was deemed immediately eligible, then was granted another half season by the NCAA prior to this year.
"I gave so much here and gave everything I had this season," Scurry said. "It meant a lot to me, because where I come from, not a lot of people get the chance to do this. Having the opportunity to play here meant everything.
"It was a blessing, honestly, because [the NCAA] didn't have to give me the extra year. That helped me graduate and get my classes together. I really appreciate that."
Green and junior C.J. Jones were the catalysts for the Blue Raiders as they made a push in the second half Saturday.
They trailed the Golden Eagles 29-22 at the end of the first half, but Green caught fire from the outside, hitting three triples after halftime and scoring 13 of his 16 points. Jones added nine of his 12 points in the second half and overtime, including a clutch 3-pointer with 2:17 left in overtime that cut Southern Miss's lead from four to one.
"I was proud of the way our guys played today and finished in the second half and overtime," head coach Nick McDevitt said. "It wasn't the prettiest basketball game tonight … but both teams were fighting.
"You could see the game mattered to both teams, and that's what you want to see as a coach."
Despite not advancing to the Conference USA Tournament, McDevitt saw some encouraging growth from his young team this year.
The Blue Raiders ranked tied for sixth in the country at the beginning of the season with 11 players who had yet to play a minute for their respective team. Getting a year of playing time for those newcomers, plus the addition next year of a couple of experienced transfers and injured forward DeAndre Dishman, will hopefully turn the young team into a veteran one.
"We have a lot of guys who are learning what's required in order to be competitive and win at this level. You think you're ready, but then you're thrown into the fire, and it's different," McDevitt said.
"To have that many guys who hadn't logged minutes here was a challenge all year. At the same time, we have some guys in our program who didn't play at all this year that have played college basketball. … To have the young guys get that experience this year, and to be able to add to the game day roster that many players who've logged minutes in college basketball, will hopefully take us from a young team this year to a veteran team in a short time."
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2025 Blue Raider Blitz Media Panel
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MTSU Men's Basketball Coach Nick McDevitt interview at 2025 Blue Raider Blitz
Monday, June 30
MTSU Men's Basketball Post Game Press Conference vs Chattanooga NIT 3/18/25
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