Men’s Basketball opens C-USA Championship against FIU

Tuesday, March 9

Frisco, TX

7:30 PM

Middle Tennessee

FIU

3/8/2021 12:45:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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By: @MTAthletics

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — With the 2020-21 regular season now over, Middle Tennessee men's basketball has arrived at Conference USA Championship week, which begins Tuesday night with a matchup against FIU.

Tuesday night's game can be seen on ESPN+, and fans are encouraged to tune into the radio broadcast on WGNS 1450 AM/100.5 FM/101.9 FM; The Game 2 94.9 FM/95.1 FM.

Game 23: East 6-seed Middle Tennessee (5-17, 3-13 C-USA) vs. East 7-seed FIU (9-17, 2-15 C-USA)
» Tuesday, March 9, 2021 – 7:30 p.m. CT
» Ford Center at The Star – Frisco, Texas

About the Blue Raiders
» MT wrapped up the regular season last week at Florida Atlantic. The Blue Raiders responded in game two against the Owls to mount a comeback attempt in the second half, but FAU came away winners in both games.
» Two Blue Raiders have started all 22 games of the 2020-21 season: Jordan Davis and DeAndre Dishman.
» Davis leads all active Blue Raiders in scoring, averaging 11.0 points per game to go with his team-leading 45 assists.
» Jalen Jordan has upped his scoring output to 9.3 points per game on 44.0% from beyond the arc.
» Forward Jo'Vontae Millner-Criss enters the final conference tournament week of his collegiate career with a 7.7 scoring average to go with a team-leading 5.2 boards per game.

All-Time vs. FIU
» MT holds an all-time series lead over the Panthers, 31-11, after splitting a pair of games in Murphy Center earlier this season to open C-USA play.
» The Blue Raiders are 1-1 against FIU all-time in neutral site games, with both games coming in the Sun Belt Conference days.

Scouting the Panthers
» FIU is currently on a 14-game skid against C-USA opponents, with its last league win coming against MT in Murfreesboro on Jan. 8.
» The Panthers' leading scorer, Antonio Daye, Jr. (17.1 points per game), became inactive for the final league series of the regular season, two FIU losses at Western Kentucky.
» Radshad Davis and Tevin Brewer joined Daye in scoring in double figures in both games at Murphy Center earlier this year. Davis is the leading scorer among active Panthers with 13.1 points per game.
» FIU is active around the perimeter on both the offensive and defensive ends of the floor, as they lead the league in steals and three-pointers.
» Eric Lovett (10.5 points per game, 51 three-pointers made), Brewer (49 three-pointers made) and Javaunte Hawkins (44 three-pointers made) are all marksmen for the Panthers.

Road to the Championship
» Should Middle Tennessee win over FIU on Tuesday night, the Blue Raiders will play west division 3-seed North Texas (13-9, 9-5 C-USA) on Wednesday at 9 p.m. CT on ESPN+.
» If the Blue Raiders advance to the quarterfinals on Thursday at 9 p.m. CT, they'll play on Stadium against east division 2-seed Old Dominion (15-7, 11-5 C-USA), which won over MT in Norfolk on Feb. 26-27.
» Friday's semifinal games are scheduled for 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. CT on CBS Sports Network.
» The C-USA Championship will come to a close on Saturday at 8 p.m. CT on CBS Sports Network.

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