Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Blue Raiders host Southern Miss looking for 11th straight home win
1/21/2022 11:21:00 AM | Men's Basketball
MT's current home winning streak is tied for the eighth-longest in program history
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee wraps up a three-game home stand with a matchup against Southern Miss at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Murphy Center. Tipoff has been rescheduled from the original 5 p.m. to accommodate fans wanting to watch both Blue Raider hoops and Kevin Byard's Tennessee Titans on Saturday.
MT looks to continue its winning ways at the Murphy Center, where it is 8-0 this season, has won 10 straight games dating back to last season and owns a four-game Conference USA winning streak. Southern Miss is 1-8 on the road this season.
Saturday's game will be streamed on ESPN+. Fans can tune into the radio broadcast WGNS 1450AM/100.5 FM/101.9 FM; The Game 2 94.9 FM/95.1 FM with Chip Walters on the call. Tickets are available at GoBlueRaiders.com.
Middle Tennessee is coming off a pair of vastly different victories at home last week. The Blue Raiders defeated Florida Atlantic 70-57 on January 13, building a lead as large as 28 behind 19 points from Josh Jefferson and 13 from Camryn Weston. Saturday's contest was a defensive battle, as MT outrebounded FIU by 10 in a hard-fought 50-39 victory. Donovan Sims led the way with 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting while Eli Lawrence tied a career high with 10 rebounds.
Game 18: Middle Tennessee (11-6, 2-2 C-USA) vs. Southern Miss (6-11, 1-3 C-USA)
» Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022 – 1 p.m. CT
» Murphy Center
» Murfreesboro, Tenn.
All-Time vs. Southern Miss
» Saturday's game is the 17th all-time between the Blue Raiders and Golden Eagles dating back to 1958, with Middle Tennessee leading 11-5.
» MT has won three of the last five matchups and is 6-0 all-time against Southern Miss at the Murphy Center.
Blue Raiders Notes
» Fifth-year Blue Raider Donovan Sims has made a mark on the MT record book and is closing in on making his presence felt even more. The home-grown guard is tied for sixth all-time with 90 games started, eighth with 141 3-pointers made, ninth with 130 career steals, and 10th with 291 assists and 2,829 minutes and 120 games played. He is also 88 points from becoming the 34th member of MT's 1,000-point club
» Middle Tennessee is 24th in the country and second in the conference in turnovers forced per game at 16.7.
» The Blue Raiders are second in C-USA in turnovers forced per game and third in turnover margin (+3.4), steals per game (8.87), and free throw percentage (.731).
» Josh Jefferson leads the Blue Raiders in scoring at 13.0 points per game and has scored in double figures in six straight games, shooting .449 (22-49) from long range during that span.
» DeAndre Dishman leads MT in rebounding at 4.6 rpg and has started every game of his Blue Raider career.
» Teafale Lenard Jr. earned C-USA Freshman of the Week for the second time this season.
Scouting the Golden Eagles
» Southern Miss is coming off a 100-50 win over NCCAA Division II opponent Southeastern Baptist on Wednesday that snapped a three-game losing streak.
» Tyler Stevenson leads Southern Miss and is second in C-USA in rebounding at 8.3 boards per game. His scoring clip of 14.1 points per game leads the Golden Eagles.
» Stevenson has scored in double figures in eight consecutive games and 13 times in 16 games played this season.
» Tae Hardy (13.7 ppg) and Isaih Moore (12.1) join Stevenson in averaging double figures. Hardy has not played since November 26, and Moore has not seen the floor since January 8.
» Walyn Napper is fourth in C-USA in assists with 4.2 per game.
MT looks to continue its winning ways at the Murphy Center, where it is 8-0 this season, has won 10 straight games dating back to last season and owns a four-game Conference USA winning streak. Southern Miss is 1-8 on the road this season.
Saturday's game will be streamed on ESPN+. Fans can tune into the radio broadcast WGNS 1450AM/100.5 FM/101.9 FM; The Game 2 94.9 FM/95.1 FM with Chip Walters on the call. Tickets are available at GoBlueRaiders.com.
Middle Tennessee is coming off a pair of vastly different victories at home last week. The Blue Raiders defeated Florida Atlantic 70-57 on January 13, building a lead as large as 28 behind 19 points from Josh Jefferson and 13 from Camryn Weston. Saturday's contest was a defensive battle, as MT outrebounded FIU by 10 in a hard-fought 50-39 victory. Donovan Sims led the way with 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting while Eli Lawrence tied a career high with 10 rebounds.
Game 18: Middle Tennessee (11-6, 2-2 C-USA) vs. Southern Miss (6-11, 1-3 C-USA)
» Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022 – 1 p.m. CT
» Murphy Center
» Murfreesboro, Tenn.
All-Time vs. Southern Miss
» Saturday's game is the 17th all-time between the Blue Raiders and Golden Eagles dating back to 1958, with Middle Tennessee leading 11-5.
» MT has won three of the last five matchups and is 6-0 all-time against Southern Miss at the Murphy Center.
Blue Raiders Notes
» Fifth-year Blue Raider Donovan Sims has made a mark on the MT record book and is closing in on making his presence felt even more. The home-grown guard is tied for sixth all-time with 90 games started, eighth with 141 3-pointers made, ninth with 130 career steals, and 10th with 291 assists and 2,829 minutes and 120 games played. He is also 88 points from becoming the 34th member of MT's 1,000-point club
» Middle Tennessee is 24th in the country and second in the conference in turnovers forced per game at 16.7.
» The Blue Raiders are second in C-USA in turnovers forced per game and third in turnover margin (+3.4), steals per game (8.87), and free throw percentage (.731).
» Josh Jefferson leads the Blue Raiders in scoring at 13.0 points per game and has scored in double figures in six straight games, shooting .449 (22-49) from long range during that span.
» DeAndre Dishman leads MT in rebounding at 4.6 rpg and has started every game of his Blue Raider career.
» Teafale Lenard Jr. earned C-USA Freshman of the Week for the second time this season.
Scouting the Golden Eagles
» Southern Miss is coming off a 100-50 win over NCCAA Division II opponent Southeastern Baptist on Wednesday that snapped a three-game losing streak.
» Tyler Stevenson leads Southern Miss and is second in C-USA in rebounding at 8.3 boards per game. His scoring clip of 14.1 points per game leads the Golden Eagles.
» Stevenson has scored in double figures in eight consecutive games and 13 times in 16 games played this season.
» Tae Hardy (13.7 ppg) and Isaih Moore (12.1) join Stevenson in averaging double figures. Hardy has not played since November 26, and Moore has not seen the floor since January 8.
» Walyn Napper is fourth in C-USA in assists with 4.2 per game.
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