Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Thursday, December 15
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
6 PM
Middle Tennessee
vs
Chattanooga
Blue Raiders host Chattanooga for Murphy Center 50th Anniversary
12/14/2022 12:01:00 PM | Men's Basketball
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee men's basketball returns home to play Chattanooga on Thursday after handing Belmont an 85-75 overtime loss in Nashville on Saturday. The Blue Raiders will celebrate the Murphy Center's 50th anniversary Thursday with giveaways, appearances by members of the 1972-73 team, and more.
The game will tip off at 6:00 p.m., streaming on ESPN+. It will also be broadcast on 94.9 The Fan, 95.1 in Murfreesboro and WGNS 101.9 FM, 100.5 FM, and 1450 AM. GoBlueRaiders.com and the Varsity Network App will also carry the audio.
Game 11: Middle Tennessee (7-3, 1-0 C-USA) vs. Chattanooga (7-3, 0-0 Southern Conference)
» Thursday, December 15, 2022 – 6:00 p.m. CT
» Murphy Center
» Murfreesboro, Tenn.
All-Time vs. Chattanooga
» Chattanooga leads the all-time series, 35-32.
» This will be the third meeting between the two teams in the last three years and the sixth in the 21st century.
» The Mocs have won the two most recent games. However, the Blue Raiders hold a 6-3 advantage in games played since 1987.
Promotions
» Murphy Center court rally towel giveaway
» Murphy Center 50th Anniversary button giveaway
» Commemorative ticket giveaway
» Appearances by MTSU and Vanderbilt players who played in the first-ever game at Murphy Center on Dec. 11, 1972
Blue Raiders Notes
» Middle Tennessee holds Conference USA's longest active home winning streak at 20 games, the fourth-longest such streak in program history. The Blue Raiders are one win short of tying their third-longest home winning streak.
» The Blue Raiders have seen 36 ties and 40 lead changes in their last four games, a span that includes a game in which MTSU led wire to wire over Maryville.
» Teafale Lenard, Jr., is coming off a career game at Belmont in which he set personal bests in points (20), rebounds (8) and blocks (6) while adding three assists and three steals. His six blocks are tied for the fourth most in a game in program history, and he tied Trevor Ottley for sixth in career blocks at MTSU at 79. MTSU's 13 blocks in the game established a new program record.
» Elias King recorded his first career double-double with 14 points and a career-high 10 rebounds against Hofstra in the opening game of the Northern Classic. King averaged 10.3 points and 6.0 rebounds while shooting .462 (6-13) from 3-point range and blocking five shots in the three games.
» Through 11 games of his fourth season of college basketball, King has the most points, rebounds, assists, blocks, steals, field goals, 3-pointers and minutes played of any season of his career.
» DeAndre Dishman is one of just seven seventh-year players in Division I men's basketball this season. His 16 points and 10 rebounds at Belmont marked his second double-double of the season and the fifth of his college career.
» Eli Lawrence enters Saturday's game with 785 career points. If he averages 10.2 points per game, he will reach the 1,000-point mark by the end of the regular season.
» The Blue Raiders are 526-179 (.747) all-time at the Murphy Center
Scouting the Mocs
» Chattanooga is 7-3 on the season, entering Thursday's game on a five-game winning streak.
» The Mocs are coming off a 97-47 win over Johnson University (NAIA) on Saturday.
» Graduate student Jake Stephens leads the Mocs in scoring (21.4 ppg), rebounding (9.5 rpg) and total assists (30). The seven-foot, 275-pound transfer from VMI is currently tied for 10th in the nation with five double-doubles and shoots .447 (21-47) from 3-point range.
» Senior guard and UAB transfer Jamal Johnson is currently second in scoring for the Mocs with 10.7 per game. Junior combo guard Demetrius Davis adds 10.4 points per game.
» Dan Earl is in his first season as Chattanooga head coach, after spending seven seasons in the same role at VMI.
» Through Monday's games, the Mocs were ranked No. 132 in the NCAA NET rankings.
Follow the Blue Raiders
Follow Middle Tennessee Men's Basketball on social media on Facebook //MTMensBasketball, Twitter (@MT_MBB) and Instagram (@mt_mbb).
The game will tip off at 6:00 p.m., streaming on ESPN+. It will also be broadcast on 94.9 The Fan, 95.1 in Murfreesboro and WGNS 101.9 FM, 100.5 FM, and 1450 AM. GoBlueRaiders.com and the Varsity Network App will also carry the audio.
Game 11: Middle Tennessee (7-3, 1-0 C-USA) vs. Chattanooga (7-3, 0-0 Southern Conference)
» Thursday, December 15, 2022 – 6:00 p.m. CT
» Murphy Center
» Murfreesboro, Tenn.
All-Time vs. Chattanooga
» Chattanooga leads the all-time series, 35-32.
» This will be the third meeting between the two teams in the last three years and the sixth in the 21st century.
» The Mocs have won the two most recent games. However, the Blue Raiders hold a 6-3 advantage in games played since 1987.
Promotions
» Murphy Center court rally towel giveaway
» Murphy Center 50th Anniversary button giveaway
» Commemorative ticket giveaway
» Appearances by MTSU and Vanderbilt players who played in the first-ever game at Murphy Center on Dec. 11, 1972
Blue Raiders Notes
» Middle Tennessee holds Conference USA's longest active home winning streak at 20 games, the fourth-longest such streak in program history. The Blue Raiders are one win short of tying their third-longest home winning streak.
» The Blue Raiders have seen 36 ties and 40 lead changes in their last four games, a span that includes a game in which MTSU led wire to wire over Maryville.
» Teafale Lenard, Jr., is coming off a career game at Belmont in which he set personal bests in points (20), rebounds (8) and blocks (6) while adding three assists and three steals. His six blocks are tied for the fourth most in a game in program history, and he tied Trevor Ottley for sixth in career blocks at MTSU at 79. MTSU's 13 blocks in the game established a new program record.
» Elias King recorded his first career double-double with 14 points and a career-high 10 rebounds against Hofstra in the opening game of the Northern Classic. King averaged 10.3 points and 6.0 rebounds while shooting .462 (6-13) from 3-point range and blocking five shots in the three games.
» Through 11 games of his fourth season of college basketball, King has the most points, rebounds, assists, blocks, steals, field goals, 3-pointers and minutes played of any season of his career.
» DeAndre Dishman is one of just seven seventh-year players in Division I men's basketball this season. His 16 points and 10 rebounds at Belmont marked his second double-double of the season and the fifth of his college career.
» Eli Lawrence enters Saturday's game with 785 career points. If he averages 10.2 points per game, he will reach the 1,000-point mark by the end of the regular season.
» The Blue Raiders are 526-179 (.747) all-time at the Murphy Center
Scouting the Mocs
» Chattanooga is 7-3 on the season, entering Thursday's game on a five-game winning streak.
» The Mocs are coming off a 97-47 win over Johnson University (NAIA) on Saturday.
» Graduate student Jake Stephens leads the Mocs in scoring (21.4 ppg), rebounding (9.5 rpg) and total assists (30). The seven-foot, 275-pound transfer from VMI is currently tied for 10th in the nation with five double-doubles and shoots .447 (21-47) from 3-point range.
» Senior guard and UAB transfer Jamal Johnson is currently second in scoring for the Mocs with 10.7 per game. Junior combo guard Demetrius Davis adds 10.4 points per game.
» Dan Earl is in his first season as Chattanooga head coach, after spending seven seasons in the same role at VMI.
» Through Monday's games, the Mocs were ranked No. 132 in the NCAA NET rankings.
Follow the Blue Raiders
Follow Middle Tennessee Men's Basketball on social media on Facebook //MTMensBasketball, Twitter (@MT_MBB) and Instagram (@mt_mbb).
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