Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Blue Raiders welcome Blazers back to Murphy Center
11/20/2023 3:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee men's basketball hosts former conference foe UAB on Tuesday. Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. as the two teams meet for the 23rd time in the last 11 seasons.
After entering the season as preseason favorites in the Conference USA coaches poll, the Blue Raiders are 3-1 after an88-62 win over Milligan on Saturday. Elias King led the way with 19 points, followed by Jestin Porter's 17.
The Blue Raiders and Blazers have seen a combined four overtime periods in their last three games, including a 74-73 overtime victory at the Glass House during UAB's most recent visit.
Saturday's game will be streamed on ESPN+. WGNS, Classic Hits 93.3 and 95.1 FM will carry the radio broadcast, along with GoBlueRaiders.com and the Varsity Network App.
Game 5: Middle Tennessee (3-1, 0-0 CUSA) vs. UAB (2-2, 0-0 American Athletic Conference)
» Tuesday, November 21 - 6:30 p.m.
» Murphy Center
» Murfreesboro, Tenn.
All-Time Against UAB
» UAB leads the all-time series 18-10.
» Half of MTSU's all-time triple-overtime games have come against UAB.
Blue Raider Notes
» The Blue Raiders tied with Liberty for the top spot in the CUSA Preseason Poll.
» MTSU over its last 35 home games has limited opponents to 59.6 points per game in regulation, having gone 32-3 in that stretch. Since the start of the 2021-22 season, the Blue Raiders allow 60.7 regulation ppg in neutral site games and 75.8 on the road.
» Elias King has been the Blue Raiders' leading scorer in all four games to start the season. He is the first Blue Raider to lead the team in scoring in each of the season's first four games since Nick King led the team in scoring in the first eight games of the 2017-18 season.
» Camryn Weston and Elias King were selected to the Preseason All-CUSA team.
» The Blue Raiders added six newcomers to the roster to replace its six departing players. The average newcomer is 1.7 inches taller than the player he is replacing (6'8.0" vs. 6'6.3").
» Weston tore his ACL against Stephen F. Austin. He will miss the remainder of the 2023-24 season.
» MTSU's season-opening win was the 700th nonconference victory in program history.
» Jalen Jordan took the court Monday 971 days after the last college basketball game he had played, having missed the previous two seasons due to injury.
» At 1,344 active square feet, the Murphy Center's new scoreboards are the largest in Conference USA.
» Iowa transfer Josh Ogundele is MTSU's first European men's basketball player since Iiro Tenngren in 2001-02.
Scouting the Blazers
» UAB is 2-2 with all four games decided by three points or less. The Blazers opened the season with back-to-back losses to Bradley and Clemson before edging past Maryland and narrowly avoiding an upset at the hands of Alcorn State.
» Eric Gaines is the Blazers' leading scorer at 17.3 points per game.
» Javian Davis grabs 9.2 rebounds per game, which ranks second in the AAC.
» Ten players average more than 10 minutes per game for Andy Kennedy's squad.
Follow the Blue Raiders
Follow Middle Tennessee Men's Basketball on social media on Facebook //MTMensBasketball, Twitter (@MT_MBB) and Instagram (@mt_mbb).
After entering the season as preseason favorites in the Conference USA coaches poll, the Blue Raiders are 3-1 after an88-62 win over Milligan on Saturday. Elias King led the way with 19 points, followed by Jestin Porter's 17.
The Blue Raiders and Blazers have seen a combined four overtime periods in their last three games, including a 74-73 overtime victory at the Glass House during UAB's most recent visit.
Saturday's game will be streamed on ESPN+. WGNS, Classic Hits 93.3 and 95.1 FM will carry the radio broadcast, along with GoBlueRaiders.com and the Varsity Network App.
Game 5: Middle Tennessee (3-1, 0-0 CUSA) vs. UAB (2-2, 0-0 American Athletic Conference)
» Tuesday, November 21 - 6:30 p.m.
» Murphy Center
» Murfreesboro, Tenn.
All-Time Against UAB
» UAB leads the all-time series 18-10.
» Half of MTSU's all-time triple-overtime games have come against UAB.
Blue Raider Notes
» The Blue Raiders tied with Liberty for the top spot in the CUSA Preseason Poll.
» MTSU over its last 35 home games has limited opponents to 59.6 points per game in regulation, having gone 32-3 in that stretch. Since the start of the 2021-22 season, the Blue Raiders allow 60.7 regulation ppg in neutral site games and 75.8 on the road.
» Elias King has been the Blue Raiders' leading scorer in all four games to start the season. He is the first Blue Raider to lead the team in scoring in each of the season's first four games since Nick King led the team in scoring in the first eight games of the 2017-18 season.
» Camryn Weston and Elias King were selected to the Preseason All-CUSA team.
» The Blue Raiders added six newcomers to the roster to replace its six departing players. The average newcomer is 1.7 inches taller than the player he is replacing (6'8.0" vs. 6'6.3").
» Weston tore his ACL against Stephen F. Austin. He will miss the remainder of the 2023-24 season.
» MTSU's season-opening win was the 700th nonconference victory in program history.
» Jalen Jordan took the court Monday 971 days after the last college basketball game he had played, having missed the previous two seasons due to injury.
» At 1,344 active square feet, the Murphy Center's new scoreboards are the largest in Conference USA.
» Iowa transfer Josh Ogundele is MTSU's first European men's basketball player since Iiro Tenngren in 2001-02.
Scouting the Blazers
» UAB is 2-2 with all four games decided by three points or less. The Blazers opened the season with back-to-back losses to Bradley and Clemson before edging past Maryland and narrowly avoiding an upset at the hands of Alcorn State.
» Eric Gaines is the Blazers' leading scorer at 17.3 points per game.
» Javian Davis grabs 9.2 rebounds per game, which ranks second in the AAC.
» Ten players average more than 10 minutes per game for Andy Kennedy's squad.
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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