Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Sunday, November 26
Nassau, Bahamas
10 AM
Middle Tennessee
4-4,0-0CUSA
63
vs
59
Kansas City
2-5,0-0Summit League
1
2
F
Middle Tenn.
28
35
63
Kansas City
31
28
59
Blue Raiders outlast Kansas City behind resurgent Jordan
11/26/2023 1:09:00 PM | Men's Basketball
NASSAU, Bahamas — Jalen Jordan's 21-point performance powered Middle Tennessee past Kansas City 63-59 Sunday in the final round of the Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship. Jordan scored 15 points in the second half as the Blue Raiders erased an early deficit.
MTSU trailed by as many as 12 in the first half, but after falling behind 30-18 with just under four-and-a-half minutes to play in the opening period, the Blue Raiders went on a 33-4 run that lasted until the 13:45 mark of the second half.
Middle Tennessee started 1-11 from 3-point range in the first half, but a 5-9 performance in the second half helped spur the outburst.
Jordan finished 6-10 from the floor and 3-5 from 3-point range while knocking down a team-high six free throws. Justin Bufford added 13 points to go along with five rebounds. Jared Coleman-Jones' six rebounds and four assists paced the Blue Raiders.
By the Numbers
1,016: Jordan's last 20-point game came on February 13, 2021, a span of 1,016 days between 20-point performances.
.736: MTSU was 39-54 from the free throw line in three games in The Bahamas. The Blue Raiders entered the tournament shooting .664 from the charity stripe.
21: Jordan's 21 points were the most by a Blue Raider this season.
Blue Raider Notes
Head Coach Nick McDevitt on the key to Blue Raiders' comeback
"We were sitting down and guarding and giving ourselves a chance to guard a possession. We were getting stops, and as soon as we stopped letting them get [offensive] boards and second-chance points and started taking care of the ball, we started guarding. [The 33-4 run] was because of that. It wasn't like we were making every shot, we just weren't turning it over and, on the other end, weren't letting them get second-chance points.
Up Next
The Blue Raiders are back home Saturday to take on Wofford at 6:30 p.m.
Follow the Blue Raiders
Follow Middle Tennessee Men's Basketball on social media on Facebook (//MTMensBasketball), Twitter (@MT_MBB) and Instagram (@mt_mbb).
MTSU trailed by as many as 12 in the first half, but after falling behind 30-18 with just under four-and-a-half minutes to play in the opening period, the Blue Raiders went on a 33-4 run that lasted until the 13:45 mark of the second half.
Middle Tennessee started 1-11 from 3-point range in the first half, but a 5-9 performance in the second half helped spur the outburst.
Jordan finished 6-10 from the floor and 3-5 from 3-point range while knocking down a team-high six free throws. Justin Bufford added 13 points to go along with five rebounds. Jared Coleman-Jones' six rebounds and four assists paced the Blue Raiders.
By the Numbers
1,016: Jordan's last 20-point game came on February 13, 2021, a span of 1,016 days between 20-point performances.
.736: MTSU was 39-54 from the free throw line in three games in The Bahamas. The Blue Raiders entered the tournament shooting .664 from the charity stripe.
21: Jordan's 21 points were the most by a Blue Raider this season.
Blue Raider Notes
- Bufford became the first Blue Raider to throw down multiple dunks in a game this season.
- Bufford's 13 points tied his season high.
Head Coach Nick McDevitt on the key to Blue Raiders' comeback
"We were sitting down and guarding and giving ourselves a chance to guard a possession. We were getting stops, and as soon as we stopped letting them get [offensive] boards and second-chance points and started taking care of the ball, we started guarding. [The 33-4 run] was because of that. It wasn't like we were making every shot, we just weren't turning it over and, on the other end, weren't letting them get second-chance points.
Up Next
The Blue Raiders are back home Saturday to take on Wofford at 6:30 p.m.
Follow the Blue Raiders
Follow Middle Tennessee Men's Basketball on social media on Facebook (//MTMensBasketball), Twitter (@MT_MBB) and Instagram (@mt_mbb).
Team Stats
MTSU
KC
FG%
.435
.442
3FG%
.300
.368
FT%
.708
.545
RB
29
31
TO
13
12
STL
7
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
21
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
6
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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