Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Road trip continues as Blue Raiders take on Thunderbirds
12/21/2023 11:33:00 AM | Men's Basketball
CEDAR CITY, Utah – Middle Tennessee men's basketball closes out its two-game road trip Friday as it takes on Southern Utah. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 CT.
The Blue Raiders are coming off a 71-34 loss at Saint Mary's on Tuesday. Jacob Johnson led MTSU with nine points. The Thunderbirds have lost two games in a row and five out their last six.
The 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 13: Middle Tennessee (5-7, 0-0 CUSA) vs. Southern Utah (3-8, 0-2 WAC)
» Friday, December 22, 7:30 p.m.
» America First Event Center
» Cedar City, UT
All-Time Against Southern Utah
» This will be the first matchup between the Blue Raiders and Thunderbirds.
Blue Raider Notes
» MTSU over its last 39 home games has limited opponents to 60.2 points per game in regulation, having gone 33-6 in that stretch. Since the start of the 2021-22 season, the Blue Raiders allow 62.7 regulation ppg in neutral site games and 75.7 on the road.
» Elias King leads the Blue Raiders in scoring with 12.8 points per game, earning Conference USA Player of the Week honors for December 11..
» Chris Loofe has twice been named the Conference USA Freshman of the Week. He has blocked seven shots over his last four games.
» Justin Bufford is 10th in program history with 60 blocked shots.
» Jalen Jordan's 21-point performance against UMKC was his first 20-point game in 1,016 days, the previous one coming February 13, 2021 at Marshall.
» The Blue Raiders tied with Liberty for the top spot in the CUSA Preseason Poll. Camryn Weston and Elias King were selected to the Preseason All-CUSA team.
» MTSU 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.
» At 1,344 active square feet, the Murphy Center's new scoreboards are the largest in Conference USA.
Scouting the Thunderbirds
» Four of Southern Utah's eight losses have been by two points or less, including an 88-86 loss at Utah on December 5.
» Domonique Ford leads SUU in scoring at 15.8 points per game, shooting 44.3 percent from the floor.
» Parsa Fallah is the Thunderbirds' leading rebounder at 6.0 per game.
» SUU has blocked only 16 shots all season. No Thunderbird has more than three blocked shots on the year.
Follow the Blue Raiders
Follow Middle Tennessee Men's Basketball on social media on Facebook //MTMensBasketball, Twitter (@MT_MBB) and Instagram (@mt_mbb).
The Blue Raiders are coming off a 71-34 loss at Saint Mary's on Tuesday. Jacob Johnson led MTSU with nine points. The Thunderbirds have lost two games in a row and five out their last six.
The 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 13: Middle Tennessee (5-7, 0-0 CUSA) vs. Southern Utah (3-8, 0-2 WAC)
» Friday, December 22, 7:30 p.m.
» America First Event Center
» Cedar City, UT
All-Time Against Southern Utah
» This will be the first matchup between the Blue Raiders and Thunderbirds.
Blue Raider Notes
» MTSU over its last 39 home games has limited opponents to 60.2 points per game in regulation, having gone 33-6 in that stretch. Since the start of the 2021-22 season, the Blue Raiders allow 62.7 regulation ppg in neutral site games and 75.7 on the road.
» Elias King leads the Blue Raiders in scoring with 12.8 points per game, earning Conference USA Player of the Week honors for December 11..
» Chris Loofe has twice been named the Conference USA Freshman of the Week. He has blocked seven shots over his last four games.
» Justin Bufford is 10th in program history with 60 blocked shots.
» Jalen Jordan's 21-point performance against UMKC was his first 20-point game in 1,016 days, the previous one coming February 13, 2021 at Marshall.
» The Blue Raiders tied with Liberty for the top spot in the CUSA Preseason Poll. Camryn Weston and Elias King were selected to the Preseason All-CUSA team.
» MTSU 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.
» At 1,344 active square feet, the Murphy Center's new scoreboards are the largest in Conference USA.
Scouting the Thunderbirds
» Four of Southern Utah's eight losses have been by two points or less, including an 88-86 loss at Utah on December 5.
» Domonique Ford leads SUU in scoring at 15.8 points per game, shooting 44.3 percent from the floor.
» Parsa Fallah is the Thunderbirds' leading rebounder at 6.0 per game.
» SUU has blocked only 16 shots all season. No Thunderbird has more than three blocked shots on the year.
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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