Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Blue Raiders back at it against Missouri State on Tuesday
12/4/2023 2:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee men's basketball plays its second of three straight home games Tuesday night when it takes on Missouri State. The return game of a home-and-home series that started in 2022-23, the contest will tip off at 6:30 p.m.
MTSU is 4-5 on the season after an overtime loss to Wofford on Saturday. Jestin Porter led the Blue Raiders with 15 points, while Jared Coleman-Jones was one basket away from a double-double with eight points and 11 rebounds.
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 10: Middle Tennessee (4-5, 0-0 CUSA) vs. Missouri State (6-2, 1-1 Missouri Valley Conference)
» Tuesday, December 5, 6:30 p.m.
» Murphy Center
» Murfreesboro, TN
All-Time Against Missouri State
» The Bears lead the all-time series 2-1 after a 75-51 win in Springfield last season.
Blue Raider Notes
» MTSU over its last 37 home games has limited opponents to 59.7 points per game in regulation, having gone 32-5 in that stretch. Since the start of the 2021-22 season, the Blue Raiders allow 62.7 regulation ppg in neutral site games and 75.8 on the road.
» Elias King leads the Blue Raiders in scoring with 11.3 points per game.
» Chris Loofe on Monday was named the Conference USA Freshman of the Week.
» The Blue Raiders are 48-66 (.727) from the free throw line in three games in The Bahamas. MTSU entered the tournament shooting .664 from the charity stripe for the season.
» 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 Bears
» Missouri State is coming off a 74-57 loss at Drake that snapped a six-game winning streak.
» Alston Mason leads MSU in scoring at 15.8 points per game, shooting 50 percent from the floor and 47 percent from 3-point range.
» Chance Moore has averaged 22.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game over the Bears' last two contests.
» MSU outrebounds its opponents by an average of 7.8 per game.
Follow the Blue Raiders
Follow Middle Tennessee Men's Basketball on social media on Facebook //MTMensBasketball, Twitter (@MT_MBB) and Instagram (@mt_mbb).
MTSU is 4-5 on the season after an overtime loss to Wofford on Saturday. Jestin Porter led the Blue Raiders with 15 points, while Jared Coleman-Jones was one basket away from a double-double with eight points and 11 rebounds.
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 10: Middle Tennessee (4-5, 0-0 CUSA) vs. Missouri State (6-2, 1-1 Missouri Valley Conference)
» Tuesday, December 5, 6:30 p.m.
» Murphy Center
» Murfreesboro, TN
All-Time Against Missouri State
» The Bears lead the all-time series 2-1 after a 75-51 win in Springfield last season.
Blue Raider Notes
» MTSU over its last 37 home games has limited opponents to 59.7 points per game in regulation, having gone 32-5 in that stretch. Since the start of the 2021-22 season, the Blue Raiders allow 62.7 regulation ppg in neutral site games and 75.8 on the road.
» Elias King leads the Blue Raiders in scoring with 11.3 points per game.
» Chris Loofe on Monday was named the Conference USA Freshman of the Week.
» The Blue Raiders are 48-66 (.727) from the free throw line in three games in The Bahamas. MTSU entered the tournament shooting .664 from the charity stripe for the season.
» 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 Bears
» Missouri State is coming off a 74-57 loss at Drake that snapped a six-game winning streak.
» Alston Mason leads MSU in scoring at 15.8 points per game, shooting 50 percent from the floor and 47 percent from 3-point range.
» Chance Moore has averaged 22.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game over the Bears' last two contests.
» MSU outrebounds its opponents by an average of 7.8 per game.
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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