Blue Raiders fall at UAB

Saturday, February 11

Birmingham, Ala.

3 PM

Middle Tennessee

-1511,87 CUSA

UAB

-188,96 CUSA

Middle Tenn.

UAB

2/11/2023 5:52:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Eli Lawrence reaches the 1,000-point mark for his career

By: Thomas Donley, MT Athletics

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Middle Tennessee lost to UAB by a score of 92-69 Saturday at Bartow Arena. Eli Lawrence reached the 1,000-point mark for his career, leading the Blue Raiders (15-11, 8-7 Conference USA) with 18 points on the afternoon.

UAB (18-10, 9-6) moves past MTSU into sole possession of third place in Conference USA with the win.

The Blue Raiders shot well in the second half, going 16-for-30 from the floor and 7-for-11 from 3-point range.

Teafale Lenard, Jr. added 16 points of his own. Camryn Weston added 11 points and a team-high four assists. Elias King led MTSU with five rebounds.

By the Numbers

34: Lawrence finished the game with 1,015 points, placing him 34^th on the career list at MTSU.

16: Lenard blocked two shots for his 16^th multi-block game of the season.

7: Lenard's 48 blocks this year are tied for seventh-most in a single season in program history, tied with LaRon Dendy's 2011-12 total.

Blue Raider Notes

Middle Tennessee is shooting .613 (69-113) from the floor and .610 (25-41) from 3-point range in the second half over its last four games.
The Blue Raiders' 12 turnovers equaled their fewest since Jan. 11 at Rice, a nine-game stretch.
MTSU was outrebounded by 17, its largest deficit on the glass of the season.

Thoughts from Head Coach Nick McDevitt

"I just thought from the get-go they were a tougher team than we were. I thought they were more physical. They were on the glass – at halftime we were down 12 [in rebounds]. That was one of our points of emphasis. I thought they ran tough offense… I thought when offense got tough, we got 'individual.' We're not going to beat teams [that way] on the road. It's hard enough when you're doing all that stuff well."

Up Next

The Blue Raiders are back home Thursday to take on Florida Atlantic at the Murphy Center. Tipoff on CBS Sports Network and the Blue Raider Radio Network is scheduled for 6 p.m.

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