Blue Raiders set to face Lipscomb in the Glass House

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – In its penultimate non-conference contest, the Middle Tennessee men's basketball program is set to host Lipscomb in the Glass House Thursday evening. The last game in the Murphy Center for the 2024 calendar year is set to tip off at 6:30 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+ and Blue Raider Network.

Series History
Thursday marks the 54th all-time meeting between Lipscomb and Middle Tennessee, dating back to 1937.
The Blue Raiders own the all-time series lead, 32-21.
The last time the two teams met was in 2019, a contest that Middle Tennessee won in Nashville, Tenn. by a score of 73-70.

Blue Raider Notes
• Middle Tennessee continued its home dominance in a strong win over Cal Baptist Monday, 75-64. The first half was a toughly fought defensive battle, wrapping up with a 25-23 halftime score with four lead changes and six ties between the teams. The Blue Raiders turned up the heat in the second half, highlighted by 28 second half points from Camryn Weston for a career-high 30 on 9-17 shooting and 9-11 from the line.
• Thursday's matchup will mark just the third time that head coach Nick McDevitt has faced off against an active Atlantic Sun Conference program.
• No active Blue Raider has faced off against an ASUN school while wearing a Blue and White jersey.
• The Blue Raider offense is the top-scoring offense in Conference USA, averaging 82.1 points per game. The average is good for 53rd in the nation.
• The Blue Raiders rank 5th in the country in three-point percentage defense, only allowing opponents to score on 24.6 percent of their three-point shots, good for the conference lead.
• With an average of 3.55 offensive rebounds per game, Essam Mostafa is ranked 18th in the nation in offensive boards per game, first in the conference
• Scoring 903 points ten games into the season, the 2024-25 Blue Raiders are the highest scoring roster of any Middle Tennessee team coached by Nick McDevitt.
• The Blue Raiders have spread their scoring efforts across the roster, with six different players leading the team in scoring in the 11 games played thus far.
• Five players have set new career-highs in scoring already this season, Camryn Weston, Torey Alston, Kamari Lands, Chris Loofe and Justin Bufford.
• In the latest NCAA NET rankings, Middle Tennessee rose a couple of spots, currently sitting at 125. The Blue Raiders are the fourth-highest team in the NET rankings, behind LA Tech, Liberty and WKU. In KenPom rankings, MTSU sits at 130 as of Wednesday afternoon.
• Under head coach Nick McDevitt, the Blue Raiders have consistently protected the Glass House, going 42-9 over the past three seasons.
• With a 8-3 record thus far, the Blue Raiders are off to their best start since the 2021-22 season, matching the best start for head coach Nick McDevitt at Middle Tennessee.
• The Blue Raiders have outscored opponents 903-777 in the opening ten games of the 2024-25 campaign.
• Chris Loofe slides in at third in the conference with 16 total blocks and averaging 1.45 blocks per game.

Bison Notes
• The Bisons are riding a five-game win streak, outscoring their opponents 317-219.
• Lipscomb was picked to finish first in the ASUN Preseason Coaches and Media Polls.
• Jacob Ognacevic and Will Pruitt were unanimous selections to the Preseason All-ASUN Team.
• Lipscomb most recently defeated Truett McConnell 99-67 at home Monday evening, a contest that saw the Bisons shoot 48.7 percent from the field and 31.0 percent from three-point range.
• The Bisons boast the lowest scoring defense in the ASUN, with opponents averaging 67.8 points per game, good for 101st in the country.
• Jacob Ognacevic leads the team in points per game, averaging 17.6 per contest, and rebounds per game, pulling in 7.3 per matchup.

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Players Mentioned

Torey Alston

Justin Bufford

Kamari Lands

Chris Loofe

Essam Mostafa

Camryn Weston

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