Blue Raiders renew rivalry with WKU on Senior Day

Saturday, Feb. 24 \| 6:30 p.m. \| Murphy Center \| Murfreesboro, TN

	MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS 11-16, 5-7 CUSA	vs.	WKU HILLTOPPERS 19-7, 8-4 CUSA

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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee men's basketball hosts longtime rival Western Kentucky on Saturday on Senior Day. The Blue Raiders will honor Jalen Jordan, Elias King and Ty Mosley before the 6:30 p.m. tipoff. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and the Blue Raider Radio Network.

MTSU is looking for its fifth straight home win after a 76-68 loss at Jacksonville State on Wednesday. Jared Coleman-Jones tied a career high with 19 points while adding seven rebounds. Elias King set a career high with five assists.

All-Time Against Western Kentucky
» The Hilltoppers lead the all-time series 99-46
» MTSU has won the las two meetings at the Murphy Center.

Blue Raider Notes
» Middle Tennessee over its last 46 home games has limited opponents to 60.3 points per game in regulation, having gone 38-8 in that stretch. Since the start of the 2021-22 season, the Blue Raiders
are allowing 62.7 regulation ppg in neutral site games and 75.7 on the road.
» Jestin Porter set Conference USA and MTSU records by going 8-for-8 from 3-point range in MTSU's double OT win over UTEP. His 41 points are tied for the third-highest single-game total in program history. He was named CUSA Player of the Week, TSWA Player of the Week and Oscar Robertson Trophy National Player of the Week after averaging 33.5 points per game against New Mexico State and UTEP.
» Porter's 41 points are tied for the sixth-highest single-game output by any Division I player this season.
» MTSU improved to 3-1 in overtime games this season with Saturday's win and 3-5 all-time in double overtime. The Blue Raiders' four overtime games are tied for the most since going into OT five times in the 1981-82 season.
» Porter is averaging 18.9 points per game in conference play with six of his seven 20-point games coming against CUSA competition.
» Jared Coleman-Jones recorded his fifth double-double of the season against UTEP, scoring 15 points, tying a career high with 13 rebounds and coming two assists shy of a triple-double. Each of his double-doubles have come in league play. The Jacksonville, Fla., native averages 13.2 points and 9.3 rebounds in CUSA action.
» Elias King this season has moved into ninth in MTSU history with 143 career threes.
» Tre Green is shooting .500 (17-for-34) from 3-point range over his last 10 games.

Scouting the Hilltoppers
» Don McHenry leads WKU in both scoring (16.1 ppg) and assists (2.7 apg).
» The Hilltoppers lead CUSA in rebounding at 40.2 boards per game.
» WKU leads the league in 3-point percentage defense, limiting opponents to 29.6 percent from long range.
» WKU comes into Saturday's game with a 2-3 record in conference road games.

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