BLue Raiders return home to host UAB

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Following a five-game road stand throughout the month of November, the Middle Tennessee men's basketball team finally returns to the Murphy Center Monday to host former conference foe UAB. The game against the Blazers is set to tip off at 6:30 p.m. and will stream on ESPN+ and the Blue Raider Network.

Series History
UAB owns the edge in the all-time series against MTSU at 19-11 and a 9-6 mark in Murfreesboro. The last time the two teams met was last season, a contest that Middle Tennessee handily won by a score of 76-69.

Blue Raider Notes

Middle Tennessee is returning from the Cayman Islands Classic, a MTE featuring George Washington, McNeese and Murray State. The team brought home a strong win over Murray State, falling in tough battles with George Washington and McNeese.
Torey Alston exploded in the Cayman Islands Classic, earning him All-Tournament Team honors. The redshirt sophomore tallied career-bests with 26 points and 16 rebounds for his third career double-double and his first against a Division I opponent in the opening win over Murray State, also earning him CUSA Player of the Week.
Alston continued his hot streak in game two against George Washington, scoring 17 points with seven rebounds and a 7-8 mark from the courtesy stripe. Closing out the tournament versus McNeese, he brought down five offensive boards of nine total, tacking on a block and assist as well.
Under head coach Nick McDevitt, the Blue Raiders have consistently protected the Glass House, with 70 wins in the Murphy Center throughout his tenure.
Alec Oglesby, who saw time in just three contests a year ago, knocked in 11 three-pointers in the three-game slate in the Caymans, scoring four against both Murray State and George Washington.
Oglesby's 17 points on 5-8 shooting from the floor and 4-5 from beyond the arc against Murray State was the most for him in a Blue Raider jersey.
Shooting 51.4 percent from three-point range, Oglesby ranks 15th in Division I in three-point shooting percentage, a mark that is also good for second in the country.
MTSU's three-point percentage defense also continues to thrive, ranking 29th in the nation at just 27.1 percent, while the team averages the 49th-most three pointers per game in the country with 10.1.
MTSU's Kamari Lands and UAB's Chance Westry both consider each other good friends, both attending high school in Arizona.

Blazer Notes

UAB enters the contest sitting at 6-2 overall on the season and an 0-1 mark on the road.
Jacob Meyer and Chance Westry lead the team in scoring with 16.9 points per game, with Westry also leading the team in steals and assists.
The Blazers returned just one player from last season's roster, with notable departures including Yaxel Lendeborg, who the Blue Raiders saw earlier this season at No. 7 Michigan.
The team sits sixth in the nation with 16.0 offensive rebounds per game and seventh with 45.0 rebounds per game.

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Players Mentioned

Torey Alston

Kamari Lands

Alec Oglesby

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