BIRMINGHAM, AL – After doing what some considered unthinkable and reaching the Conference USA championship game, the Marshall magic ran out Saturday night as Middle Tennessee took home the hardware thanks to an 83-72 wire-to-wire win.
The Herd were never able to get off the schnide offensively against MTSU’s vaunted defense.
Blue Raider guard and last year’s NCAA tournament hero Giddy Potts broke the scoring open less than a minute into the game with a three from the top of the key. Potts then nailed another trey on Middle’s next trip up court, extending their initial lead to 6-0.