HUNTINGTON — As he was cracking jokes and basking in the glow of his Marshall team’s solid victory Thursday night, coach Dan D’Antoni faced the inevitable question about Middle Tennessee.
“Thanks a lot,” he said. “I’m enjoying this game, now we’re already into the next one.”
Yes, the Thundering Herd (15-11, 8-5 Conference USA) got a few hours to bask in its 74-59 win over Alabama-Birmingham. While players and coaches were decompressing, the Blue Raiders (23-4, 13-1) were spanking Western Kentucky with a 78-52 result.
MTSU coach Kermit Davis summed up that performance in his postgame remarks: “That is about as well as our team has played this year.