The Marshall University men’s basketball team will go up against Middle Tennessee State University 7 p.m. Thursday in a game with second place in the conference standings on the line.
The Herd (10-10, 6-1) responded from its first conference loss to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Jan. 21 with a close road win against Old Dominion University Saturday.
In the 78-75 victory over ODU, forward James Kelly, who led the team with 21 points and 13 rebounds, hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with just four seconds left to put the Herd up by three.
Junior guard Stevie Browning said the team played solid defense toward the end of the game and the team’s overall effort throughout the contest instrumental in the victory.