Blistering second half blasts Blue Raiders past Roadrunners

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee men's basketball jumped out of the gates after halftime, putting together a 14-3 run to start the second half and following it up with a 16-3 run later in the frame to roll over UTSA 84-60 on Saturday night in the Murphy Center.

The Blue Raiders (15-9, 8-5 C-USA) held a six-point advantage at halftime but left no doubt after the break against the Roadrunners' (7-18, 1-13 C-USA) 2-3 zone, finding plenty of space in the middle to attack the rim or kick out to open threes, making 7-of-their-13 three-point attempts in the second half.

The zone defense helped UTSA get rebounds early, but MTSU turned up its rebounding intensity against the worst defensive…