MIAMI — Middle Tennessee trailed by as many as 12 points in the second half at FIU but battled back for a 68-66 victory Saturday. driving layup gave the Blue Raiders the lead for good with 44 seconds left.
layup with 10:39 to go in the game kicked off a 13-2 MTSU (9-15, 3-6 Conference USA) run that cut the Panthers' (8-16, 3-6) lead to one. left-handed hook shot at the 4:42 mark put MTSU in the lead for the first time in the second half.
Middle Tennessee cut down on a 12-turnover first half, committing just six turnovers in the second half against a Panther team that came in fourth in nation in steals.