MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee men's basketball is back for one more regular season game at the Murphy Center on Tuesday, taking on Liberty in a game with Conference USA Championship seeding implications. The Flames and Blue Raiders enter the week as the No. 4 and 5 seeds, respectively, and would face off in the quarterfinal round if the regular season ended today. Two games separate the No. 3 seed from the No. 8 seed in the CUSA standings.
The Blue Raiders come in having won five straight home games, while the Flames are 1-6 in CUSA road games.