MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — In Middle Tennessee's final preseason tune-up, the Lady Raiders rallied behind a stifling press defense to roll over UT Southern, blowing out the Firebirds 114-43 on Tuesday night in an exhibition at the Murphy Center.
Forcing UTS into 26 total turnovers, the Lady Raiders scored 44 points off Firebird turnovers, 18 of those turnovers coming on MTSU steals. An aggressive offense, commonly featuring possessions of fewer than 10 seconds, was buoyed by strong shooting. In outscoring UTS 36-11 in the second quarter, MTSU made two-thirds of their field goals (10-for-15) and went the charity stripe 15 times, draining 13 of them.