HONOLULU -- Giddy Potts' jumper with 2.3 seconds left gave Middle Tennessee a 69-67 victory over Princeton on Friday in the opening round of the Diamond Head Classic.
Princeton's Sebastian Much made a step-back 3-pointer with 18 seconds left to tie before Potts' shot from just inside the arc. Myles Stephens then missed from midcourt.
Potts scored 14 points but before his game-winner hadn't scored since a 3-pointer in the opening seconds of the second half when he sat out for nine minutes with foul trouble.
Nick King had 18 points and Tyrik Dixon 10 for the Blue Raiders (8-2), who lost to Auburn in their previous game to snap a five-game winning streak.