MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Nick King scored 17 points, Giddy Potts added 15 and Middle Tennessee routed Division II Trevecca Nazarene 104-52 on Friday in a season opener.
Potts made his first shot of the season, a 3-pointer, 30 seconds into the game as the Blue Raiders opened on a 23-6 run. , who finished with 16 points, capped the spurt with a dunk and another jump shot. Trevecca Nazarene pulled to 29-20, but Potts answered with a pair of free throws, Johnson hit a 3 and the Blue Raiders had a double-digit lead the rest of the way.