MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Antonio Green scored 24 points and Reggie Scurry and James Hawthorne each added 19 as Middle Tennessee opened the Nick McDevitt era with a 91-69 rout of Division II Lees McRae in the season opener Tuesday night.
McDevitt coached North Carolina-Asheville before being hired at Middle Tennessee to replace Kermitt Davis, who left to coach Ole Miss.
The Blue Raiders shot 55.9 percent from the field (33 of 59), including 5 of 15 from distance, and converted 20 of 22 from the line. Green knocked down 3 of 8 from deep and was 8 of 14 from the field while grabbing seven boards.