In a tough, wire-to-wire battle against Conference USA's second-place team Saturday, MTSU's men came out with a hard-fought, 71-61 win over LA Tech to extend its winning streak to nine games.
Head coach Kermit Davis said it was an off-the-court boost that really propelled his team.
"If you had to give a game ball tonight, you have to give it to the fans and to the student body," he said. "That's why you have crowds like that in big conference games like this. I thought our players really fed off of a really enthusiastic student body and crowd.