MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The Blue Raider men's basketball team had a whale of a time in Cancun over the Holiday week, coming back to the states with two wins as champions of the Mayan Division in the Cancun Challenge after destroying Mercer, 82-58, in the championship game on Tuesday.
Middle Tennessee put together likely its best offensive performance over a DI opponent thus far this season against the Bears, shooting 55.4 percent from the field and 39.1 percent from three. Meanwhile, the full court press defense that this year's squad has made their identity early this season frustrated Mercer, who only shot 31.