SAN ANTONIO -- Giddy Potts scored 22 points, JaCorey Williams added 17 with 11 rebounds, and Middle Tennessee is off to its best Conference USA start with a 69-59 victory over Texas-San Antonio on Thursday night.
The Blue Raiders (20-3, 10-0) have won 10 straight, and entered the game with a two-game lead over UAB atop the conference standings. UTSA (9-13, 4-5) has lost four straight.
Potts was 6 of 11 from the floor with four 3-pointers and Williams was 7-of-13. Reggie Upshaw had 11 points and Antwain Johnson chipped in 10 for Middle Tennessee, which shot 25 of 54 (46 percent) from the field.