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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – With the regular season now complete, the Blue Raider and Lady Raider basketball programs turn their attention to the Conference USA Championships presented by MetroPCS hosted in Birmingham from March 8-11.
Both the men's and women's basketball programs locked up first-round byes for the 2017 tournament and will begin play in Birmingham on Thursday, March 9, as they each look to defend their 2016 tournament titles.
The Blue Raiders (27-4, 17-1) finished off the regular season with a 34-point win on Senior Day against visiting Florida Atlantic to set a new Conference USA record for wins in league play with their 17th.