MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Middle Tennessee men's basketball team overcame an eight-point halftime deficit to win its second consecutive C-USA game over UTSA, 79-71, on Saturday afternoon.
had a game-high 26 points and (15), (14) and (13) each scored in double-digits for the Blue Raiders (10-5, 2-1 C-USA).
The Middle Tennessee defense showed up when it had to and did not allow UTSA (3-14, 1-3 C-USA) to score for the final 4:17 of the game. The unit also came away with 11 steals and held the Roadrunners to a 44 shooting percentage from the field.