BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - Looking for a season sweep of Middle Tennessee for the first time since 2003-04, WKU will square off with the Blue Raiders with first place in C-USA on the line inside the Murphy Center on Thursday evening, its first of four road matchups in its final six regular season games.
Middle Tennessee leads the all-time series in the rivalry by a 41-28 margin, including 25-7 in games played in Murfreesboro, but WKU has claimed three of the last four meetings and has won back-to-back contests in the series for the first time since winning four straight during the 2002-03 and 2003-04 seasons; WKU claimed a 66-51 win in Bowling Green on Jan.