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(Photo by Kaitlyn Hungerford/ MTSU Sidelines).

Men’s Basketball: Blue Raiders add two key transfers to 2020-21 roster

CIM Digital April 19, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic may have put all sports on hold for the indefinite future for this season, but for the scheduled 2020-21 season of college athletics, the show must go on. And no coach has made...

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Men’s Basketball: Blue Raiders fall shy again in loss to UTEP 60-56

Sidelines March 5, 2020

Story by Trevor Aldridge / Staff Writer Middle Tennessee State 7-23 (3-14) fell to UTEP 16-14 (7-10) by the narrow margin of 60-56 Wednesday night at the Murphy Center. “I thought our team competed,...

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Men’s Basketball: Blue Raiders deliver best performance of the season in win vs USM

CIM Digital February 23, 2020

MTSU needed to win every game remaining on its schedule to realistically qualify for the Conference USA Tournament, and after Saturday's game in Hattiesburg, check one game off the list. The Blue Raiders...

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Men’s Basketball: Hometown hero Sims snaps losing streak for MTSU

CIM Digital January 25, 2020

Back-breaking loss after loss, one could be forgiven for expecting the worse as Southern Miss closed the deficit against MTSU Saturday night in the Murphy Center. Eleven consecutive losses, many by the...

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Men’s Basketball: Blue Raiders slow start extends losing skid

CIM Digital January 24, 2020

Getting behind by double digits, mounting a solid comeback, but still losing. A script that has gotten stale, but keeps happening for the MTSU Blue Raiders basketball program. The Blue Raiders (4-16,...

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Men’s Basketball: Raiders lose 10th straight game to FIU 83-69

CIM Digital January 18, 2020

After a brutal overtime loss on Thursday to Florida Atlantic, MTSU (4-15, 0-6) never caught up to the fast-paced FIU Panthers (13-6, 4-2) in the Blue Raiders tenth consecutive loss. As opposed to its...

Men's Basketball: Wild rally falls short in MTSU loss to Charlotte 68-62

Men’s Basketball: Wild rally falls short in MTSU loss to Charlotte 68-62

CIM Digital January 4, 2020

Photo by Kaitlyn Hungerford Another game, another big deficit with a big last minute comeback, and the result the same on the record. That is the story Saturday evening for MTSU basketball in Charlotte...

Antonio Green drives to the bucket during MTSU's 96-82 win over Mars Hill on Wednesday night. (Photo by Kaitlyn Hungerford/ MTSU Sidelines)

Men’s Basketball: Blue Raiders weather Mars Hill offensive flurry and fend off upset bid

CIM Digital November 16, 2019

Murfreesboro, TN- It took awhile, about 30 game minutes to be exact, for Middle Tennessee State (3-0) to pull away from Division II opponent Mars Hill, but they eventually did on Wednesday night. The 96-82...

Donovan Sims drives to the bucket against Lipscomb's Michael Buckland during the Blue Raiders 73-70 win on Saturday. (Photo by Devin Grimes/ MT Athletics)

Men’s Basketball: Late game heroics push MTSU past Lipscomb.

CIM Digital November 10, 2019

Nashville, TN- Blue Raider transfer guard C.J. Jones had his signature performance in an MTSU uniform as his six three-point buckets resulted in 23 points. The sixth shot from behind the arc with only...

Antonio Green shoots a floater in the lane against Maryville College. Green lit up the Murphy Center with 30 points on 8/12 shooting from the field. (Photo by Kaitlyn Hungerford/ MTSU Sidelines)

Men’s Basketball: Blue Raiders shrug off slow start in opening game blowout

CIM Digital November 7, 2019

Murfreesboro, TN- An opening tip at 11 in the morning against a weak opponent seems like a snooze-fest. But thanks to MTSU head coach Nick McDevitt's fast-paced offense, it turned into a thriller. The...

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