Marshall University Athletics
Thursday, January 9
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
7:30 p.m. EST/6:30 p.m. CST
Marshall University
at
Middle Tennessee
Photo by: Rick Haye
Men’s Basketball Heads to Middle Tennessee for First Conference USA Road Test
1/8/2020 12:55:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Marshall looks to get back into the win column after Saturday’s loss to North Texas
GAME 15 | MARSHALL (7-8, 1-1 C-USA) at Middle Tennessee (4-11, 0-2 C-USA)
Thursday, Jan. 9 | 7:30 p.m. EST/6:30 p.m. CST
Murphy Center | Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Marshall Game Notes
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall men's basketball goes on the road for the first time in 2020 to take on the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders on Thursday night in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
HOW TO FOLLOW
WATCH: ESPN+
LISTEN: HerdZone
LIVE STATS: Sidearm
HAVE YOU HERD
Jarrod West is seventh in Div. I in steals with 38 this season. The junior now has 175 career-steals, fourth most in program history. Around the country, West is third among active Division I juniors and tied for 14th among all active Division I student-athletes in career steals.
Jannson Williams now has 124 career blocks, which ranks the redshirt junior seventh in Division I among active juniors and 30th among all active players.
Taevion Kinsey is second in Conference USA with 71.
West leads C-USA in minutes played with 35:28 per contest.
The Thundering Herd ranks second in total blocks with 104, behind FIU's nation leading 107, while sitting in 13th nationally with 147 steals.
SCOUTING MIDDLE TENNESSEE
The Blue Raiders are led by C.J. Jones who is scoring 16.3 points per game this season and currently leads the squad with a 47.1 field goal percentage.
Forward Tyson Jackson has brought down a team-best 5.7 rebounds per game and has blocked a team-high 14 shots.
Guard Donovan Sims leads the Blue Raiders with 62 assists.
Middle Tennessee has been outscored by 3.9 points per game this season and has been outrebounded on average by 1.7 boards per contest. MT's opponents are also shooting 45.4 percent from the field.
For all the latest information about Marshall men's basketball, follow @HerdMBB on Twitter and Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
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Thursday, Jan. 9 | 7:30 p.m. EST/6:30 p.m. CST
Murphy Center | Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Marshall Game Notes
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall men's basketball goes on the road for the first time in 2020 to take on the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders on Thursday night in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
HOW TO FOLLOW
WATCH: ESPN+
LISTEN: HerdZone
LIVE STATS: Sidearm
HAVE YOU HERD
Jarrod West is seventh in Div. I in steals with 38 this season. The junior now has 175 career-steals, fourth most in program history. Around the country, West is third among active Division I juniors and tied for 14th among all active Division I student-athletes in career steals.
Jannson Williams now has 124 career blocks, which ranks the redshirt junior seventh in Division I among active juniors and 30th among all active players.
Taevion Kinsey is second in Conference USA with 71.
West leads C-USA in minutes played with 35:28 per contest.
The Thundering Herd ranks second in total blocks with 104, behind FIU's nation leading 107, while sitting in 13th nationally with 147 steals.
SCOUTING MIDDLE TENNESSEE
The Blue Raiders are led by C.J. Jones who is scoring 16.3 points per game this season and currently leads the squad with a 47.1 field goal percentage.
Forward Tyson Jackson has brought down a team-best 5.7 rebounds per game and has blocked a team-high 14 shots.
Guard Donovan Sims leads the Blue Raiders with 62 assists.
Middle Tennessee has been outscored by 3.9 points per game this season and has been outrebounded on average by 1.7 boards per contest. MT's opponents are also shooting 45.4 percent from the field.
For all the latest information about Marshall men's basketball, follow @HerdMBB on Twitter and Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
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