Marshall University Athletics
Saturday, February 13
Huntington, W.Va.
4:00 PM
Marshall University
-125, 64 CUSA
96
vs
85
Middle Tennessee
-513, 311 CUSA
1
2
F
Middle Tennessee
44
41
85
Marshall
45
51
96
Photo by: Adam Gue
West’s Career-High 29 Points Propels Herd Past Middle Tennessee
2/13/2021 7:21:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Kinsey records 25 points
Box Score | D'Antoni Press Conference | Quotes
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University men's basketball team (12-5, 6-4 C-USA) finished a two-game sweep over the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (5-13, 3-9 C-USA) by winning 96-85 Saturday afternoon at the Cam Henderson Center.
"Our three guards are as good as it gets in this country," Marshall head coach Dan D'Antoni said about his three starting guards after the game. "I'm excited to watch them and I love coaching them."
Senior Jarrod West tallied a career-high 29 points to lead the team alone in the category for the first time this season as he added six assists and three steals to his stat line. Junior guard Taevion
Kinsey added 25 points on an 11-for-15 day from the field. Kinsey recorded back-to-back games of 25 points.
Redshirt sophomore Andy Taylor with 10 points and nine assists nearly had his fourth career double-double. Redshirt senior Jannson Williams recorded a game-high four blocks in the contest.
After shooting 59.2 percent as a team in Friday's win, the Thundering Herd followed that up by shooting 60.7 percent Saturday.
Just as Friday's contest started, the Blue Raiders began the game shooting hot, leading by as many as nine points nearly seven minutes into the contest. But a pair of 9-0 runs for the Thundering Herd in the opening half propelled Marshall to a 45-44 halftime lead.
After MTSU retook the lead with the opening points of the second half, Marshall outscored the Blue Raiders 18-5 over the next 5:18 to take a lead which it would never relinquish.
The Herd continued its dominance with a 7-0 run on a layup by West, a Taylor three and a highlight-reel dunk by Mikel Beyers to go up 75-63 with just over eight minutes to go.
Five minutes later Beyers with a layup and Kinsey with a three-point basket went on a quick 5-0 run, followed by a West three and a Kinsey layup for another 5-0 run to go up 14, 92-78, for its largest lead of the game.
NOTES
Marshall has won six straight over Middle Tennessee but trail the all-time series, 11-9. It is Marshall's second longest active winning streak against any C-USA opposition (nine straight wins over FIU).
With his three steal on Friday, Jarrod West extended his school record steal mark to 247 and is just four steals shy of UTEP's Randy Culpepper (2008-11) mark at second place all-time in Conference USA history (251).
The Herd began its first three-game win streak of the season. It is the team's first time winning three in a row since ending last season winning three straight prior to the 2020 Conference USA Tournament being canceled.
Saturday was Dan D'Antoni's 80th career win at home as head coach.
Marshall is 6-0 this season when shooting 50 percent or better and 43-7 under D'Antoni.
Kinsey has scored 20 or more points 10 times this season and has scored at least 20 in four of his last five games.
UP NEXT
Marshall returns to action Friday afternoon in Houston, Texas to take on Rice. Tipoff is set for 3 p.m. ET.
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.
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University men's basketball team (12-5, 6-4 C-USA) finished a two-game sweep over the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (5-13, 3-9 C-USA) by winning 96-85 Saturday afternoon at the Cam Henderson Center.
"Our three guards are as good as it gets in this country," Marshall head coach Dan D'Antoni said about his three starting guards after the game. "I'm excited to watch them and I love coaching them."
Senior Jarrod West tallied a career-high 29 points to lead the team alone in the category for the first time this season as he added six assists and three steals to his stat line. Junior guard Taevion
Kinsey added 25 points on an 11-for-15 day from the field. Kinsey recorded back-to-back games of 25 points.
Redshirt sophomore Andy Taylor with 10 points and nine assists nearly had his fourth career double-double. Redshirt senior Jannson Williams recorded a game-high four blocks in the contest.
After shooting 59.2 percent as a team in Friday's win, the Thundering Herd followed that up by shooting 60.7 percent Saturday.
Just as Friday's contest started, the Blue Raiders began the game shooting hot, leading by as many as nine points nearly seven minutes into the contest. But a pair of 9-0 runs for the Thundering Herd in the opening half propelled Marshall to a 45-44 halftime lead.
After MTSU retook the lead with the opening points of the second half, Marshall outscored the Blue Raiders 18-5 over the next 5:18 to take a lead which it would never relinquish.
The Herd continued its dominance with a 7-0 run on a layup by West, a Taylor three and a highlight-reel dunk by Mikel Beyers to go up 75-63 with just over eight minutes to go.
Five minutes later Beyers with a layup and Kinsey with a three-point basket went on a quick 5-0 run, followed by a West three and a Kinsey layup for another 5-0 run to go up 14, 92-78, for its largest lead of the game.
NOTES
Marshall has won six straight over Middle Tennessee but trail the all-time series, 11-9. It is Marshall's second longest active winning streak against any C-USA opposition (nine straight wins over FIU).
With his three steal on Friday, Jarrod West extended his school record steal mark to 247 and is just four steals shy of UTEP's Randy Culpepper (2008-11) mark at second place all-time in Conference USA history (251).
The Herd began its first three-game win streak of the season. It is the team's first time winning three in a row since ending last season winning three straight prior to the 2020 Conference USA Tournament being canceled.
Saturday was Dan D'Antoni's 80th career win at home as head coach.
Marshall is 6-0 this season when shooting 50 percent or better and 43-7 under D'Antoni.
Kinsey has scored 20 or more points 10 times this season and has scored at least 20 in four of his last five games.
UP NEXT
Marshall returns to action Friday afternoon in Houston, Texas to take on Rice. Tipoff is set for 3 p.m. ET.
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.
Team Stats
MT
MARM
FG%
.500
.607
3FG%
.500
.357
FT%
.778
.857
RB
29
29
TO
15
15
STL
10
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
29
FGM
10
3FGM
5
FTM
4
Pts
25
FGM
11
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
F
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