Marshall University Athletics

Thursday, January 27
Huntington, W.Va.
7 PM

Marshall University

vs

Middle Tennessee

Dan D'Antoni
Photo by: Elyse Appelblatt

Herd Men’s Hoops Welcomes the Blue Raiders on Thursday

1/26/2022 4:35:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Opening tip is scheduled for 7 p.m.

GAME 20 | MARSHALL THUNDERING HERD (7-12, 0-6 C-USA) vs. MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS (12-6, 3-2 C-USA)
Thursday, Jan. 27 | 7:00 p.m. ET
Cam Henderson Center | Huntington, W.Va.
                                   
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University men's basketball team hosts the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders on Thursday night in Huntington.
 
HOW TO FOLLOW
WATCH: ESPN+
LIVE STATS: SIDEARM
MARSHALL GAME NOTES: Notes
 
HAVE YOU HEARD
MU fell to the Florida Atlantic Owls, 71-60, on Saturday in Boca Raton, Florida.
 
Junior Taevion Kinsey reached the 20-point plateau with 21 against the Owls. The Columbus, Ohio, native also snagged a game-high seven rebounds in the loss.
 
Senior Darius George had 12 points as he went 5-for-7 from the field.
 
Kinsey reached his 53rd consecutive outing in double-figure scoring. The Columbus, Ohio native notched his 14th game of 20 points this season. 
 
The Herd made a three in its 989th consecutive game, with the last contest without a triple occurring on Feb. 27, 1989, in a win over App State.  
 
George played in his 130th career game, tying C.J. Burks (2015-19) for third-most in program history.
 
Kinsey has 1,739 points in his career and passed George Stone (1965-68) for 10th-most points in program history. Stone tallied 1,723 points in his Marshall career.
 
Kinsey has scored 10 or more points in his last 53 games.
 
Anochili-Killen is third in total blocks in the nation with 73.
 
The Herd is ninth in total blocks with 112 rejections.
 
SCOUTING MIDDLE TENNESSEE
The Blue Raiders are on a three-game winning streak after besting the Southern Miss Golden Eagles, 74-60, on Saturday.
 
Josh Jefferson leads a trio of MT student-athletes averaging double-figure points at 12.9.
 
The Blue Raiders are second in Conference USA, 23rd in the country, in turnovers forced per game at 16.7.
 
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