Marshall University Athletics
Thursday, February 24
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
7 PM ET/6 PM CT
Marshall University
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Photo by: Rick Haye
Herd Men’s Basketball Heads to Tennessee
2/23/2022 4:52:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT against the Blue Raiders
GAME 29 | MARSHALL THUNDERING HERD (11-17, 4-11 C-USA) at MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS (20-7, 11-3 C-USA)
Thursday, Feb. 24 | 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT
Murphy Center | Murfreesboro, Tenn.
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University men's basketball team heads to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, to take on the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Thursday night.
HOW TO FOLLOW
WATCH: ESPN+
LIVE STATS: STAT BROADCAST
MARSHALL GAME NOTES: Notes
HAVE YOU HEARD
The Herd took down the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles, 74-60, on Monday night in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
Redshirt sophomore Andrew Taylor led the Herd in scoring for the second-straight contest as he poured in 17 points. The Corbin, Kentucky, native had four assists and was one of six Marshall student-athletes with five rebounds in the victory.
Junior Taevion Kinsey added 16 points, and like Taylor, had five rebounds and four helpers.
Freshman David Early had 13 points and shot a perfect 4-for-4 from the behind the arc.
Marshall head coach Dan D'Antoni picked up the 139th victory of his career.
The Herd made a three in its 998th consecutive game, with the last contest without a triple occurring on Feb. 27, 1989, in a win over App State.
Kinsey has scored 10 or more points in 59 of his last 60 games.
Taylor has tallied at least 10 points in his last nine games and has 21 games this season in double figures.
Early has recorded back-to-back double-figure scoring efforts.
Marshall outscored Southern Miss 36-32 in the paint.
SCOUTING MIDDLE TENNESSEE
The Blue Raiders enter the contest on a six-game win streak coming into Thursday. MT is 13-0 at home this season.
Middle Tennessee holds its opponents to 31.7 percent from three-point range, second best in Conference USA.
Josh Jefferson's 15 points per game leads the Blue Raiders and is ninth best in the conference. Jefferson is also 48th in the nation in free-throw percentage at 86.4 percent.
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, Feb. 24 | 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT
Murphy Center | Murfreesboro, Tenn.
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University men's basketball team heads to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, to take on the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Thursday night.
HOW TO FOLLOW
WATCH: ESPN+
LIVE STATS: STAT BROADCAST
MARSHALL GAME NOTES: Notes
HAVE YOU HEARD
The Herd took down the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles, 74-60, on Monday night in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
Redshirt sophomore Andrew Taylor led the Herd in scoring for the second-straight contest as he poured in 17 points. The Corbin, Kentucky, native had four assists and was one of six Marshall student-athletes with five rebounds in the victory.
Junior Taevion Kinsey added 16 points, and like Taylor, had five rebounds and four helpers.
Freshman David Early had 13 points and shot a perfect 4-for-4 from the behind the arc.
Marshall head coach Dan D'Antoni picked up the 139th victory of his career.
The Herd made a three in its 998th consecutive game, with the last contest without a triple occurring on Feb. 27, 1989, in a win over App State.
Kinsey has scored 10 or more points in 59 of his last 60 games.
Taylor has tallied at least 10 points in his last nine games and has 21 games this season in double figures.
Early has recorded back-to-back double-figure scoring efforts.
Marshall outscored Southern Miss 36-32 in the paint.
SCOUTING MIDDLE TENNESSEE
The Blue Raiders enter the contest on a six-game win streak coming into Thursday. MT is 13-0 at home this season.
Middle Tennessee holds its opponents to 31.7 percent from three-point range, second best in Conference USA.
Josh Jefferson's 15 points per game leads the Blue Raiders and is ninth best in the conference. Jefferson is also 48th in the nation in free-throw percentage at 86.4 percent.
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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