Middle Tennessee 81, Troy 58
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| Team Stat Comparison |
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TROY |
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE |
| Points |
58 |
81 |
| FG Made-Attempted |
17-45 (.378) |
31-49 (.633) |
| 3P Made-Attempted |
7-26 (.269) |
9-20 (.450) |
| FT Made-Attempted |
17-24 (.708) |
10-16 (.625) |
| Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) |
13 (0/0) |
22 (0/0) |
| Largest Lead |
0 |
23 |
| Next 5 Games |
| TROY (ET) |
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE (ET) |
| 03/05 @ULL 9:05pm | | 03/09 @MTSU 4:00pm | | 11/15 UAB 3:00pm | | 11/17 @UNCW 7:00pm | | 11/20 CENT 5:30pm |
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| 03/05 ULM 8:30pm | | 03/09 TROY 4:00pm | | 03/10 @USA 7:30pm | | 03/11 @WKU 9:00pm | | 11/14 TNU 8:00pm |
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Associated Press
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) -- Kevin Kanaskie shot 22 points and four other Middle Tennessee State players scored in double figures as the Blue Raiders beat Troy State 81-58 Saturday.
Middle Tennessee (14-14, 11-7 Sun Belt Conference) jumped out on top of Troy (11-18, 4-14) on a 3-pointer by
Nigel Johnson and a jumper by Kanaskie on their first two possessions of the game.
The Blue Raiders led 49-34 at the break and were up by as many as 17 in the second half.
The Trojans shot just 37.8 (17-of-45) percent from the floor and 26.9 (7-of-26) percent from behind the arc.
Middle Tennessee was 63.3 (31-of-49) percent from the floor and 45 (9-of-20) percent from behind the arc.
Kanaskie was 8-of-11 shooting from the floor. Johnson added 14 points,
Desmond Yates and
Theryn Hudson had 13 each and
Demetrius Green scored 11 points. Yates also grabbed eight rebounds.
O' Darien Bassett led Troy with 19 points, while
Jerome Odem and
Justin Jonus added 12 each in the loss.
Troy 58, 
Middle Tennessee State 81