Scores

Final

Troy 58

(7-12, 2-6 Sun Belt)

Mid Tennessee 71

(20-2, 9-0 Sun Belt)

Coverage: ESPN3

8:00 PM ET, January 26, 2012

Murphy Athletic Center, Murfreesboro, TN

1 2 T
TROY 30 2858
MTU 39 3271

Top Performers

Troy: W. Weathers 22 Pts, 5 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl

Middle Tennessee: L. Dendy 17 Pts, 7 Reb, 2 Ast

Middle Tennessee 71, Troy 58

Associated Press

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- LaRon Dendy and Raymond Cintron scored 17 points apiece and Middle Tennessee won its 12th straight game, defeating Troy 71-58 on Thursday night.

Dendy and Cintron both shot 6 of 9 from the field for the Blue Raiders, who finished at 49.1 percent (26 of 53) as a team. Cintron also had a game-high five 3-pointers and Dendy added a game-high seven rebounds.

Middle Tennessee (20-2, 9-0 Sun Belt Conference) trailed 18-17 before Dendy hit a jumper that sparked an 18-5 run and gave the Blue Raiders a 35-22 lead with 3:07 left in the first half.

The Blue Raiders wouldn't look back, pushing the lead to as much as 18 in the second half.

Will Weathers led Troy (7-12, 2-6) with 22 points and Justin Wright scored 13 but no other Trojan scored more than eight.

Middle Tennessee dished out 23 team assists compared to just eight for Troy.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
TROY
MTU
Points 58 71
FG Made-Attempted 23-50 (.460) 26-53 (.491)
3P Made-Attempted 5-18 (.278) 7-17 (.412)
FT Made-Attempted 7-12 (.583) 12-22 (.545)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 17 (0/0) 13 (0/0)
Largest Lead 2 18

Game Leaders

 
TROY
MTU
PointsW. Weathers 22L. Dendy 17
ReboundsS. Cunningham 7L. Dendy 7
AssistsS. Cunningham 3B. Massey 7
StealsS. Cunningham 2S. Jones 3
Team Stats: Troy | Middle Tennessee

2011-12 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 5, 2012 MTU 63, @TROY 53Recap
» Jan 26, 2012 @MTU 71, TROY 58Recap

Next 5 Games

TROY
MTU
01/29 @USA 6:05pm
02/02 FIU 8:30pm
02/04 ULL 8:30pm
02/11 WKU 2:00pm
02/16 @ARST 8:05pm
 01/28 @VAN 2:00pm
02/02 @UNT 8:00pm
02/04 @DEN 4:00pm
02/09 WKU 8:00pm
02/11 UALR 1:00pm
Complete Schedule: Troy | Middle Tennessee

Sun Belt - East Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Middle Tennessee14-225-6
South Alabama8-817-12
Western Kentucky7-915-18
Florida Atlantic7-911-19
Troy5-1110-18
Florida International5-118-21
View expanded standings »