NCAAB Game Recap - MTSU at Marshall
Sat Feb 18, 2017 6:00 PM EST

Pacif
61
Gonz
82
F
Vill
92
Seton
70
F
Kansas
67
Baylor
65
F
Ariz
76
Wash
68
F
USC
70
UCLA
102
F
Colora
73
Oreg
101
F
VaTec
90
Lou
94
F
TxTch
74
WVU
83
F(2OT)
UVA
41
UNC
65
F
Wake
94
Duke
99
F
KY
82
UGA
77
F
Fla
57
MissSt
52
F
MSU
63
Purd
80
F
FSU
66
Pitt
80
F
Tuls
60
Cin
80
F
SMU
76
Hou
66
F
SouthCar
62
Vand
71
F
StMar
70
BYU
57
F
ND
81
NCSU
72
F
TN-M
61
SEMO
90
F
NrthIA
44
WichSt
73
F
SacHr
82
LIU
83
F
David
79
UMass
74
F
Clem
65
Mia-FL
71
F
Charl
85
NE
71
F
Hartfo
52
UNH
82
F
UMassL
102
UMBC
108
F
Mercer
89
Citad
78
F
Mizzu
70
Tenn
90
F
Army
71
Navy
68
F
Elon
65
Drex
56
F
FlGlf
97
USC-Up
89
F(OT)
WIGB
80
WIMil
56
F
Evans
72
Brad
84
F
Lib
67
Winth
84
F
UNCA
66
Campbl
53
F
BGSU
75
Ohio
95
F
StBon
72
Dayt
76
F
StLou
40
Ford
54
F
KSU
64
Tex
61
F
SoFL
71
Tul
94
F
Ill
70
Iowa
66
F
TexAr
68
GASt
67
F
WriSt
74
Clev
68
F(2OT)
RobM
74
CenCT
64
F
Mia-O
58
Buff
71
F
LSU
72
Bama
90
F
Copp
79
SCSt
84
F
NCC
82
MD-ES
69
F
Hamp
61
BethC
62
F
Savan
75
Morg
83
F
UL
85
ULM
84
F
SHSU
53
InWor
69
F
UNCW
83
Hof
76
F
Stetsn
56
NJIT
60
F
UNCG
73
Furm
52
F
StFPA
75
Bry
79
F
Merrim
73
StFNY
55
F
MtStM
79
FaDi
74
F
NoAZ
68
S UT
84
F
Sac
59
MTSt
62
F
E MI
80
W MI
88
F
UTSA
73
N TX
83
F
StJos
68
LaSal
83
F
URI
77
GMas
74
F
Aub
62
TAMU
81
F
UCF
61
ECU
58
F
ORU
72
SDak
86
F
NFla
68
KennSt
85
F
Toled
88
NIU
80
F(OT)
Longw
72
Radf
79
F
Ball
109
CenMI
100
F(OT)
TxSt
67
GaSo
70
F
CenAR
61
NOrl
84
F
JU
69
Lipsco
81
F
ETSU
65
Chat
51
F
MorSt
73
Belm
89
F
W IL
91
NDSU
100
F(2OT)
AF
78
SJSU
83
F(OT)
FAU
94
USM
82
F
AzSt
71
WaSt
86
F
CoCar
78
Troy
87
F
HiPt
75
ChaSo
76
F
MsVl
69
PVAM
82
F
NCAT
53
How
84
F
SFA
60
SeLA
52
F
Princ
66
Brown
51
F
NM
61
Fres
71
F
Wyo
87
Bois
91
F
Pepp
61
LoyMa
82
F
MTSU
97
Marsh
86
F
TCU
71
IaSt
84
F
Miss
80
Ark
98
F
Rut
65
NW
69
F
Nebras
58
OhSt
57
F
ChiSt
65
UMKC
84
F
AlaAM
64
South
77
F
ASU
67
Alc
75
F
Norf
77
FlaAM
65
F(2OT)
Bingha
55
Stony
76
F
W&M
85
Del
64
F
JMU
65
Tows
75
F
VMI
61
Samf
80
F
WCU
56
Woff
84
F
Colum
79
Dart
80
F(OT)
SDSt
97
IPFW
89
F
NoKY
77
YSU
81
F
Corn
75
Harv
87
F
LongB
66
UCSB
48
F
GWebb
84
Presb
56
F
FIU
61
LaTec
77
F
UNCC
48
ODU
72
F
SIU-E
84
APSU
92
F
(N/A)
78
HCU
92
F
Lamar
63
TXAMC
70
F
NWSt
80
Nich
78
F
NMSt
107
UTRGV
101
F
E IL
82
Murr
65
F
TNTec
79
JSU
78
F(OT)
UtSt
66
Nev
77
F
MOSt
76
Drake
73
F
Niag
70
Sien
76
F
UTEP
79
Rice
71
F
Okla
92
OkSt
96
F
Xav
61
Marq
83
F
App
74
USA
87
F
ArkPB
40
TXSo
78
F
Gram
62
JackSt
59
F(OT)
E KY
66
TNSt
68
F
GrCan
77
UtVal
71
F
UND
77
Web
68
F
PorSt
82
Mont
85
F
N CO
87
IdaSt
81
F
CSBak
51
Seatt
48
F
HI
82
CAPoly
61
F
USF
65
Portl
51
F
UCDav
72
CS-Ful
79
F
USD
60
SCla
58
F(2OT)
UCRiv
60
UCIrv
79
F

MTSU 97, Marshall 86

Feb 18, 2017, 6:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

MTSU

47

50

97

Marshall

26

60

86

Williams, Potts help Middle Tennessee to 14th win in C-USA
Sat Feb 18, 2017 9:11 PM

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) JaCorey Williams scored 25 points and Giddy Potts 19 as Middle Tennessee weathered a late Marshall rally to hang on for a 97-86 win, its fourth in a row.

Williams made 9 of 17 shots and has scored 20 or more points in nine games this season. Potts made five 3-pointers, matching his season best from beyond the arc. Middle Tennessee (24-4, 14-1) shot 52 percent (34 of 65) and led for all but a minute en route to its school-record 14th win in Conference USA play.

The victory also gave Coach Kermit Davis his 300th win.

Led by 27 points from C.J.Burks, the Thundering Herd (15-12, 8-6) came thundering back from 24 points down in the final six minutes to come as close as nine with three seconds left. Ryan Taylor added 20 points and 13 rebounds, Jon Elmore 18 points and five assists.

Marshall lost a two-game win streak but remains among five teams clustered behind Middle Tennessee and Louisiana Tech. The top four teams receive a first-round bye.

Middle Tennessee's Reggie Upshaw, 12 points, and Marshall's Taylor are two of only three players in the country with 1,000 points, 50 rebounds, 200 assists, 100 blocks and 100 steals in their careers.

Leaders

MTSU PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
J. Williams 25 0 1 8 1 0
G. Potts 19 0 3 5 0 0
Marshall PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
C. Burks 27 0 2 2 0 0
R. Taylor 20 0 5 13 2 1

Team Comparison

MTSU Marsh
Points For 97 86
Field Goals 34/65-52% 29/64-45%
Three Pointers 6/16-38% 7/24-29%
Free Throws 23/26-88% 21/26-81%
Offensive Rebounds 10 11
Defensive Rebounds 26 24
Rebounds 39 41
Blocks 1 1
Steals 6 4
Turnovers 9 12
Personal Fouls 22 19
Technical Fouls 1 0
Ejections 0 0

2016-17 Reg Season - MTSU Leads Series 2-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Thu Jan 12 Marsh 57 @ MTSU 69 R. Taylor 12 J. Williams 16
Sat Feb 18 MTSU 97 @ Marsh 86 J. Williams 25 C. Burks 27

Game Information

Stadium: Henderson Center, Huntington, West Virginia
Attendance: 7,620
Game Time: