MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Marshall went into the game with Middle Tennessee hoping to bounce back from a close loss at UAB. Instead, the Herd loss tossed Marshall into a tie for second with the Blue Raiders as well as Louisiana Tech with two games to go. With UAB win over WKU, the Herd’s loss also handed the Blazers the outright Conference USA Regular Season Championship.
Marshall rallied from 15 down with a 21-3 run midway through the second half, but Middle Tennessee overcame the loss of both starting guards to shoot 52.4% from three and broke a two-game losing streak with the 83-74 win over the Herd.