MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Middle Tennessee cruised to a 96-51 victory over Oglethorpe in the season opener Monday morning at the Murphy Center.
In a packed-out arena, the Blue Raiders dominated from the start, going on a quick 8-0 run thanks to two threes by and and two second chance points from .
The blistering noise by the Rutherford County School District and the hounding Blue Raider defense took the Stormy Petrels by storm, giving up just 22 points in the first half on 21.4 percent field goal shooting and 10 percent from the arc. In the first half, MTSU forced seven turnovers and blocked five shots at the rim, including a volleyball spike by Bufford.