LYNCHBURG, Va. - The Middle Tennessee men's basketball program dropped a heavyweight matchup with the Liberty Flames, 73-63, Saturday night in Liberty Arena.
After a stagnant start by both offenses, MTSU took a 4-0 lead three minutes into the game thanks to a jumper from and an post move on the low block.
Each team found its grove and settled into the contest following the under-16 media timeout. hit two quick pull-up threes for Middle Tennessee to hit the 10-point mark first, but the Flames followed it up with an 11-0 run to put the Blue Raiders down 18-10 with 11 minutes to play in the first half.