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Middle Tennessee cruises past Bethune-Cookman, 71-51

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee turned a top-notch defensive performance into a win on Friday night, cruising past Bethune-Cookman 71-51 to improve to 2-0 on the season in the Murphy Center.

The Blue Raiders forced the Wildcats into 20 turnovers, scoring 25 points off of the change in possession to pull away from the SWAC team down the stretch.

Middle Tennessee has forced 48 turnovers to open the season, the most turnovers forced by a MT team in their first two games in over 20 years.

"I was really pleased with our team tonight," head coach said.