MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — When the clock hit triple zeroes, the Blue Zoo was loose.
The Middle Tennessee State student section rushed the court after their Blue Raiders' big rivalry win over Western Kentucky, securing the Conference USA East Division title with a 69-52 victory on Saturday night in the Murphy Center.
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Middle Tennessee (22-7, 13-3 C-USA) once again used its bench to its advantage, scoring 26 points with their reserves compared to just one bench point from a short-handed Western Kentucky (17-12, 9-7 C-USA), which had two starters miss the game.