MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Conference USA entered bonus play to decide conference tournament seeding on Saturday, and Middle Tennessee got off on the right foot.
With Charlotte (6-20, 3-12) visiting the Murphy Center for the second time in 16 days, the Blue Raiders (9-19, 6-9) cruised to an 86-67 win, their ninth in 10 games all-time against the 49ers and ninth in a row in the series.
"I was really pleased with the way we played almost the entire night," Middle Tennessee head coach Nick McDevitt said. "I thought we were locked in for the majority of the night on them as a team.