MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The 2022-23 Conference USA season tips off this week, with your Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders facing off against Rice this Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Murphy Center.
Both teams enter the C-USA opener 1-1, with home wins and road losses to start the year. The Blue Raiders enter Tuesday night's game the winners of 18 straight in the Glass House. That night is MTSU's "Sweet Steal" promotional game, with a Sweet Station on the Concourse level and foam 3-pointer hands to be given away.
Picked seventh in the C-USA preseason poll, Rice enters Tuesday's matchup with a proclivity for the three-point shot, along with a reputation for staying out of foul trouble.