Middle Tennessee (1/30/10)

[chrisfisher]

This looks alot like the WKU game... we start out slow, get behind and step it up close to the end of the first half.

[CMJ]

MTSU 35

NT 31

Halftime

Yates with 3 fouls could prove big for us in the 2nd stanza

[GrandGreen]

Not bad with Tramiel on the bench most of the half.

[chrisfisher]

Not bad with Tramiel on the bench most of the half.

I was just about to post the same... and on top of that, Thompson hasn't really gotten going yet...

[CMJ]

MTSU 40

NT 36

Under 16 media TO

Yates has FOUR fouls now.

[CMJ]

MTSU 45

NT 40

11:31 to go

Foul trouble all over the place by both teams.

[chrisfisher]

So does Tramiel (4 fouls).

Edited January 31, 2010 by chrisfisher

[CMJ]

MTSU 54

NT 48

7:39 to go

[CMJ]

MTSU 63

NT 55

3:15 to go

Tramiel fouls out

[CMJ]

MTSU 64

NT 61

Blue raider TO with about 2:25 minutes left

[CMJ]

MTSU 66

NT 64

Mean Green timeout...maybe 90 seconds left

[greeninok]

We are making this one interesting....

[CMJ]

Mangrum throws the ball away...MTSU dunk...looks grim now

[chrisfisher]

got interesting there for a few, but it looks like this one might be over now with the White air ball... great effort and heart though.

[CMJ]

MTSU 69

NT 64

Final

[Censored by Laurie]

94 feet of heat indeed. Fire JJ...time to cut our losses.

[TheTastyGreek]

94 feet of heat indeed. Fire JJ...time to cut our losses.

No way. Our bench won the scoring battle.

[NTEdgex2]

Rats!

GMG!

[GrandGreen]

A dissappointing but not awful loss. Tramiel apparently just ran out of gas after two great games. Mangrum getting 25 minutes was unusual. Spencer's best effort. I think NT can handle this team in a neutral site. However, with the refs in this game, it might be misleading.

[KRAM1]

Made it interesting, and I was proud of the way the team battled back to make it a game near the end. Foul trouble hurt, I think, at the end. Anyway, tough loss, but i do think the team is building momentum toward the tournament.

Go Mean Green!

[greeninok]

I hate that we lost to Middle, but if had my choice I would rather beat WKU and lose to Middle, than lose to WKu and beat Middle. The reason behind this is that we have proved we can beat Middle in the past and haven't beat Western in the past. I feel WKU will be in the mix come tourney time along with us. So now that we can know we can beat WKU, hopefully it will we a confidence boost if we see them in Hot Springs with an automatic bid on the line.

[Green Crazy]

it's going to be really tough to get to 20 wins now. i think the streak is over.

[foutsrouts]

Tough loss. When our guards play 125 out of 200 minutes, and go a combined 10-31 with 10 boards and 3 assists, it kind of makes me want to ditch the 3 guard lineup and go big. It made more sense when we had McCoy, Johnson, and Dennis out there, but I'm not so sure about that now. Missing Hogans and the lack of experience for Holmen certainly hurts, but aAt least Spencer sounded like he deserves a shot at more minutes.

[UNT90]

Point guard

[BleedGreen]

Tough loss. When our guards play 125 out of 200 minutes, and go a combined 10-31 with 10 boards and 3 assists, it kind of makes me want to ditch the 3 guard lineup and go big. It made more sense when we had McCoy, Johnson, and Dennis out there, but I'm not so sure about that now. Missing Hogans and the lack of experience for Holmen certainly hurts, but aAt least Spencer sounded like he deserves a shot at more minutes.

Our bench is abolutely killing us. Of course, Dominique and Kedrick would have been the 6th and 7th men off the bench but still. Richard Thomas is doing nothing, obviously in the dog house. Collin and Jacob Holmen are making way too many mistakes right now It's said when Cam Spencer is the best off the bench but hey, at least he could maybe give us some minutes in Hot Springs. Without a decent bench, we go nowhere in the Sun Belt Tournament. The thoughts at the beginning of the year that we would have the deepest bench in the Belt is now turning into a major weakness.