12/5/2015 Middle Tennessee State v. South Alabama Game Preview

South Alabama Jaguars (3-5, 1-4 away)
Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders (5-2, 2-1 home)
December 5, 2015 at 6:00 PM ET
Non-Conference Regular Season

Murphy Center
Murfreesboro, Tennessee

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2015-2016 Team Stats

GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
South Alabama3340.869.223.858.1.4096.520.0.32315.222.6.67311.124.835.810.66.74.014.720.1
Middle Tennessee State3540.172.526.057.9.4498.020.5.39012.620.5.6169.925.535.413.06.13.512.020.0
USA Opponents3340.873.525.359.8.4227.021.9.31916.022.6.70511.525.637.113.85.83.413.219.7
MTSU Opponents3540.168.923.554.3.4336.619.0.34915.122.7.6688.625.133.712.05.92.913.418.6


Head to Head Since 2002-2003

Date Away Team Home Team Score Winner Game Type Venue
Dec 6, 2014
Middle Tennessee State
South Alabama		 68 - 67
Middle Tennessee State		 Non-Conference Regular Season Mitchell Center
Nov 30, 2013
South Alabama
Middle Tennessee State		 55 - 65
Middle Tennessee State		 Non-Conference Regular Season Murphy Center
Feb 21, 2013
South Alabama
Middle Tennessee State		 50 - 85
Middle Tennessee State		 Conference Regular Season Murphy Center
Jan 5, 2013
Middle Tennessee State
South Alabama		 60 - 56
Middle Tennessee State		 Conference Regular Season Mitchell Center
Jan 21, 2012
Middle Tennessee State
South Alabama		 68 - 47
Middle Tennessee State		 Conference Regular Season Mitchell Center
Dec 31, 2011
South Alabama
Middle Tennessee State		 52 - 68
Middle Tennessee State		 Conference Regular Season Murphy Center
Feb 5, 2011
South Alabama
Middle Tennessee State		 62 - 85
Middle Tennessee State		 Conference Regular Season Murphy Center
Jan 2, 2011
Middle Tennessee State
South Alabama		 57 - 63
South Alabama		 Conference Regular Season Mitchell Center
Feb 20, 2010
South Alabama
Middle Tennessee State		 54 - 81
Middle Tennessee State		 Conference Regular Season Murphy Center
Feb 6, 2010
Middle Tennessee State
South Alabama		 80 - 68
Middle Tennessee State		 Conference Regular Season Mitchell Center
Feb 19, 2009
South Alabama
Middle Tennessee State		 63 - 57
South Alabama		 Conference Regular Season Murphy Center
Jan 3, 2009
Middle Tennessee State
South Alabama		 82 - 67
Middle Tennessee State		 Conference Regular Season Mitchell Center
Mar 10, 2008
Middle Tennessee State
South Alabama		 82 - 73
Middle Tennessee State		 Conference Tournament Mitchell Center
Feb 14, 2008
South Alabama
Middle Tennessee State		 70 - 76
Middle Tennessee State		 Conference Regular Season Murphy Center
Dec 22, 2007
Middle Tennessee State
South Alabama		 61 - 75
South Alabama		 Conference Regular Season Mitchell Center
Mar 4, 2007
Middle Tennessee State
South Alabama		 63 - 60
Middle Tennessee State		 Conference Tournament Cajundome
Feb 3, 2007
South Alabama
Middle Tennessee State		 61 - 38
South Alabama		 Conference Regular Season Murphy Center
Jan 2, 2007
Middle Tennessee State
South Alabama		 59 - 51
Middle Tennessee State		 Conference Regular Season Mitchell Center
Jan 19, 2006
Middle Tennessee State
South Alabama		 63 - 75
South Alabama		 Conference Regular Season Mitchell Center
Jan 20, 2005
South Alabama
Middle Tennessee State		 59 - 56
South Alabama		 Conference Regular Season Murphy Center
Jan 22, 2004
Middle Tennessee State
South Alabama		 72 - 63
Middle Tennessee State		 Conference Regular Season Mitchell Center
Mar 9, 2003
South Alabama
Middle Tennessee State		 69 - 72
Middle Tennessee State		 Conference Tournament E. A. Diddle Arena
Jan 16, 2003
South Alabama
Middle Tennessee State		 64 - 53
South Alabama		 Conference Regular Season Murphy Center

2015-2016 South Alabama Jaguars Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters B. Stevens III K. Williams N. Stover G. Boyanov T. Whittingham
Rotation T. Johnson S. Calhoun D. Muepo-Kelly   N. Marijan
Rotation   J. Brown N. Davis    
Lim PT D. Epps        

2015-2016 Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters G. Potts J. Raymond P. Buford R. Upshaw, Jr. D. Harris
Rotation E. Simpson, Jr.   X. Habersham    
Rotation J. Ivory        
Rotation Q. Copeland        
Lim PT   A. Foote   J. Phillips  
Lim PT       K. Gamble  

South Alabama Jaguars Player Stats

# Player Pos GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
33 Josh Ajayi PF - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
10 Georgi Boyanov F 33 25.4 10.4 3.4 6.7 .505 0.6 1.7 .333 3.1 4.2 .727 2.6 4.7 7.4 0.4 0.8 0.4 1.3 2.3
22 John Brown G 32 16.2 5.1 1.9 4.6 .422 0.5 1.6 .314 0.7 0.9 .786 0.7 1.4 2.1 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.9 1.0
0 Shaq Calhoun SG 33 19.1 8.7 2.9 7.1 .404 1.5 4.2 .355 1.5 2.0 .742 0.5 1.8 2.3 0.5 1.3 0.2 1.6 2.3
21 Nick Davis GF 25 13.1 2.6 1.0 2.3 .414 0.2 1.0 .250 0.4 0.8 .524 0.9 2.8 3.6 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.6 2.0
13 Devin Epps G 11 2.3 0.5 0.1 0.1 1.000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.5 .800 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5
30 Ethan Haslam GF - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2 Taishaun Johnson G 5 18.6 10.2 3.4 8.8 .386 0.0 2.4 .000 3.4 4.6 .739 1.2 2.0 3.2 2.0 0.2 0.0 1.8 1.4
11 Nikola Marijan C 32 12.2 2.3 0.9 2.1 .418 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 1.1 .500 1.0 1.5 2.5 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.1 3.0
42 Trhae Mitchell F - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
25 D.J. Muepo-Kelly F 32 15.9 4.7 1.9 4.4 .437 0.0 0.1 .250 0.8 1.5 .532 1.5 2.4 3.9 0.4 0.9 0.9 1.0 2.2
4 Barrington Stevens III G 33 28.2 5.7 1.8 5.2 .353 0.8 2.2 .365 1.2 1.6 .755 0.4 2.2 2.7 2.5 0.7 0.0 1.9 1.9
24 Nick Stover F 33 28.6 10.1 3.5 8.5 .411 1.0 2.9 .330 2.2 3.2 .686 0.9 2.6 3.5 1.7 0.8 0.5 2.3 2.2
20 Tafari Whittingham F 30 18.4 4.8 1.8 4.4 .414 0.1 0.3 .250 1.1 2.9 .384 1.2 2.4 3.6 0.2 0.4 0.7 1.3 2.6
1 Ken Williams G 31 31.1 15.5 4.9 13.5 .366 2.0 6.3 .313 3.6 4.5 .800 0.6 2.8 3.4 3.4 0.8 0.2 2.6 1.2

Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders Player Stats

# Player Pos GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
2 Perrin Buford GF 35 29.1 12.0 4.7 9.3 .506 0.5 1.1 .421 2.2 3.2 .685 1.8 4.1 5.9 2.0 0.7 1.1 1.9 2.6
24 Qua Copeland PG 35 15.0 4.7 1.9 4.5 .418 0.3 1.3 .239 0.6 1.0 .647 0.1 0.9 0.9 1.8 0.4 0.0 1.5 1.2
45 Aldonis Foote G 29 8.7 2.9 1.2 2.4 .486 0.1 0.4 .364 0.4 0.8 .565 0.6 1.6 2.1 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.5 1.6
25 Karl Gamble PF 32 4.2 0.9 0.3 0.9 .333 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.7 .435 0.4 0.7 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.9
4 Xavier Habersham F 34 11.2 3.1 1.1 3.1 .352 0.6 1.9 .344 0.3 0.5 .529 0.4 1.2 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.3
0 Darnell Harris F 35 26.6 11.7 3.9 9.6 .411 1.7 4.2 .397 2.1 3.3 .641 1.4 2.7 4.0 1.2 0.5 0.7 1.3 2.6
5 Jacob Ivory G 16 16.1 3.8 0.9 2.6 .341 0.1 0.4 .143 1.9 2.1 .912 0.1 1.4 1.6 1.8 0.7 0.1 1.0 1.7
14 Chase Miller G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
3 Joshua Phillips F 27 5.3 1.1 0.4 0.9 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.6 .438 0.4 1.1 1.6 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.6 1.1
20 Giddy Potts G 28 29.0 14.9 5.0 10.1 .493 2.8 5.6 .506 2.2 2.9 .762 0.9 4.4 5.4 1.3 1.1 0.4 1.1 3.0
10 Jaqawn Raymond SG 35 23.7 5.3 1.7 4.2 .404 0.9 2.6 .352 1.0 1.6 .643 0.4 1.7 2.1 1.8 1.0 0.1 1.3 2.4
11 Edward Simpson, Jr. G 30 21.7 5.0 1.7 4.6 .372 1.0 2.8 .341 0.6 1.3 .487 0.4 2.2 2.6 1.8 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.8
31 Stephen Strachan G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
30 Reggie Upshaw, Jr. F 35 31.2 13.7 5.3 10.6 .497 0.8 2.0 .380 2.4 4.8 .494 2.9 5.6 8.5 2.2 1.5 0.8 1.8 2.3

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