Middle Tennessee beats Evansville 73-68
Middle Tennessee State beat Evansville 73-68 on Tuesday at Murphy Center, using strong defense to limit the Purple Aces to 35.5% shooting and hold center AJ Casey scoreless on 10 attempts. MTSU built a 14-point first-half lead before Evansville rallied to tie the game at 34, but the Blue Raiders held on. Quintero Barnett led MTSU with 18 points, while Bryce Quinet scored 19 points and added seven assists for Evansville; Max Langenfeld contributed a career-high 18 points for the Aces.







