Syracuse basketball opponent preview: Visual breakdown of Middle Tennessee State
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No. 10 seed Syracuse will face No. 15 seed Middle Tennessee State on Sunday at 6:10 p.m.
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The Blue Raiders shoot just 61.7 percent from the free-throw line. Out of 346 Division I teams that qualify, that ranks 342nd-best.
Middle Tennessee State is 2-15 all-time against the current Atlantic Coast Conference teams. Its two wins came over Florida State in March of 1989 and Virginia Tech in November of 1987.
The Blue Raiders have shot 692 3-pointers this season which is a school record. Since the 2011-12 season, MTSU’s 3-point attempts have risen each year. It broke the previous school record of 682 during its NCAA Tournament first round upset of Michigan State.
It has been 7,735 days since the last time Middle Tennessee State finished a game with zero made 3s — a matchup against Murray State on Jan. 14, 1995. The streak spans 19 seasons.
MTSU’s 123 wins since 2011 are the most by any other team in the state.
Published on March 19, 2016 at 3:15 pm
Contact Jon: jrmettus@syr.edu | @jmettus
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