National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Middle Tennessee St. 83, Marshall 72
When: 8:30 PM ET, Saturday, March 11, 2017
Where: Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Alabama
Officials: # Rick Crawford, # Gary Maxwell, # Gerry Pollard
Attendance: 3956
By The Sports Xchange

Giddy Potts had 30 points and eight rebounds, leading Middle Tennessee to an 83-72 victory over Marshall in the championship game of the Conference USA tournament Saturday at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Ala.

JoCorey Williams had 17 points and six rebounds for top-seeded Middle Tennessee (30-4), which earned its third NCAA Tournament bid in five years.

C.J. Burks scored 16 points for sixth-seeded Marshall (20-15). Stevie Browning scored 14 points while Austin Loop and Jon Elmore scored 12 points apiece.

Middle Tennessee jumped out to a 7-0 lead and went up 17-6 on a jumper by Aldonis Foote. The Blue Raiders went up by as many as 13 and carried a 40-32 lead into the break.

The Thundering Herd closed to within three early in the second half and got within two on free throws by Elmore. The Blue Raiders responded with an 8-2 run to regain control.
Top Game Performances
 
Marshall   Middle Tennessee St.
C.J. Burks 16 Scoring Giddy Potts 30
Stevie Browning 6 Assists Tyrik Dixon 4
Stevie Browning 7 Rebounds Giddy Potts 8
Jon Elmore 2 Free Throws Made Giddy Potts 7
Jon Elmore 1 Steals Tyrik Dixon 2
Austin Loop 1 Blocks Reggie Upshaw 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Marshall 72 39.1 10-32 8-12 15 33 2 2 12
Middle Tennessee St. 83 53.6 4-14 19-27 14 39 3 6 11