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Defense shines as Middle Tennessee defeats UTEP 48-47

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) Antonio Green had 11 points as Middle Tennessee edged past UTEP 48-47 on Saturday night.

Reggie Scurry added nine points for the Blue Raiders, who held the Miners to 28.1 percent shooting, the lowest mark of the season for a Middle Tennessee opponent.

Lawrence Mosley had six rebounds for Middle Tennessee (11-20, 8-10 Conference USA). James Hawthorne added 10 rebounds.

Leaders
Points:	E. Gilyard	13.6
Rebounds:	P. Thomas	5.2
Assists:	J. Lathon	2.7
FG%:	No qualifiers
FT%:	N. Hawkins	79.5%
3P%:	E. Gilyard	35.5%
Steals:	N. Hawkins	0.9
Blocks:	G. Sullivan	1.0

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Duke	32-6
2	Virginia	35-3
3	North Carolina	29-7
4	Gonzaga	33-4
5	Michigan State	32-7
6	Tennessee	31-6
7	Kentucky	30-7
8	Michigan	30-7
9	Texas Tech	31-7
10	Florida State	29-8
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Virginia	35-3
2	Texas Tech	31-7
3	Michigan State	32-7
4	Duke	32-6
5	Auburn	30-10
6	Gonzaga	33-4
7	Kentucky	30-7
8	Purdue	26-10
9	North Carolina	29-7
10	Tennessee	31-6
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Conference USA Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Old Dominion	13-5	26-9
Marshall	11-7	23-14
Southern Miss	11-7	20-13
Western Kentucky	11-7	20-14
UTSA	11-7	17-15
FIU	10-8	20-14
UAB	10-8	20-15
Louisiana Tech	9-9	20-13
North Texas	8-10	21-12
Florida Atlantic	8-10	17-16
Rice	8-10	13-19
Middle Tennessee	8-10	11-21
Charlotte	5-13	8-21
UTEP	3-15	8-21
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	64.1 (344)
Rebounds:	9.8 (196)
Assists:	10.6 (338)
FG%:	40.1% (341)
FT%:	66.1% (323)
3P%:	32.1% (293)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	69.0 (114)
Rebounds:	27.0 (58)
Assists:	11.8 (84)
FG%:	42.1% (93)
FT%:	65.9% (21)
3P%:	35.3% (248)