Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders and the McNeese Cowboys square off in George Town, Cayman Islands

McNeese Cowboys (5-1) vs. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (4-2)

George Town, Cayman Islands; Tuesday, 5 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Middle Tennessee takes on McNeese at John Gray Gymnasium in George Town, Cayman Islands.

The Blue Raiders are 4-2 in non-conference play. Middle Tennessee ranks fourth in the CUSA with 16.5 assists per game led by Jahvin Carter averaging 3.7.

The Cowboys have a 5-1 record in non-conference games. McNeese ranks seventh in the Southland with 23.2 defensive rebounds per game led by Jacolb Cole averaging 4.5.

Middle Tennessee makes 46.8% of its shots from the field this season, which is 11.1 percentage points higher than McNeese has allowed to its opponents (35.7%). McNeese scores 22.5 more points per game (96.5) than Middle Tennessee gives up to opponents (74.0).

TOP PERFORMERS: Carter is shooting 47.5% and averaging 12.7 points for the Blue Raiders. Alec Oglesby is averaging 2.5 made 3-pointers.

Larry Johnson is scoring 20.7 points per game and averaging 3.3 rebounds for the Cowboys. Tyshawn Archie is averaging 12.8 points and 2.2 rebounds.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.