MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – After finishing the Conference USA regular season 12-6 and tied for second, the Middle Tennessee men's basketball team has earned the third seed in the Conference USA Men's Basketball Championship, as announced by the league office Saturday night.

As the third seed, the Blue Raiders will take on sixth-seeded Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinals of the championship Thursday in Huntsville, Ala. The contest, tipping off at 8 p.m. from Propst Arena, will be streamed on ESPN+ and the Blue Raider Network.

The winner of the quarterfinal matchup will play in the semifinals Friday at 2 p.m. on CBS  Sports Network.

Tickets for the CUSA Championship are still available on Ticketmaster.