MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee women's basketball controlled the paint from the opening tip Monday night, cruising to a 100-45 wire-to-wire win over in-state opponent Johnson University inside the Murphy Center.

In their exhibition finale, the Blue Raiders opened the scoring 1:03 into the first quarter and never relinquished the lead. MTSU outrebounded the Lady Royals 54-to-26, including a 17-to-8 advantage on the offensive boards.

Middle Tennessee paired crashing the glass with efficient shooting, scoring 52 points in the paint and shooting 53 percent from the field, including nine 3-pointers. Four Blue Raiders turned in double-digit performances, while all 14 Blue Raiders who checked in finished with a positive plus-minus.

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Middle Tennessee will tip off the regular season, hosting Saint Louis on Monday, Nov. 2, at the Murphy Center, with tip-off slated for 6:30 p.m. CDT.
 

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