Barnett leads Middle Tennessee past Fisk in home opener
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (Interstat) — Quintero Barnett scored 24 points to lead Middle Tennessee past visiting Fisk 117-73 on Monday at Murphy Athletics Center. Barnett added two rebounds and four assists for the Blue Raiders, who improved to 1-0. Jahvin Carter finished with 16 points, four rebounds and seven assists, while Marcus Whitlock had 17 points, three rebounds, three assists and three blocks. Eli Rice added 18 points, three rebounds, two assists and one block. Landyn Colyer contributed eight points and eight rebounds, Jarred Hall had eight points and five rebounds, Kaleb Siler scored seven points with four rebounds and two assists, and Aiden Bolden added six points, two rebounds and two assists. Ofri Naveh had five points and three rebounds. Middle Tennessee posted an offensive rating of 147.3 on 79 possessions and finished with 17 offensive rebounds, 12 assists, five blocks, 10 turnovers and 18 fouls. Fisk, a non-divisional opponent, scored 73 points. Attendance was 7,611.