Friday, February 1, 2013

BUZZER BEATER: MTSU's Shawn Jones With The Instant Catch-And-Shoot Wins It For Blue Raiders Over FIU


Nothing like a buzzer beater off the inbounds pass and Thursday night in Miami Middle Tennessee State executed that play perfectly.
Bruce Massey, Jr. timed a perfect lob to Shawn Jones who had the perfect instant catch and shoot to beat the buzzer and win it for the Blue Raiders 66-64 over FIU.

(Thanks GoBlueRaidersTV)



"When Coach Davis called the play, I went back in my mind to when we would practice it all the time, I never converted the play...until tonight.” Shawn Jones said.  “That was the first time I converted. I knew when Bruce threw it, I had to make a play for the ball, and it went in."
Shawn got a great pass from Bruce.”MTSU head coach Kermit Davis said.“In those kind of plays you're not going to get a call. You've got to go make a play, and that's what we all understand. He kind of got bumped, and he caught that ball with two hands and made a great play right in front of the rim. It was a great pass and really good execution by our guys."

MTSU was down by 17 at halftime but chipped away at FIUs lead.  A 20-7 Blue Raider run in the final seven minutes of the game proved to be the difference.  That run was capped off by the buzzer beater of Shawn Jones.
The win over FIU was the eighth in a row by MTSU and the Blue Raiders have won 12 of 13.  With an overall record of 19-4, 11-1 in the Sun Belt Conference Middle Tennessee is the favorite to represent the conference at the NCAA Tournament.

A comeback conference win on the road helps too.

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