Led by Quintero Barnett's 18 points, the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders defeated the Evansville Purple Aces 73-68 on Tuesday

MURFREESBORO, Tenn -- Quintero Barnett had 18 points in Middle Tennessee's 73-68 victory over Evansville on Tuesday.

Barnett added six rebounds for the Blue Raiders (2-1). Jahvin Carter scored 14 points and added five assists. Marcus Whitlock shot 4 for 8 and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 13 points, while adding eight rebounds.

Bryce Quinet led the Purple Aces (2-1) in scoring, finishing with 19 points, seven assists and three steals. Evansville also got 18 points from Max Langenfeld.

Middle Tennessee went into halftime ahead of Evansville 27-20. Barnett scored 10 points in the half. Middle Tennessee used a 7-0 second-half run to erase a two-point deficit and take the lead at 43-38 with 11:08 left in the half before finishing off the victory. Whitlock scored 11 second-half points.

Middle Tennessee's next game is Friday against Southeast Missouri State at home. Evansville hosts Miami (OH) on Saturday.