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OXFORD, Miss. -- Giddy Potts scored 20 points and hit four 3-pointers to lead Middle Tennessee to a 77-62 victory over Mississippi on Wednesday night.?Middle Tennessee (7-1) hit 9 of 16 3-pointers as a team and shot 48 percent (29 of 60) from the floor in a game they dominated from the opening tip.The problem is that we have guys who, for whatever reason, freeze up out there, Ole Miss head coach Andy Kennedy said. Its my job to have an answer for that, and I dont.?Ole Miss (5-2) struggled out of the gate, starting 0-for-7 from the field and turning the ball over 14 times in the first half. Middle Tennessee built a 16-1 lead early and eventually led 48-19 at the break.Ive been in coaching a while, and thats about the best half you could have from the standpoint of hitting shots and making plays, Middle Tennessee head coach Kermit Davis said.?Ole Miss opened the second half on a 10-2 run and chipped away at the MT lead for most of the half, but never led. The Rebels managed only two second-half turnovers and finished 19-of-27 from the free throw line, but in the end could not overcome their deep first-half hole.Weve flirted with a loss like this a couple times already this season, Kennedy said. Its like I told our team: if you get pulled over and the cop doesnt give you a ticket, you get a mile down the road and you speed back up -- you dont learn your lesson. Well, we got our ticket tonight. And were going to be paying for this one for a while.Middle Tennessee made shots when it needed them and finished an efficient 10-of-12 from the free throw line, including several during a late Rebel push.I wouldnt say it was anything we did second half, Davis said. They just started making plays and gaining momentum. I think they kind of maybe ran out of gas there at the end.Potts was 7 of 9 from the field and 4 of 6 from beyond the arc for the Blue Raiders. Reggie Upshaw added 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting and 10 rebounds and JaCorey Williams chipped in 10.?Deandre Burnett led the Rebels with 15 points., while Cullen Neal added 13 points and Breein Tyree 11.?TURNOVER TROUBLESMiddle Tennessee scored 15 points off turnovers, capitalizing on Rebel mistakes.Our points-off-turnovers have been really good the last few games, Davis said. Our 1-3-1 is very active, very long. And we need that to be effective for us.? BIG PICTUREMiddle Tennessee adds a quality road win to its non-conference resume. The Blue Raiders were an NCAA Tournament team last year, upsetting Michigan State in the first round.This was a quality RPI game that no one was really talking about, Davis said. It could be a great win in that sense for us. Andys team definitely has a chance to be an NCAA tournament team.? UP NEXTOle Miss will try to rebound with a home game versus Memphis on Saturday.Middle Tennessee travels to South Alabama on Saturday. Dexter Lawrence Youth Jersey . 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Detroit and Boston are deadlocked, 1-1, and Tigers manager Jim Leyland could be forgiven if he was caught rationalizing instead of dissecting how his club could blow a 5-1 lead late in Game 2. DARLINGTON, S.C. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. returned to Sprint Cup success after a concussion in 2012. Hes betting hell do it once more in 2017 and beyond.Earnhardt spoke Sunday at Darlington Raceway, two days after he and Hendrick Motorsports announced the sports most popular driver would end his season as he continues recovery from concussion-like symptoms after a crash at Michigan in June.Earnhardt, wholl turn 42 next month, has heard people say he should walk away as his recovery continued.I have the passion and desire to drive, Earnhardt said. My heart is there to continue and if my doctor says I can continue, thats an easier decision for me to make.Dr. Micky Collins, medical director of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Sports Concussion Program, also treated Earnhardt four years ago.Seeing his response to treatments has been very positive. So I am positive that we are going to get Dale back to being a race car driver, Collins said. Im very excited about that prospect.So are many in the Sprint Cup garage and the stands.Earnhardt stopped by to see his team preparing the No. 88 Chevrolet as fans in the pit area snapped pictures and wished him well. For Earnhardt, such interactions fuel his recovery -- one he expects to be complete in time for next Februarys Daytona 500.I havent put a lot of thought into the future until I get well, Earnhardt said. My heart wants me to continue and be working with the guys I got.Im only 41, Earnhardt continued. Ive got some good years left. I think Im as good as Ive been inside the car. I feel like Im still an asset to the team and to the company.Earnhardt has not raced since Kentucky, missing the past five races. Jeff Gordon will drive for Earnhardt at the Southern 500 later Sunday.Earnhardt acknowledged the difficulty seeing others in his seat or going to debriefing meetings at the race shop. I feel like a distrraction, he said.dddddddddddd.His balance, vision and anxiety and mood have all improved since the diagnosis earlier this summer, both Earnhardt and Dr. Collins said.Earnhardt has attended sponsor functions and performed routine activities of daily life without too many bobbles, although he did say that he feels best when seated on the couch and can see a dropoff when he leaves to drive to the store or walk around a race track.It gives me the confidence this is going in the right direction, he said.Earnhardts confidence also comes from the treatment after a crash at a test session in Kansas four years ago left him concussed. He missed two races, but won later that season in Michigan. Since his previous concussion, Earnhardt has won eight of his 28 career Sprint Cup races in seasons hes called some of the very best of my career.Earnhardt reached NASCARs championship Chase all four seasons and Dr. Collins has told him similar success is possible going forward. I believe it, Earnhardt said.Car owner Rick Hendrick said the sponsors have unanimously backed Earnhardts cautious, get entirely well approach without squawking. Were excited about the progress. Were excited about him getting back in the car, Hendrick said. I can see how taking the pressure off the team, the pressure off him, the pressure off the sponsors and lets just have a plan.Earnhardt said part of the plan is once hes cleared to drive race cars, hell get to a race track and test his skills. Hes spoken with NASCAR, who gave their backing to an individual test to reacquaint himself with racing.Earnhardt remains confident that hes got great years ahead.Rick likes to say weve got unfinished business and I certainly feel the same way, Earnhardt said. Weve got races to win. ' ' '