2012 – 13 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men 's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2012 – 13 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Blue Raiders , led by 11th year head coach Kermit Davis , played their home games at the Murphy Center and were members of the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference . They finished the season 28 – 6 , 19 – 1 in Sun Belt play to become Sun Belt regular season champions . They advanced to the semifinals of the Sun Belt Tournament where they lost to FIU . They received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament , their first tournament bid since 1989 , where they lost in the First Four round to Saint Mary 's
Sun Belt Tournament
2013 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2012–13 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team