The University Tigers basketball team scored 56 points and held the host Middle Tennessee Christian Cougars to 53 in the Tigers league triumph on Tuesday.

The Tigers now sport a 9-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Grace Christian Academy for a Division II-A Middle District 3 contest on Friday, January 14. University will meet a Lions team coming off a 52-44 league loss to The Webb School (Bell Buckle, TN). The Lions record now stands at 6-11.

The Cougars (2-9) will now prepare for their contest against Providence Christian Academy (Murfreesboro, TN). The LIONS enter the Division II-A Middle District 3 contest with a 7-8 record. In their last contest, Providence Christian Academy nudged Franklin Road Academy (Nashville, TN), 58-54, in a league contest.