Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
· CUSA Championship - Quarterfinal
Final
70 - 67
70 - 67
No. 7 seed Middle Tennessee ousts No. 2 seed Louisiana Tech in Conference USA quarterfinal
Porter also had four steals for the Blue Raiders (14-18), who advance to play the winner of Thursday's quarterfinal between No. 3 seed Western Kentucky and sixth-seeded New Mexico State in Friday's semifinals.
Daniel Batcho led the Bulldogs (22-10) with 24 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots. Tahlik Chavez scored 17 and Isaiah Crawford finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Chavez scored 10 in the first half to guide Louisiana Tech to a 32-27 lead at intermission. Coleman-Jones scored nine to keep Middle Tennessee within striking distance. Tre Green hit a 3-pointer to give Middle Tennessee a 46-43 lead with 13:37 left to play and the Blue Raiders led the rest of the way.
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Matchup Prediction
Louisiana Tech: 90.0%
Middle Tennessee: 10.0%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 70 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Middle Tennessee Defensive Rebound. | 70 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Isaiah Crawford missed Three Point Jumper. | 70 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Isaiah Crawford Offensive Rebound. | 70 - 67 |
Statistics
 MTSU |
 LT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-53 | FG | 25-63 |
| 39.6 | Field Goal % | 39.7 |
| 9-21 | 3PT | 5-14 |
| 42.9 | Three Point % | 35.7 |
| 19-22 | FT | 12-18 |
| 86.4 | Free Throw % | 66.7 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 9 | Assists | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 14 | Fouls | 12 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Venue: Propst Arena
Location: Huntsville, AL
Attendance: 678 | Capacity:
Location: Huntsville, AL
Attendance: 678 | Capacity:
2023-24 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Houston | 13-3 | - | 21-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 12-4 | 1 | 22-10 |
| Western Kentucky | 8-8 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Liberty | 7-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| UTEP | 7-9 | 6 | 18-16 |
| Middle Tennessee | 7-9 | 6 | 14-19 |
| New Mexico State | 7-9 | 6 | 13-19 |
| Jacksonville State | 6-10 | 7 | 14-18 |
| Florida International | 5-11 | 8 | 11-22 |