Jacksonville State Gamecocks at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
· NCAA Men's Basketball
64 - 81
Middle Tennessee wins 81-64 over Jacksonville State
Porter also had four steals for the Blue Raiders (12-5, 3-1 Conference USA). Essam Mostafa added 22 points while shooting 10 of 12 from the field and 2 for 3 from the line while he also had nine rebounds. Torey Alston shot 5 of 6 from the field and 1 of 5 from the free-throw line to finish with 11 points.
The Gamecocks (9-7, 1-2) were led in scoring by Jaron Pierre Jr., who finished with 22 points, nine rebounds and two blocks. Jacksonville State also got 11 points and 10 rebounds from Michael Houge. Marcellus Brigham Jr. had nine points and three steals.
Middle Tennessee took the lead with 19:48 left in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 37-27 at halftime, with Porter racking up 14 points. Porter scored 15 points in the second half to help lead the way as Middle Tennessee went on to secure a victory, outscoring Jacksonville State by seven points in the second half.
Middle Tennessee takes on Western Kentucky at home on Saturday, and Jacksonville State hosts Louisiana Tech on Thursday.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 64 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Essam Mostafa Defensive Rebound. | 64 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 64 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Jestin Porter made Free Throw. | 64 - 81 |
Statistics
 JVST |
 MTSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-57 | FG | 28-61 |
| 38.6 | Field Goal % | 45.9 |
| 4-15 | 3PT | 8-26 |
| 26.7 | Three Point % | 30.8 |
| 16-23 | FT | 17-23 |
| 69.6 | Free Throw % | 73.9 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 10 | Assists | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Location: Murfreesboro, TN
Attendance: 2,237 | Capacity:
2024-25 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville State | 11-4 | - | 19-9 |
| Liberty | 10-4 | 0.5 | 22-5 |
| Middle Tennessee | 9-5 | 1.5 | 18-9 |
| New Mexico State | 8-6 | 2.5 | 15-12 |
| Kennesaw State | 8-7 | 3 | 16-12 |
| UTEP | 7-7 | 3.5 | 17-10 |
| Louisiana Tech | 7-8 | 4 | 18-10 |
| Western Kentucky | 6-8 | 4.5 | 15-12 |
| Sam Houston | 4-11 | 7 | 11-17 |
| Florida International | 2-12 | 8.5 | 8-19 |