Florida International Panthers at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
· NCAA Men's Basketball
56 - 78
Middle Tennessee closes out Conference USA regular season with 78-56 romp over Florida International
The Blue Raiders (21-10, 12-6) earn the No. 3 seed in the conference tournament and will play No. 6 seed Louisiana Tech in Thursday's quarterfinals in Huntsville, Ala. The Panthers (9-22, 3-15) are the 10 seed and will play No. 7 seed Western Kentucky in the first round on Tuesday.
Weston added five rebounds for the Blue Raiders. Kamari Lands scored 13 on 5-for-6 shooting with three 3-pointers and grabbed five rebounds. Jestin Porter scored 12.
The Panthers were led by Jayden Brewer with 15 points and seven rebounds. Ashton Williamson had 14 points and Dashon Gittens scored eight.
Middle Tennessee took the lead with 17:25 remaining in the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 41-20 at halftime, with Weston racking up nine points.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 56 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 56 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Florida International Deadball Team Rebound. | 56 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Christian Fussell missed Three Point Jumper. | 56 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Kamari Lands Defensive Rebound. | 56 - 78 |
Statistics
 FIU |
 MTSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-59 | FG | 31-64 |
| 33.9 | Field Goal % | 48.4 |
| 4-19 | 3PT | 11-32 |
| 21.1 | Three Point % | 34.4 |
| 12-18 | FT | 5-9 |
| 66.7 | Free Throw % | 55.6 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 8 | Assists | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 12 | Fouls | 15 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 33 |
Game Information
Location: Murfreesboro, TN
Attendance: 4,018 | Capacity:
2024-25 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 13-5 | - | 25-6 |
| Middle Tennessee | 12-6 | 1 | 21-10 |
| Jacksonville State | 12-6 | 1 | 20-11 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-8 | 3 | 18-13 |
| New Mexico State | 10-8 | 3 | 17-14 |
| Louisiana Tech | 9-9 | 4 | 20-11 |
| Western Kentucky | 8-10 | 5 | 17-14 |
| UTEP | 7-11 | 6 | 17-14 |
| Sam Houston | 6-12 | 7 | 13-18 |
| Florida International | 3-15 | 10 | 9-22 |