
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at UAB Blazers
· NCAA Men's BasketballPorter's 18 help Middle Tennessee down UAB 76-69

Porter shot 6 for 17 (4 for 11 from 3-point range) and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Blue Raiders (6-2). Justin Bufford added 15 points while shooting 3 for 6 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line while they also had five rebounds. Essam Mostafa had 12 points and shot 6 of 10 from the field.
Yaxel Lendeborg led the way for the Blazers (4-5) with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Ja'Borri McGhee added 16 points for UAB. Tyren Moore finished with 12 points.
Middle Tennessee took the lead with 16:57 remaining in the first half and did not give it up. Porter led their team in scoring with 10 points in the first half to help put them ahead 38-28 at the break. Middle Tennessee was outscored by UAB in the second half by a three-point margin, but still wound up on top, while Bufford led the way with a team-high 11 second-half points.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 69 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 76 - 69 |
2nd 0:00 | UAB Offensive Rebound. | 76 - 69 |
2nd 0:00 | Tyren Moore missed Three Point Jumper. | 76 - 69 |
2nd 0:05 | Camryn Weston made Free Throw. | 76 - 69 |
Statistics
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25-61 | FG | 26-70 |
41.0 | Field Goal % | 37.1 |
7-24 | 3PT | 4-22 |
29.2 | Three Point % | 18.2 |
19-24 | FT | 13-22 |
79.2 | Free Throw % | 59.1 |
40 | Rebounds | 46 |
11 | Offensive Rebounds | 20 |
29 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
13 | Assists | 7 |
6 | Steals | 4 |
3 | Blocks | 3 |
8 | Turnovers | 8 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
8 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
2 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
2 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
12 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
15 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
36 | Points in Paint | 30 |
16 | Fouls | 16 |
16 | Largest Lead | 1 |
Game Information
Location: Birmingham, AL
Attendance: 3,257 | Capacity:
2024-25 Conference USA Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Liberty | 13-5 | - | 28-7 |
Middle Tennessee | 12-6 | 1 | 22-12 |
Jacksonville State | 12-6 | 1 | 23-13 |
Kennesaw State | 10-8 | 3 | 19-14 |
New Mexico State | 10-8 | 3 | 17-15 |
Louisiana Tech | 9-9 | 4 | 20-12 |
Western Kentucky | 8-10 | 5 | 17-15 |
UTEP | 7-11 | 6 | 18-15 |
Sam Houston | 6-12 | 7 | 13-19 |
Florida International | 3-15 | 10 | 10-23 |
2024-25 American Athletic Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Memphis | 16-2 | - | 29-6 |
North Texas | 14-4 | 2 | 27-9 |
UAB | 13-5 | 3 | 24-13 |
Tulane | 12-6 | 4 | 19-15 |
East Carolina | 10-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
Florida Atlantic | 10-8 | 6 | 18-16 |
Temple | 9-9 | 7 | 17-15 |
Wichita State | 8-10 | 8 | 19-15 |
South Florida | 6-12 | 10 | 13-19 |
Tulsa | 6-12 | 10 | 13-20 |
UTSA | 6-12 | 10 | 12-19 |
Rice | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
Charlotte | 3-15 | 13 | 11-22 |