NCAAB

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Belmont Bruins

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
79 - 82
8-2, 5-1 Home

Whitt scores 14, Belmont beats Middle Tennessee 82-79

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders vs. Belmont Bruins: Game Highlights

Whitt also added eight rebounds, eight assists, and three steals for the Bruins (8-2). Isaiah Walker also scored 14 points while going 6 of 12 and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line while they also had eight rebounds. Sam Orme had 12 points and went 5 of 11 from the field (1 for 3 from 3-point range).

The Blue Raiders (7-3) were led by Jlynn Counter, who recorded 22 points and five assists. Middle Tennessee also got 21 points and two blocks from Jestin Porter. Essam Mostafa finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds.

Belmont went into the half ahead of Middle Tennessee 38-30. Walker scored eight points in the half. Belmont pulled off the victory after a 19-2 run spanning both halves erased a three-point deficit and gave them the lead at 44-30 with 19:01 remaining in the second half. Whitt scored 10 second-half points and his four free throws in the final half-minute helped the Bruins maintain their lead.

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Matchup Prediction

Belmont: 52.4%
Middle Tennessee: 47.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 79 - 82
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 79 - 82
2nd 0:00 Middle Tennessee Offensive Rebound. 79 - 82
2nd 0:00 Jlynn Counter missed Three Point Jumper. 79 - 82
2nd 0:04 Carter Whitt made Free Throw. 79 - 82

Statistics

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30-66 FG 31-73
45.5 Field Goal % 42.5
10-26 3PT 6-19
38.5 Three Point % 31.6
9-12 FT 14-21
75.0 Free Throw % 66.7
40 Rebounds 42
12 Offensive Rebounds 19
28 Defensive Rebounds 23
15 Assists 19
5 Steals 11
6 Blocks 2
14 Turnovers 8
0 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 8
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
6 Points Off Turnovers 15
5 Fast Break Points 4
40 Points in Paint 48
19 Fouls 12
5 Largest Lead 18

Game Information

Venue: Curb Event Center Arena

Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 2,049 | Capacity:

2024-25 Conference USA Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Liberty 0-0 - 12-1
Louisiana Tech 0-0 - 11-2
UTEP 0-0 - 9-3
Western Kentucky 0-0 - 9-3
Middle Tennessee 0-0 - 9-4
Jacksonville State 0-0 - 7-5
Kennesaw State 0-0 - 7-5
New Mexico State 0-0 - 6-6
Sam Houston 0-0 - 6-6
Florida International 0-0 - 5-7

2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Indiana State 2-0 - 8-4
Drake 1-0 0.5 11-0
Bradley 1-0 0.5 10-2
Belmont 1-0 0.5 9-3
Northern Iowa 1-0 0.5 7-5
Murray State 1-1 1 6-6
Illinois State 0-1 1.5 8-4
UIC 0-1 1.5 7-4
Missouri State 0-1 1.5 7-5
Valparaiso 0-1 1.5 7-5
Southern Illinois 0-1 1.5 5-7
Evansville 0-1 1.5 3-9
Full Standings