Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
· CUSA Championship - Quarterfinal
75 - 77
Middle Tennesse edges Louisiana Tech 77-75 in 2OT in Conference USA Tournament quarterfinal
Mostafa grabbed the ball and scored off AL Green's block of a shot by Porter for the third-seeded Blue Raiders (22-10). Sean Newman Jr. and Green missed shots in the final five seconds for the sixth-seeded Bulldogs (20-12).
Middle Tennessee will play No. 2 seed Jacksonville State in a Friday semifinal. Top seed Liberty will play fourth-seeded Kennesaw State in the other semifinal.
Green scored on a layup with 32 seconds left to force overtime tied at 62. He made two free throws with 21 seconds left to force a second extra period tied at 66.
Porter went 8 of 17 from the field (2 for 8 from 3-point range) for the Blue Raiders. Jlynn Counter had 16 points and five assists. Torey Alston scored 11.
Green finished with 28 points and nine rebounds to pace Louisiana Tech. Amaree Abram added 13 points and Newman scored 10 points with seven assists.
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| 4th 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 77 |
| 4th 0:00 | End of 2nd OT | 75 - 77 |
| 4th 0:00 | Middle Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound. | 75 - 77 |
| 4th 0:01 | Al Green missed Jumper. | 75 - 77 |
| 4th 0:04 | Louisiana Tech Timeout | 75 - 77 |
Statistics
 LT |
 MTSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 30-68 | FG | 27-65 |
| 44.1 | Field Goal % | 41.5 |
| 1-15 | 3PT | 5-30 |
| 6.7 | Three Point % | 16.7 |
| 14-26 | FT | 18-29 |
| 53.8 | Free Throw % | 62.1 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 9 | Assists | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 52 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 22 | Fouls | 20 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Huntsville, AL
Attendance: 3,108 | 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 |