
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Jacksonville State Gamecocks
· CUSA Championship - Semifinal68 - 70
House and Jacksonville State defeat Middle Tennessee 70-68 in Conference USA Tournament semifinals
Jacksonville State will face Liberty in the championship game on Saturday.
House shot 6 for 10 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line for the Gamecocks (22-11). Jaron Pierre Jr. scored 19 points, going 6 of 18 from the floor, including 2 for 8 from 3-point range, and 5 for 6 from the line. Marcellus Brigham Jr. shot 4 for 9, including 2 for 4 from beyond the arc to finish with 11 points, while adding nine rebounds.
Jlynn Counter led the Blue Raiders (22-11) in scoring, finishing with 18 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two steals. Middle Tennessee also got 13 points from Jestin Porter. Essam Mostafa also put up 12 points.
Jacksonville State went into halftime tied with Middle Tennessee 35-35. House scored nine points in the half. Pierre scored 14 points in the second half.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 70 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 68 - 70 |
2nd 0:22 | Quel'Ron House made Free Throw. | 68 - 70 |
2nd 0:22 | Jestin Porter subbing in for Middle Tennessee | 68 - 69 |
2nd 0:22 | Torey Alston subbing out for Middle Tennessee | 68 - 69 |
Statistics
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24-53 | FG | 24-53 |
45.3 | Field Goal % | 45.3 |
11-24 | 3PT | 7-18 |
45.8 | Three Point % | 38.9 |
9-17 | FT | 15-20 |
52.9 | Free Throw % | 75.0 |
27 | Rebounds | 36 |
8 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
19 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
12 | Assists | 10 |
6 | Steals | 4 |
1 | Blocks | 1 |
9 | Turnovers | 11 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
9 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
13 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
5 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
20 | Points in Paint | 24 |
16 | Fouls | 15 |
9 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Huntsville, AL
Attendance: 2,506 | Capacity:
2024-25 Conference USA Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
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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 |