Southern Jaguars at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
· GLOBAL SPORTS CHALLENGE
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
75 - 78
75 - 78
Middle Tennessee outlasts Southern U 78-75
The Blue Raiders (1-0) jumped out to an early 14-2 lead, but Southern climbed back to take a four-point advantage at half.
The Jaguars (0-2) extended their lead to 45-35 early in the second half, but Middle Tennessee used a 26-16 run to tie it with 5:25 remaining.
Middle Tennessee tried to put the game out of reach multiple times in the last three minutes, but Southern wouldn't go down easy, pulling within two on a 3-pointer by Tre Lynch.
Following a pair of free throws by Tweety Knight, Lynch hit another triple to make the score 75-76 with ten seconds to play.
Hammonds II hit two more free throws, and Lynch missed the potential game-tying 3-pointer as time expired.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Kerry Hammonds II Defensive Rebound. | 75 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Tre Lynch missed Three Point Jumper. | 75 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Middle Tennessee Timeout | 75 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Kerry Hammonds II made Free Throw. | 75 - 78 |
Statistics
 SOU |
 MTSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-51 | FG | 18-47 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 10-22 | 3PT | 6-15 |
| 45 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 15-23 | FT | 36-55 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 16 | Assists | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 0 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 36 | Fouls | 20 |
Game Information
Venue: Murphy Center
Location: Murfreesboro, TN
Attendance: 3,307 | Capacity:
Location: Murfreesboro, TN
Attendance: 3,307 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman | 14-4 | - | 17-15 |
| Southern | 11-7 | 3 | 17-17 |
| Florida A&M | 11-7 | 3 | 15-16 |
| Alabama A&M | 10-8 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 10-8 | 4 | 13-19 |
| Texas Southern | 10-8 | 4 | 12-18 |
| Jackson State | 10-8 | 4 | 12-21 |
| Prairie View A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 19-18 |
| Grambling | 7-11 | 7 | 14-19 |
| Alabama State | 7-11 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Alcorn State | 7-11 | 7 | 9-23 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 2-16 | 12 | 3-30 |
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 2 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |