NCAAB

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Tulsa Golden Hurricane

· C-USA MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
24-9, 8-5 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
69 - 76
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
20-12, 11-3 Home

Tulsa rallies past Middle Tennessee 76-69 in CUSA

The Golden Hurricane (20-12) advance to Saturday's title game for the third time, first since 2009, to face Louisiana Tech, which eliminated Southern Miss 88-70 in the other semifinal on Friday.

Tulsa closed the first half on a 14-3 run in the last 6:29, leading 35-29 and never trailing after.

Middle Tennessee (24-9) was often within a basket of taking the lead after halftime, but Woodard and Peete each hit clutch 3-pointers to break open one-point leads. Rashad Smith scored 14.

Neiko Hunter scored six straight points in the final 40 seconds, pulling the Blue Raiders to 72-69, but Woodard and Peete iced the game with four free throws. Hunter led the Raiders with 19 points and 10 boards, Jaqawn Raymond scored 18.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 69 - 76
2nd 0:02 Tim Peete made Free Throw. 69 - 76
2nd 0:02 Tim Peete made Free Throw. 69 - 75
2nd 0:02 Foul on Kerry Hammonds II. 69 - 74
2nd 0:07 Tulsa Defensive Rebound. 69 - 74

Statistics

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21-52 FG 23-50
40 Field Goal % 46
8-20 3PT 3-11
40 Three Point % 27
19-27 FT 27-39
70 Free Throw % 69
39 Rebounds 29
15 Offensive Rebounds 10
24 Defensive Rebounds 19
8 Assists 6
3 Steals 9
4 Blocks 1
21 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 0
21 Total Turnovers 11
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Off Turnovers 22
0 Fast Break Points 0
14 Points in Paint 30
32 Fouls 20

Game Information

Venue: Don Haskins Center

Location: El Paso, TX
Capacity:

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

2025-26 American Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
South Florida 15-3 - 25-9
Tulsa 13-5 2 30-8
Wichita State 13-5 2 24-12
UAB 11-7 4 20-12
North Texas 9-9 6 19-14
Florida Atlantic 9-9 6 18-15
Charlotte 9-9 6 17-17
Tulane 8-10 7 18-15
Temple 8-10 7 16-16
Memphis 8-10 7 13-19
Rice 7-11 8 13-18
East Carolina 6-12 9 11-20
UTSA 1-17 14 5-25
Full Standings