Southern Jaguars at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
· EMERALD COAST CLASSIC
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48 - 66
48 - 66
Middle Tennessee soars past Southern 66-48
Middle Tennessee (2-1) which held a 38-26 halftime lead, came out hot in the second half as Edward Simpson Jr. hit two 3-pointers in a row to start an 18-7 run. The Blue Raiders led 56-33 with 12:00 left in the game.
Simpson finished with 10 points and Perrin Buford and Jaqawn Raymond added nine apiece.
The Blue Raiders nailed 7 of 15 attempts from beyond the arc as Simpson, Raymond and Tarrance were all 2-for-2. Middle Tennessee made 23 of 53 field goal attempts while limiting Southern to 33.3 percent (15-45). The Blue Raiders also won the rebound battle, pulling down 40, compared to Southern's 27.
Adrian Rodgers scored 12 points and Cameron Monroe had 11 to lead Southern (1-3).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:10 | Adrian Rodgers made Free Throw. | 48 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Adrian Rodgers made Free Throw. | 47 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Foul on DeVante Jones. | 46 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:15 | - 25 Defensive Rebound. | 46 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Darnell Harris missed Three Point Jumper. | 46 - 66 |
Statistics
 SOU |
 MTSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15-45 | FG | 23-53 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 3-8 | 3PT | 7-15 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 15-22 | FT | 13-18 |
| 68 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 6 | Assists | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 0 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 18 | Fouls | 20 |
Game Information
Venue: Murphy Center
Location: Murfreesboro, TN
Attendance: 4,092 | Capacity:
Location: Murfreesboro, TN
Attendance: 4,092 | 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 |