Tennessee State Tigers at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
47 - 65
47 - 65
Middle Tennessee beats Tennessee State 65-47
Reggie Upshaw's dunk put Middle Tennessee (7-5) up 53-42 with 4:45 left, sparking a 10-2 Blue Raiders run while halting Tennessee State's 10-1 run to get within nine.
Upshaw made all three of his field goal attempts and both of his free throws to finish with eight points, 11 rebounds and four assists. Rozier was 6 of 7 from the field and 6 of 8 from the foul line.
Marcus Roper scored 10 for the Tigers (2-10) in their ninth straight loss. Darreon Reddick and Christian Mekowulu each added nine points and eight rebounds.
Middle Tennessee led by 13 at the half and had its largest lead before the final score at 50-32 when Marcus Tarrance made a 3-pointer and three free throws on back-to-back possessions.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 47 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Giddy Potts Defensive Rebound. | 47 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Darreon Reddick missed Three Point Jumper. | 47 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:13 | JaQuel Richmond made Layup. | 47 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:16 | JaQuel Richmond Steal. | 47 - 63 |
Statistics
 TNST |
 MTSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 16-53 | FG | 22-53 |
| 30 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 4-22 | 3PT | 8-28 |
| 18 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 11-24 | FT | 13-16 |
| 46 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 8 | Assists | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 13 | Fouls | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: Murphy Center
Location: Murfreesboro, TN
Capacity:
Location: Murfreesboro, TN
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2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 6 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |
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 |