NCAAB

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
15-6, 5-5 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
66 - 64
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
11-11, 9-2 Home

Middle Tennessee outlasts Western Kentucky, 66-64

Middle Tennessee (15-6, 7-2 Conference USA) led 36-18 at halftime and by 19 (41-22) early in the second half. Western Kentucky battled back, and took a 53-51 lead on an Aaron Crosby 3-pointer with 6:05 left.

But Harris hit a 3 which tied it at 59 with 3:19 to go, and then tipped in a Reggie Upshaw missed jumper to give Middle Tennessee a 65-64 lead with 10 seconds left. The two baskets were part of 10 straight points he scored for the Blue Raiders to close out the game.

Upshaw and Giddy Potts each scored 11 for Middle Tennessee.

Chris McNeal led the Hilltoppers (11-11, 3-6) with 18 points.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 66 - 64
2nd 0:02 Middle Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound. 66 - 64
2nd 0:02 Fredrick Edmond missed Layup. 66 - 64
2nd 0:07 Darnell Harris made Free Throw. 66 - 64
2nd 0:07 Western Kentucky Timeout 65 - 64

Statistics

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23-60 FG 20-54
38 Field Goal % 37
7-21 3PT 6-17
33 Three Point % 35
13-21 FT 18-27
62 Free Throw % 67
35 Rebounds 46
10 Offensive Rebounds 13
25 Defensive Rebounds 33
11 Assists 9
6 Steals 5
2 Blocks 5
9 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 0
9 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
19 Points Off Turnovers 15
2 Fast Break Points 4
30 Points in Paint 26
24 Fouls 18
19 Largest Lead 4

Game Information

Venue: E.A. Diddle Arena

Location: Bowling Green, KY
Attendance: 5,259 | 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 6 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
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