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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
14-14, 3-8 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
78 - 72
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
18-9, 10-3 Home

Western Kentucky rallies past Middle Tennessee 78-72

Cosby scored 23 points with five 3-pointers to lead Western Kentucky (14-14, 6-9 Conference USA), wearing throwback jerseys from the 1965-66 Sweet 16 team, and Fredrick Edmond added 15 points and nine rebounds. Anton Waters scored 12 and Johnson finished with five.

Giddy Potts scored 19, with four 3-pointers, and had 12 rebounds to lead Middle Tennessee (18-9, 10-5). Reggie Upshaw scored 17.

The Hilltoppers shot 52 percent (29-56) and out-rebounded Middle Tennessee 40-29. Western Kentucky has won back-to-back games after losing the previous three by a combined 10 points and 2 in OT.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 78 - 72
2nd 0:06 Anton Waters Defensive Rebound. 78 - 72
2nd 0:06 Jaqawn Raymond missed Three Point Jumper. 78 - 72
2nd 0:10 Aaron Cosby made Free Throw. 78 - 72
2nd 0:10 Aaron Cosby made Free Throw. 77 - 72

Statistics

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29-56 FG 27-58
52 Field Goal % 47
8-15 3PT 10-23
53 Three Point % 43
12-17 FT 8-18
71 Free Throw % 44
40 Rebounds 29
13 Offensive Rebounds 10
27 Defensive Rebounds 19
13 Assists 11
2 Steals 4
1 Blocks 2
10 Turnovers 9
1 Team Turnovers 0
10 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
8 Points Off Turnovers 10
2 Fast Break Points 2
40 Points in Paint 26
14 Fouls 17
9 Largest Lead 3

Game Information

Venue: Murphy Center

Location: Murfreesboro, TN
Attendance: 4,333 | 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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