Marshall Thundering Herd at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
· C-USA MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
90 - 99
90 - 99
Middle Tennessee tops Marshall 99-90
Perrin Buford had 18 points and Reggie Upshaw had 17 as all five starters had at least 12 points in the highest-scoring game of the season for the Blue Raiders (23-9), who face fifth-seeded Old Dominion in the title game.
Austin Loop and Stevie Browning had 20 points apiece for Marshall (17-16).
MTSU used a 10-0 run late in the first half to take a 39-29 lead into the break.
Marshall never cut the deficit to single digits in the second half until outscoring MTSU 11-2 in the last 43 seconds.
The Blue Raiders shot 58.5 percent (31 of 53) and made 31 of 41 free throws while the Thundering Herd was just 9 of 19 from the foul line.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 90 - 99 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Stevie Browning Defensive Rebound. | 90 - 99 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Karl Gamble missed Free Throw. | 90 - 99 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Karl Gamble made Free Throw. | 90 - 99 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Foul on Jacob Kilgore. | 90 - 98 |
Statistics
 MRSH |
 MTSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 35-74 | FG | 31-53 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 58 |
| 11-31 | 3PT | 6-13 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 46 |
| 9-19 | FT | 31-41 |
| 47 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 18 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 16 | Assists | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 26 | Fouls | 17 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Venue: Legacy Arena at BJCC
Location: Birmingham, AL
Attendance: 6,176 | Capacity:
Location: Birmingham, AL
Attendance: 6,176 | Capacity:
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |
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 |