Middle Tennessee St. pulls eighth upset ever by No. 15 seed in opener
Middle Tennessee State became the eighth No. 15 seed to upset a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament, topping Michigan State 90-81 in the first round on Friday.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
90
Michigan State Spartans
81
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MTSU | 41 | 49 | 90 |
| MSU | 35 | 46 | 81 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | vs Evansville Purple Aces | W 73-68 | NCAAM |
| 11/6/26 | @ Kansas Jayhawks | L 45-89 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Fisk Bulldogs | W 117-73 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:05 90-81
Perrin Buford made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:05 89-81
Foul on Matt Costello.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:11 89-81
Giddy Potts made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:11 88-81
Giddy Potts made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:11 87-81
Foul on Matt Costello.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:16 87-81
Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:18 87-78
Giddy Potts made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:18 86-78
Giddy Potts made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:18 85-78
Foul on Bryn Forbes.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:27 85-78
Perrin Buford made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:27 84-78
Perrin Buford made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:27 83-78
Foul on Eron Harris.
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JumpShot 0:31 83-78
Denzel Valentine made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 0:39 83-76
Foul on Colby Wollenman.
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DunkShot 0:39 83-76
Reggie Upshaw made Dunk. Assisted by Darnell Harris.
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JumpShot 1:00 81-76
Giddy Potts made Jumper. Assisted by Perrin Buford.
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PersonalFoul 1:50 79-76
Foul on Darnell Harris.
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PersonalFoul 3:22 79-76
Foul on Eron Harris.
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JumpShot 3:22 79-76
Perrin Buford made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:34 77-76
Colby Wollenman made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:34 77-75
Colby Wollenman made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:34 77-74
Foul on Reggie Upshaw.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:11 77-74
Eron Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
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LayUpShot 4:47 77-71
Jaqawn Raymond made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:06 75-71
Reggie Upshaw made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:06 74-71
Foul on Denzel Valentine.
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LayUpShot 5:40 74-71
Matt Costello made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:50 74-69
Reggie Upshaw made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:50 73-69
Foul on Gavin Schilling.
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PersonalFoul 6:10 73-69
Foul on Darnell Harris.
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PersonalFoul 6:25 73-69
Foul on Gavin Schilling.
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LayUpShot 6:25 73-69
Reggie Upshaw made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:44 71-69
Eron Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:11 71-66
Darnell Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Perrin Buford.
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LayUpShot 7:26 68-66
Eron Harris made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:41 68-64
Darnell Harris made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:41 67-64
Foul on Matt Costello.
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JumpShot 7:41 67-64
Darnell Harris made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 8:05 65-64
Matt Costello made Layup. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:55 65-62
Bryn Forbes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
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PersonalFoul 9:44 65-59
Foul on Gavin Schilling.
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DunkShot 9:54 65-59
Matt Costello made Dunk. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 9:59 65-57
Darnell Harris made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:59 64-57
Foul on Deyonta Davis.
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JumpShot 10:36 64-57
Deyonta Davis made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 10:55 64-55
Perrin Buford made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:15 62-55
Bryn Forbes made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:15 62-54
Bryn Forbes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:15 62-53
Foul on Reggie Upshaw.
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JumpShot 11:25 62-53
Reggie Upshaw made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 11:50 60-53
Matt Costello made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:09 60-51
Darnell Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Reggie Upshaw.
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PersonalFoul 12:23 57-51
Foul on Denzel Valentine.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:48 57-51
Quavius Copeland made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:48 56-51
Foul on Bryn Forbes.
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LayUpShot 12:48 56-51
Quavius Copeland made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:57 54-51
Bryn Forbes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
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JumpShot 13:25 54-48
Matt Costello made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 13:43 54-46
Foul on Matt McQuaid.
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PersonalFoul 13:55 54-46
Foul on Javon Bess.
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End Game 0:00 90-81
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:05 90-81
Eron Harris Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:05 90-81
Perrin Buford missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:05 90-81
Perrin Buford made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:05 89-81
Foul on Matt Costello.
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Defensive Rebound 0:08 89-81
Perrin Buford Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:08 89-81
Denzel Valentine missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:11 89-81
Giddy Potts made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:11 88-81
Giddy Potts made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:11 87-81
Foul on Matt Costello.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:16 87-81
Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:18 87-78
Giddy Potts made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:18 86-78
Giddy Potts made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:18 85-78
Foul on Bryn Forbes.
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Defensive Rebound 0:23 85-78
Giddy Potts Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:23 85-78
Giddy Potts Block.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:23 85-78
Bryn Forbes missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:27 85-78
Perrin Buford made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:27 84-78
Perrin Buford made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:27 83-78
Foul on Eron Harris.
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ShortTimeOut 0:29 83-78
Michigan St Timeout
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JumpShot 0:31 83-78
Denzel Valentine made Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:39 83-76
Matt Costello Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:39 83-76
Reggie Upshaw missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:39 83-76
Foul on Colby Wollenman.
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DunkShot 0:39 83-76
Reggie Upshaw made Dunk. Assisted by Darnell Harris.
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Steal 0:49 81-76
Jaqawn Raymond Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:49 81-76
Eron Harris Turnover.
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ShortTimeOut 0:54 81-76
Michigan St Timeout
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JumpShot 1:00 81-76
Giddy Potts made Jumper. Assisted by Perrin Buford.
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ShortTimeOut 1:08 79-76
Middle Tennessee Timeout
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Offensive Rebound 1:25 79-76
Perrin Buford Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:25 79-76
Reggie Upshaw missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:50 79-76
Reggie Upshaw Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:50 79-76
Matt Costello missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:50 79-76
Foul on Darnell Harris.
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Offensive Rebound 1:53 79-76
Matt Costello Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:53 79-76
Bryn Forbes missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:13 79-76
Colby Wollenman Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:13 79-76
Darnell Harris missed Jumper.
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Team Stats
MTSU
MSU
33-59
FG
30-54
56
Field Goal %
56
11-19
3PT
11-24
58
Three Point %
46
13-21
FT
10-15
62
Free Throw %
67
28
Rebounds
30
10
Offensive Rebounds
8
18
Defensive Rebounds
22
16
Assists
20
6
Steals
6
5
Blocks
2
10
Turnovers
14
0
Team Turnovers
0
10
Total Turnovers
14
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
13
Fouls
22
13
Largest Lead
0
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