Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Toledo Rockets
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73 - 70
73 - 70
Middle Tennessee edges Toledo 73-70 in OT
Williams dropped in his third layup in overtime with 1:50 left to extend Middle Tennessee's advantage to 71-68. Giddy Potts sealed the win by hitting 2 of 4 from the free-throw line. Toledo's Jonathan Williams missed a 3-pointer just ahead of the buzzer.
Potts finished with 23 points, including a bucket with 5 seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 61 and force overtime. Williams hit 12 of 17 from the field and had seven rebounds.
Toledo took a 30-22 advantage into halftime but Middle Tennessee bounced back with 59 percent shooting in the second half.
Jonathan Williams and Jaelan Sanford led Toledo with 15 points each, while Steve Taylor Jr. had 14 points and 17 rebounds.
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Statistics
 MTSU |
 TOL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-56 | FG | 20-49 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 3-10 | 3PT | 7-23 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 20-31 | FT | 23-30 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 11 | Assists | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 1 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 4 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 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 |
| 24 | Fouls | 26 |
Game Information
Venue: Municipal Auditorium (TN)
Location: Nashville, TN
Capacity:
Location: Nashville, TN
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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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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 18-0 | - | 32-2 |
| Akron | 17-1 | 1 | 29-6 |
| Kent State | 14-4 | 4 | 24-10 |
| Toledo | 11-7 | 7 | 19-15 |
| Bowling Green | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Ohio | 9-9 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Buffalo | 7-11 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Massachusetts | 7-11 | 11 | 17-16 |
| Ball State | 7-11 | 11 | 12-19 |
| Central Michigan | 6-12 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Western Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Eastern Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Northern Illinois | 4-14 | 10 | 9-21 |