Middle Tennessee cruises to C-USA Tournament title game
Reggie Upshaw had 18 points and eight rebounds, Giddy Potts had 14 points and five steals and No. 1 seed Middle Tennessee beat UTEP 82-56 on Friday in the Conference USA semifinals.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
UTEP Miners
56
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
82
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTEP | 23 | 33 | 56 |
| MTSU | 37 | 45 | 82 |
Legacy Arena at BJCC
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | vs Incarnate Word Cardinals | W 79-60 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | @ Northern Kentucky Norse | L 76-84 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:16 56-82
Deon Barrett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hudson Urbanus.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:32 53-82
Xavier Habersham made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:32 53-81
Xavier Habersham made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:32 53-80
Foul on Kelvin Jones.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:22 53-80
JaCorey Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:22 53-79
Foul on Jake Flaggert.
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DunkShot 2:47 53-79
Giddy Potts made Dunk.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:54 53-77
Xavier Habersham made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:54 53-76
Foul on Omega Harris.
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DunkShot 3:06 53-76
Omega Harris made Dunk.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:22 51-76
Tyrik Dixon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:22 51-75
Foul on Trey Touchet.
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LayUpShot 3:26 51-75
Omega Harris made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:12 49-75
Giddy Potts made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:12 49-74
Foul on Trey Touchet.
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LayUpShot 4:38 49-74
Edward Simpson made Layup. Assisted by Giddy Potts.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:41 49-72
Dominic Artis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:41 48-72
Dominic Artis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:41 47-72
Foul on Tyrik Dixon.
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LayUpShot 4:57 47-72
Omega Harris made Layup. Assisted by Dominic Artis.
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LayUpShot 5:11 45-72
JaCorey Williams made Layup. Assisted by Edward Simpson.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:36 45-70
Edward Simpson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:36 45-69
Edward Simpson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:36 45-68
Foul on Trey Touchet.
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DunkShot 5:45 45-68
Matt Willms made Dunk. Assisted by Omega Harris.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:58 43-68
Giddy Potts made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:58 43-67
Foul on Matt Willms.
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LayUpShot 5:58 43-67
Giddy Potts made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:11 43-65
Trey Touchet made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:11 42-65
Trey Touchet made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:11 41-65
Foul on Antwain Johnson.
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LayUpShot 6:40 41-65
Reggie Upshaw made Layup. Assisted by Tyrik Dixon.
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JumpShot 7:05 41-63
Antwain Johnson made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 7:33 41-61
Foul on Giddy Potts.
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JumpShot 8:10 41-61
Omega Harris made Jumper. Assisted by Deon Barrett.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:17 39-61
Kelvin Jones made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:17 39-61
Foul on Giddy Potts.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:31 38-61
Antwain Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:31 38-60
Antwain Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:31 38-59
Foul on Trey Touchet.
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LayUpShot 9:04 38-59
Trey Touchet made Layup.
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LayUpShot 9:20 36-59
JaCorey Williams made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 10:31 36-57
Foul on Matt Willms.
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PersonalFoul 10:33 36-57
Foul on Antwain Johnson.
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JumpShot 10:42 36-57
Aldonis Foote made Jumper.
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JumpShot 11:08 36-55
Paul Thomas made Jumper.
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TipShot 11:22 34-55
Giddy Potts made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:48 34-53
Reggie Upshaw made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aldonis Foote.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:16 34-50
Omega Harris made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:16 33-50
Omega Harris made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:16 32-50
Foul on Brandon Walters.
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TipShot 12:24 32-50
Tyrik Dixon made Two Point Tip Shot.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:14 32-48
Antwain Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:14 32-47
Foul on Omega Harris.
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PersonalFoul 13:17 32-47
Foul on Paul Thomas.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:40 32-47
Paul Thomas made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:40 31-47
Foul on Brandon Walters.
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LayUpShot 13:40 31-47
Paul Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Omega Harris.
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PersonalFoul 14:46 29-47
Foul on Reggie Upshaw.
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JumpShot 15:07 29-47
Reggie Upshaw made Jumper.
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End Game 0:00 56-82
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:01 56-82
Chase Miller Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:01 56-82
Kelvin Jones missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:08 56-82
Kelvin Jones Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:08 56-82
Tim Cameron missed Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:19 56-82
Aldonis Foote Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 0:42 56-82
Karl Gamble Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:42 56-82
Chris Barnes missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:00 56-82
Kelvin Jones Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:00 56-82
Quavius Copeland missed Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:16 56-82
Deon Barrett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hudson Urbanus.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:32 53-82
Xavier Habersham made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:32 53-81
Xavier Habersham made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:32 53-80
Foul on Kelvin Jones.
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Defensive Rebound 1:34 53-80
Xavier Habersham Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:34 53-80
Tim Cameron missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 1:39 53-80
Kelvin Jones Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:39 53-80
Edward Simpson missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:56 53-80
Middle Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
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DunkShot 1:56 53-80
JaCorey Williams missed Dunk.
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Defensive Rebound 2:12 53-80
Xavier Habersham Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:12 53-80
Dominic Artis missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:22 53-80
JaCorey Williams made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 2:22 53-79
Middle Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:22 53-79
JaCorey Williams missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:22 53-79
Foul on Jake Flaggert.
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Defensive Rebound 2:30 53-79
Edward Simpson Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:30 53-79
Deon Barrett missed Three Point Jumper.
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DunkShot 2:47 53-79
Giddy Potts made Dunk.
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Steal 2:49 53-77
Giddy Potts Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:50 53-77
Dominic Artis Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 2:54 53-77
Dominic Artis Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:54 53-77
Xavier Habersham missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:54 53-77
Xavier Habersham made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:54 53-76
Foul on Omega Harris.
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DunkShot 3:06 53-76
Omega Harris made Dunk.
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Offensive Rebound 3:09 51-76
Omega Harris Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 3:09 51-76
Kelvin Jones missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:22 51-76
Tyrik Dixon made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 3:22 51-75
Middle Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
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Team Stats
UTEP
MTSU
20-51
FG
27-61
39
Field Goal %
44
2-10
3PT
8-21
20
Three Point %
38
14-20
FT
20-26
70
Free Throw %
77
30
Rebounds
41
6
Offensive Rebounds
12
24
Defensive Rebounds
29
11
Assists
16
3
Steals
12
4
Blocks
2
18
Turnovers
9
1
Team Turnovers
0
18
Total Turnovers
9
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
8
Points Off Turnovers
25
2
Fast Break Points
12
24
Points in Paint
28
19
Fouls
18
2
Largest Lead
29
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