UTEP Miners at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
· C-USA MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL
56 - 82
Middle Tennessee cruises to C-USA Tournament title game
JaCorey Williams added 13 points and Antwain Johnson scored 11 for Middle Tennessee (29-4), which will face No. 2 seed Louisiana Tech or sixth-seeded Marshall in the championship game on Saturday.
Paul Thomas' jumper to open the scoring gave fourth-seeded UTEP its only lead before six Blue Raiders scored during 17-5 run to open a 10-point lead. Johnson hit back-to-back 3s to spark a 12-3 run and push lead into double figures for good when Williams hit a jumper that made it 37-21 with 35 seconds left in the half. Middle Tennessee took its biggest lead, 72-45, on a layup by Williams with 5:11 to play.
Thomas scored 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting while Omega Harris hit 6 of 11 shots and finished with 17 points for No. 4 seed UTEP (15-17). The rest of the Miners shot just 23 percent (7 of 30) from the field.
The Blue Raiders scored 25 points off 18 UTEP turnovers.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 56 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Chase Miller Defensive Rebound. | 56 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Kelvin Jones missed Jumper. | 56 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Kelvin Jones Offensive Rebound. | 56 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Tim Cameron missed Three Point Jumper. | 56 - 82 |
Statistics
 UTEP |
 MTSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Game Information
Location: Birmingham, AL
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2025-26 Mountain West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 15-5 | - | 29-7 |
| San Diego State | 14-6 | 1 | 22-11 |
| New Mexico | 13-7 | 2 | 26-11 |
| Grand Canyon | 13-7 | 2 | 20-12 |
| Nevada | 12-8 | 3 | 24-13 |
| Boise State | 12-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Colorado State | 11-9 | 4 | 21-13 |
| UNLV | 11-9 | 4 | 18-17 |
| Wyoming | 9-11 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Fresno State | 7-13 | 8 | 13-19 |
| San José State | 3-17 | 12 | 9-24 |
| Air Force | 0-20 | 15 | 3-29 |
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 |