Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Tennessee State Tigers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
75 - 65
75 - 65
Middle Tennessee defeats Tennessee St. 75-65 behind King
King scored his first eight points in a little more than the first six minutes, and his 3-point play gave Middle Tennessee (3-1) a 14-3 lead. Later, Darreon Reddick converted a 3-point play on a layup, buried a 3 and followed with a layup and East Tennessee State trailed 27-19 with 4:38 before halftime. But the Blue Raiders went on a 13-7 run to close the half and led 40-26.
Tyrik Dixon made a pair of free throws and Edward Simpson made a 3 and the lead went to 45-28. Tennessee State (1-2) never trailed by less than 10 points the rest of the way.
Armani Chaney led the Tigers with 14 points shooting 5 of 7, Reddick had 13 points and Delano Spencer added 12.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Tennessee State Timeout | 75 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:34 | Armani Chaney made Three Point Jumper. | 75 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:41 | Armani Chaney Defensive Rebound. | 75 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:41 | Giddy Potts missed Jumper. | 75 - 62 |
Statistics
 MTSU |
 TNST |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-50 | FG | 20-52 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 9-25 | 3PT | 7-21 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 16-23 | FT | 18-25 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 18 | Assists | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 23 | Fouls | 19 |
| 20 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Gentry Center
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 1,850 | Capacity:
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 1,850 | Capacity:
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 |
2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 6 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |