Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
87 - 70
King has 25 points, 10 boards in Blue Raiders' 9th straight
King made four 3-pointers in collecting his 10th double-double this season. Brandon Walters posted his second double-double with 11 points and 11 boards while Antwain Johnson made four 3-pointers and scored 18 points with Giddy Potts adding 14 points for the Blue Raiders (22-5, 14-1), who have won nine straight games and won for the first time in eight visits to Ruston.
Middle Tennessee shot 47 percent, even better from the arc (12 of 23, 52 percent) and missed just one out of 22 free throws. They won the boards 44-25.
Jacobi Boykins made six of the Bulldogs' 12 3-pointers and scored 22 points with Anthony Duruji and Amorie Archibald scoring 11 each.
The Bulldogs (16-12, 7-8) cut a 21-point second-half deficit to six with seven minutes remaining before the Blue Raiders responded with a 14-2 run that included two Johnson 3-pointers.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 87 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Exavian Christon Defensive Rebound. | 87 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Karl Gamble missed Jumper. | 87 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Middle Tennessee Timeout | 87 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Karl Gamble Offensive Rebound. | 87 - 70 |
Statistics
 MTSU |
 LT |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-58 | FG | 19-50 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 12-23 | 3PT | 12-28 |
| 52 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 21-22 | FT | 20-29 |
| 95 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 18 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 10 | Assists | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 12 |
| 21 | Fouls | 18 |
| 21 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Ruston, LA
Attendance: 4,847 | 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 |