King scores 22 points as No. 24 Middle Tennessee beats UAB
Nick King scored 22 points, Giddy Potts had 17 and No. 24 Middle Tennessee celebrated its first game as a ranked team with a 79-54 victory over UAB on Saturday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
UAB Blazers
54
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
79
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UAB | 19 | 35 | 54 |
| MTSU | 40 | 39 | 79 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/6/26 | vs Nicholls Colonels | W 70-63 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | @ McNeese Cowboys | L 78-99 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:35 54-79
Lewis Sullivan made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:35 53-79
Foul on Karl Gamble.
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LayUpShot 0:35 53-79
Lewis Sullivan made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Perry.
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PersonalFoul 0:49 51-79
Foul on William Lee.
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LayUpShot 0:49 51-79
Therren Shelton-Szmidt made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:21 51-77
Jalen Perry made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:21 50-77
Foul on Chase Miller.
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PersonalFoul 1:36 50-77
Foul on Lewis Sullivan.
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JumpShot 1:53 50-77
Nick Norton made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:17 48-77
Jalen Perry made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:17 47-77
Jalen Perry made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:17 46-77
Foul on Edward Simpson.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:08 46-77
William Lee made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:09 45-77
Foul on Donovan Sims.
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LayUpShot 3:09 45-77
William Lee made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:28 43-77
Donovan Sims made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Therren Shelton-Szmidt.
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LayUpShot 3:49 43-74
Lewis Sullivan made Layup. Assisted by Nick Norton.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:59 41-74
Zack Bryant made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:59 40-74
Zack Bryant made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:59 39-74
Foul on Antwain Johnson.
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JumpShot 5:14 39-74
James Hawthorne made Jumper. Assisted by Donovan Sims.
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PersonalFoul 5:57 39-72
Foul on Makhtar Gueye.
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PersonalFoul 6:42 39-72
Foul on Brandon Walters.
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LayUpShot 6:57 39-72
Brandon Walters made Layup. Assisted by Donovan Sims.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:19 39-70
Jalen Perry made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:19 38-70
Jalen Perry made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:19 37-70
Foul on Antwain Johnson.
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PersonalFoul 8:00 37-70
Foul on Brandon Walters.
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PersonalFoul 9:02 37-70
Foul on William Lee.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:17 37-70
Giddy Potts made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 9:43 37-67
Foul on David Simmons.
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LayUpShot 9:56 37-67
Nick King made Layup.
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JumpShot 10:22 37-65
Jalen Perry made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:44 35-65
Zack Bryant made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:44 34-65
Zack Bryant made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:44 33-65
Foul on Giddy Potts.
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LayUpShot 10:56 33-65
Brandon Walters made Layup.
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LayUpShot 11:42 33-63
Brandon Walters made Layup. Assisted by Giddy Potts.
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LayUpShot 12:05 33-61
Lewis Sullivan made Layup. Assisted by William Lee.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:28 31-61
Nick King made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Giddy Potts.
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PersonalFoul 12:57 31-58
Foul on Karl Gamble.
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DunkShot 13:16 31-58
Nick King made Dunk. Assisted by David Simmons.
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LayUpShot 13:39 31-56
Makhtar Gueye made Layup. Assisted by Chris Cokley.
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LayUpShot 14:26 29-56
Zack Bryant made Layup.
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JumpShot 15:26 27-56
Jalen Perry made Jumper. Assisted by Zack Bryant.
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LayUpShot 15:34 25-56
Brandon Walters made Layup. Assisted by James Hawthorne.
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JumpShot 16:32 25-54
Zack Bryant made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 16:49 23-54
Brandon Walters made Layup. Assisted by Donovan Sims.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:49 23-52
Antwain Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donovan Sims.
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JumpShot 17:56 23-49
Nick Norton made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:10 21-49
Antwain Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Giddy Potts.
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MadeFreeThrow 18:15 21-46
Brandon Walters made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 18:15 21-45
Brandon Walters made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 18:15 21-44
Foul on Lewis Sullivan.
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PersonalFoul 18:36 21-44
Foul on Zack Bryant.
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LayUpShot 18:36 21-44
Brandon Walters made Layup.
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JumpShot 19:20 21-42
Nick King made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 19:39 21-40
Nick Norton made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:01 19-40
Antwain Johnson made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:36 19-37
Nick King made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 54-79
End of Game
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Offensive Rebound 0:20 54-79
Karl Gamble Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:20 54-79
Davion Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:35 54-79
Lewis Sullivan made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:35 53-79
Foul on Karl Gamble.
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LayUpShot 0:35 53-79
Lewis Sullivan made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Perry.
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Defensive Rebound 0:49 51-79
William Lee Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:49 51-79
Therren Shelton-Szmidt missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:49 51-79
Foul on William Lee.
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LayUpShot 0:49 51-79
Therren Shelton-Szmidt made Layup.
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Steal 0:51 51-77
Karl Gamble Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:52 51-77
William Lee Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 1:09 51-77
William Lee Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:09 51-77
Chase Miller missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:21 51-77
Karl Gamble Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:21 51-77
Jalen Perry missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:21 51-77
Jalen Perry made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:21 50-77
Foul on Chase Miller.
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Defensive Rebound 1:36 50-77
William Lee Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:36 50-77
Chase Miller missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:36 50-77
Middle Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:36 50-77
Chase Miller missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:36 50-77
Foul on Lewis Sullivan.
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JumpShot 1:53 50-77
Nick Norton made Jumper.
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Steal 2:01 48-77
William Lee Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:02 48-77
Therren Shelton-Szmidt Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:17 48-77
Jalen Perry made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:17 47-77
Jalen Perry made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:17 46-77
Foul on Edward Simpson.
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Defensive Rebound 2:24 46-77
Jalen Perry Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:24 46-77
Karl Gamble missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 2:44 46-77
Therren Shelton-Szmidt Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:44 46-77
Davion Thomas missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:08 46-77
William Lee made Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:08 45-77
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:09 45-77
Foul on Donovan Sims.
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LayUpShot 3:09 45-77
William Lee made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 3:12 43-77
William Lee Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:12 43-77
Nick Norton missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:28 43-77
Donovan Sims made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Therren Shelton-Szmidt.
Showing the last 40 of 327 events.
Team Stats
UAB
MTSU
18-50
FG
29-63
36
Field Goal %
46
1-17
3PT
11-27
6
Three Point %
41
17-27
FT
10-14
63
Free Throw %
71
39
Rebounds
35
13
Offensive Rebounds
11
26
Defensive Rebounds
24
9
Assists
16
4
Steals
9
4
Blocks
4
16
Turnovers
7
1
Team Turnovers
0
16
Total Turnovers
7
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
6
Points Off Turnovers
28
0
Fast Break Points
2
24
Points in Paint
30
13
Fouls
23
0
Largest Lead
35
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