NCAAB

UAB Blazers at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

· NCAA Men's Basketball
UAB Blazers
14-8, 3-4 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
65 - 71
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
6-16, 6-4 Home

Sims, Green help Middle Tennessee beat UAB 71-65

Sims was 6-of-10 shooting, including 4 of 7 from 3-point range, with nine rebounds, four assists and two steals. Reggie Scurry added 14 points and seven boards and Jayce Johnson scored 11 for Middle Tennessee (6-16, 3-6 Conference USA). The Blue Raiders snapped a two-game skid and won for just the third time in 18 games.

Green hit a 3-pointer to make it 49-47 with 12:28 to play and Middle Tennessee led the rest of the way. Lewis Sullivan made a layup to pull UAB within two with 2:24 remaining and neither team scored again until Sims hit a 3 with 38 seconds to go. UAB missed 3-point shots on its next two possessions before Sims hit 1-of-2 free throws to make it 69-63 with 10 seconds left.

Zack Bryant had 21 points, while Sullivan and Makhtar Gueye scored 13 apiece for the Blazers (14-8, 6-3). UAB, which had its four-game win streak snapped, made just 4 of 19 (21 percent) from 3-point range.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 65 - 71
2nd 0:02 UAB Timeout 65 - 69
2nd 0:03 Zack Bryant made Dunk. 65 - 69
2nd 0:04 Antonio Green made Free Throw. 65 - 71
2nd 0:04 Antonio Green made Free Throw. 65 - 70

Statistics

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23-56 FG 25-57
41 Field Goal % 44
4-19 3PT 10-25
21 Three Point % 40
15-22 FT 11-18
68 Free Throw % 61
32 Rebounds 41
5 Offensive Rebounds 9
27 Defensive Rebounds 32
7 Assists 13
11 Steals 3
2 Blocks 1
11 Turnovers 16
0 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Off Turnovers 16
4 Fast Break Points 2
34 Points in Paint 22
14 Fouls 16
7 Largest Lead 9

Game Information

Venue: Murphy Center

Location: Murfreesboro, TN
Attendance: 3,963 | Capacity:

2025-26 American Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
South Florida 15-3 - 25-9
Tulsa 13-5 2 30-8
Wichita State 13-5 2 24-12
UAB 11-7 4 20-12
North Texas 9-9 6 19-14
Florida Atlantic 9-9 6 18-15
Charlotte 9-9 6 17-17
Tulane 8-10 7 18-15
Temple 8-10 7 16-16
Memphis 8-10 7 13-19
Rice 7-11 8 13-18
East Carolina 6-12 9 11-20
UTSA 1-17 14 5-25

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
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