NCAAB

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Butler Bulldogs

· BAD BOY MOWERS BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
3-3, 0-1 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
53 - 84
Butler Bulldogs
4-1, 3-0 Home

Butler beats Middle Tennessee in Atlantis

McDermott's seven 3s tied a record set by Wisconsin's D'Mitrik Trice against Oklahoma earlier Thursday. The Bulldogs (4-1) also went 16 of 35 from behind the arc, surpassing the previous mark of 15 3s set by Massachusetts in 2011.

Paul Jorgensen also scored 21 points as Butler shot 52 percent in a big offensive output following their first-round loss to Dayton. The Bulldogs built a 44-27 halftime lead and never looked back.

James Hawthorne scored 11 points to lead the Blue Raiders (3-3), who shot 32 percent and committed 20 turnovers.

Butler will face Florida in Friday's fifth-place game. Middle Tennessee will face Stanford in the seventh-place game.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 53 - 84
2nd 0:02 Butler Turnover. 53 - 84
2nd 0:32 Karl Gamble made Free Throw. 53 - 84
2nd 0:32 Karl Gamble made Free Throw. 52 - 84
2nd 0:32 Foul on Christian David. 51 - 84

Statistics

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17-53 FG 31-60
32 Field Goal % 52
4-14 3PT 16-35
29 Three Point % 46
15-23 FT 6-10
65 Free Throw % 60
42 Rebounds 33
18 Offensive Rebounds 9
24 Defensive Rebounds 24
6 Assists 22
6 Steals 12
2 Blocks 5
20 Turnovers 10
3 Team Turnovers 1
20 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
10 Points Off Turnovers 28
0 Fast Break Points 10
18 Points in Paint 24
14 Fouls 19
3 Largest Lead 36

Game Information

Venue: Imperial Arena

Location: Nassau, Bahamas
Attendance: 953 | 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 Big East Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
St. John's 18-2 - 30-7
UConn 17-3 1 34-6
Villanova 15-5 3 24-9
Seton Hall 10-10 8 21-12
Creighton 9-11 9 16-18
DePaul 8-12 10 16-16
Butler 7-13 11 16-16
Providence 7-13 11 15-18
Marquette 7-13 11 12-20
Georgetown 6-14 12 16-18
Xavier 6-14 12 15-18
Full Standings