Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Tulane Green Wave
· Myrtle Beach Invitational
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
74 - 86
74 - 86
Thompson scores 25, Tulane beats MTSU 86-74
Teshaun Hightower added 20 points and K.J. Lawson finished with 18 for the Green Wave (4-1). The difference came at the free-throw line, where Tulane was 26 of 30 while Middle Tennessee got to the line just seven times and made four.
The Green Wave led by 24 midway through the second half before the Blue Raiders (3-3) chipped away, closing to 79-71 on Tyson Jackson's dunk with just over a minute left. Thompson followed with a dunk and Hightower hit two free throws to put Tulane back up by double figures.
C.J. Jones scored 20 points and Jayce Johnson finished with 11 for Middle Tennessee, which shot 52% but lost its third straight.
Tulane hit 12 3-pointers while the Blue Raiders were 10 of 26.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Ray Ona Embo Defensive Rebound. | 74 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Donovan Sims missed Three Point Jumper. | 74 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Anthony Crump Defensive Rebound. | 74 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Teshaun Hightower missed Free Throw. | 74 - 86 |
Statistics
 MTSU |
 TULN |
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|---|---|---|
| 30-58 | FG | 24-50 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 10-26 | 3PT | 12-24 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 4-7 | FT | 26-30 |
| 57 | Free Throw % | 87 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 21 | Assists | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 17 | Fouls | 15 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Venue: The HTC Center
Location: Conway, SC
Capacity:
Location: Conway, SC
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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 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 |