Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Florida International Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
71 - 65
71 - 65
Jefferson lifts Middle Tennessee over FIU 71-65
Eli Lawrence had 14 points for Middle Tennessee (18-7, 9-3 Conference USA), which won its fourth straight game. DeAndre Dishman added 10 rebounds.
Tevin Brewer had 17 points and nine assists for the Panthers (14-12, 4-9). Isaiah Banks and Denver Jones each had 11 points.
The Blue Raiders improve to 2-0 against the Panthers on the season. Middle Tennessee defeated Florida International 50-39 on Jan. 15.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Clevon Brown Offensive Rebound. | 71 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Denver Jones missed Three Point Jumper. | 71 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Josh Jefferson made Free Throw. | 71 - 65 |
Statistics
MTSU |
FIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-57 | FG | 23-48 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 8-28 | 3PT | 9-27 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 13-15 | FT | 10-15 |
| 87 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 14 | Assists | 11 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 19 | Fouls | 14 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Venue: Ocean Bank Convocation Center
Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 2,783 | Capacity:
Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 2,783 | Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 7-0 | - | 15-3 |
| Middle Tennessee | 5-2 | 2 | 11-7 |
| Kennesaw State | 4-3 | 3 | 12-6 |
| Western Kentucky | 4-3 | 3 | 11-7 |
| Missouri State | 4-3 | 3 | 10-8 |
| Jacksonville State | 4-3 | 3 | 9-9 |
| Sam Houston | 3-4 | 4 | 11-7 |
| New Mexico State | 3-4 | 4 | 10-7 |
| Louisiana Tech | 3-4 | 4 | 10-8 |
| Florida International | 2-5 | 5 | 9-9 |
| UTEP | 2-5 | 5 | 6-12 |
| Delaware | 1-6 | 6 | 5-13 |


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