Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at New Mexico State Aggies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Weston scores 30 as Middle Tennessee beats New Mexico State 71-66
Weston shot 8 for 11 (4 for 7 from 3-point range) and 10 of 12 from the free-throw line for the Blue Raiders (19-9, 10-5 Conference USA). Essam Mostafa added 15 points while shooting 6 of 6 from the field and 3 for 3 from the line while he also had seven rebounds. Justin Bufford shot 2 for 4 from beyond the arc to finish with eight points, while adding six rebounds and three steals.
Christian Cook led the Aggies (15-13, 8-7) in scoring, finishing with 24 points. Peter Filipovity added 16 points and two steals for New Mexico State. Emmanuel Tshimanga also had eight points.
Middle Tennessee is third in the conference standings, a game back of Liberty and a half-game behind second-place Jacksonville State. The Raiders play at UTEP on Saturday before road games against the first-place Flames and Florida International to close out the regular season.
Fourth-place New Mexico State, two games behind Middle Tennessee and a half-game ahead of Kennesaw State, plays host to Western Kentucky on Saturday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Torey Alston Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Zawdie Jackson missed Three Point Jumper. | 71 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Tre Green subbing in for Middle Tennessee | 71 - 66 |
Statistics
 MTSU |
 NMSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-49 | FG | 25-66 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 7-25 | 3PT | 6-18 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 18-21 | FT | 10-13 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 12 | Assists | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 19 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 14 | Fouls | 17 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Attendance: 5,253 | Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico State | 1-0 | - | 7-3 |
| Middle Tennessee | 1-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Liberty | 0-0 | 0.5 | 8-3 |
| Florida International | 0-0 | 0.5 | 7-4 |
| Louisiana Tech | 0-0 | 0.5 | 7-4 |
| Western Kentucky | 0-0 | 0.5 | 7-4 |
| Missouri State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-5 |
| Jacksonville State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-6 |
| Delaware | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-7 |
| UTEP | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-7 |
| Kennesaw State | 0-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| Sam Houston | 0-1 | 1 | 7-4 |