Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Kennesaw State Owls
· NCAA Men's BasketballSmith scores 22 off the bench, Middle Tennessee beats Kennesaw State 90-87
Smith also had five assists for the Blue Raiders (12-12, 6-7 Conference USA). Torey Alston scored 21 points while going 7 of 11 from the floor, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and 6 for 9 from the line, and added six rebounds and three blocks. Kamari Lands shot 3 for 6 (0 for 3 from 3-point range) and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line to finish with 13 points. The Blue Raiders snapped a five-game slide.
Braedan Lue led the Owls (14-10, 6-7) in scoring, finishing with 23 points. Kennesaw State also got 21 points, seven assists and two steals from RJ Johnson. Frankquon Sherman finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds.
Smith scored 10 points in the first half and Middle Tennessee went into halftime trailing 49-45. Middle Tennessee pulled off the victory after an 8-0 second-half run erased a seven-point deficit and gave them the lead at 71-70 with 8:28 remaining in the half. Alston scored 12 second-half points.
After Chris Loofe's dunk with 1:41 remaining, the Blue Raiders closed out the win with free throws.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 90 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 90 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Kennesaw State Deadball Team Rebound. | 90 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:00 | RJ Johnson misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot | 90 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Kamari Lands makes free throw 2 of 2 | 90 - 87 |
Statistics
MTSU |
KENN |
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|---|---|---|
| 29-53 | FG | 31-62 |
| 55 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 9-22 | 3PT | 12-31 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 23-28 | FT | 13-21 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 62 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 14 | Assists | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 10 |
| 19 | Lead Changes | 19 |
| 15 | Percent Led | 81 |
Game Information
Location: Kennesaw, GA
Attendance: 1,676 | Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 25-7 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-10 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 19-13 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 19-13 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-17 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 10 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |


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