Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at East Carolina Pirates
· NCAA Women's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
70 - 59
70 - 59
No. 23 Middle Tennessee women top E Carolina 70-59
Rowe made 9 of 14 free throws and moved into first place on the school's all-time list with 520 makes in her career.
Middle Tennessee (24-4, 13-1 Conference USA) made just 18 of 45 field goals and 4 of 13 3-pointers but recorded season highs by making 30 of 49 free throw attempts.
East Carolina (21-6, 9-5) converted 8 of 17 (47.1 percent) from the line.
Trailing 34-33 at halftime, the Blue Raiders opened the second half with a 13-2 run as ECU made just 1 of 11 field goals, and committed six turnovers, in the first 10 minutes.
The Pirates never threatened again.
KeKe Stewart added 18 points and Shanice Cason 16 and eight rebounds in the win.
Jada Payne paced ECU with 18 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 70 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:08 |  |
J'Kyra Brown made Three Point Jumper. | 70 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:12 | |
Kristine Mial Steal. | 70 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:13 |  |
Janay Brinkley Turnover. | 70 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:24 | |
Shanice Cason Steal. | 70 - 56 |
Statistics
 MTSU |
ECU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-45 | FG | 23-60 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 4-13 | 3PT | 5-16 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 30-50 | FT | 8-17 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 47 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 9 | Assists | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 20 | Fouls | 35 |
Game Information
Venue: Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
Location: Greenville, NC
Attendance: 902 | Capacity:
Location: Greenville, NC
Attendance: 902 | Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Tech | 17-1 | - | 26-7 |
| Florida International | 12-6 | 5 | 21-12 |
| Missouri State | 11-7 | 6 | 23-13 |
| Liberty | 11-7 | 6 | 18-13 |
| Sam Houston | 11-7 | 6 | 18-13 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-7 | 6 | 17-16 |
| Jacksonville State | 9-9 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Kennesaw State | 6-12 | 11 | 13-17 |
| Delaware | 6-12 | 11 | 13-19 |
| UTEP | 5-13 | 13 | 13-17 |
| New Mexico State | 5-13 | 12 | 9-21 |
| Western Kentucky | 4-14 | 13 | 8-21 |
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice | 17-1 | - | 29-6 |
| East Carolina | 14-4 | 3 | 22-10 |
| South Florida | 13-5 | 4 | 20-12 |
| Tulsa | 11-7 | 6 | 19-12 |
| North Texas | 11-7 | 6 | 19-14 |
| UTSA | 9-9 | 8 | 18-16 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Charlotte | 8-10 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Florida Atlantic | 7-11 | 10 | 14-18 |
| Tulane | 6-12 | 11 | 11-20 |
| Wichita State | 5-13 | 12 | 8-23 |
| UAB | 4-14 | 13 | 11-19 |
| Memphis | 4-14 | 13 | 10-21 |