UTEP Miners at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
· NCAA Women's Basketball
No. 24 Middle Tennessee women beat UTEP 72-68 in OT
Elina Arike scored 17 points, Adhel Tac 16 and Jazion Jackson 11 for UTEP.
The regular season conference champion Lady Raiders (25-4, 18-2) earned the top seed to the C-USA postseason and will play the winner of the No. 8 versus No. 9 seed on March 9.
The Miners (19-10, 12-8) did their best to end Middle Tennessee's home streak rallying from a 47-35 deficit and outscored the Lady Raiders 25-8 for a 60-55 lead with 2:11 remaining in regulation.
Gregory made a pair of foul shots and Courtney Blakely converted a three-point play to knot it at 60 while UTEP missed its last two-shot attempts and turned it over twice to force overtime.
Later, Gregory made two more foul shots to break a 65-all tie with 1:20 left in the extra session and the Lady Raiders stayed ahead the rest of the way.
Middle Tennessee’s 18 wins in conference marks a C-USA record for most wins in league history as the Lady Raiders finished their second straight season going undefeated at home.
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Recent Plays
| 5th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 68 - 72 |
| 5th 0:00 | |
End of 1st Overtime | 68 - 72 |
| 5th 0:01 |  |
Middle Tennessee Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 72 |
| 5th 0:01 |  |
Sabine Lipe missed Three Point Jumper. | 68 - 72 |
| 5th 0:10 | |
Middle Tennessee Timeout | 68 - 72 |
Statistics
 UTEP |
MTSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-59 | FG | 23-56 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 8-27 | 3PT | 6-24 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 14-22 | FT | 20-27 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 15 | Assists | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 0 | Blocks | 1 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 26 | Fouls | 19 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Murfreesboro, TN
Attendance: 4,227 | Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTEP | 0-0 | - | 7-3 |
| Louisiana Tech | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Missouri State | 0-0 | - | 8-5 |
| Florida International | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |
| Kennesaw State | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |
| Sam Houston | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |
| Delaware | 0-0 | - | 6-5 |
| Liberty | 0-0 | - | 6-5 |
| Jacksonville State | 0-0 | - | 6-6 |
| Middle Tennessee | 0-0 | - | 5-7 |
| Western Kentucky | 0-0 | - | 4-7 |
| New Mexico State | 0-0 | - | 3-8 |