Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders vs. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

Mar 13, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MTSU	27	43	70
LT	32	35	67

Game Recap

No. 7 seed Middle Tennessee ousts No. 2 seed Louisiana Tech in Conference USA quarterfinal. Jestin Porter had 18 points, Jared Coleman-Jones added 16 points and 10 rebounds and seventh-seeded Middle Tennessee came from behind to beat No. 2 seed Louisiana Tech 70-67 in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Tournament on Wednesday night.

Player Stats

MIDDLE TENNESSEE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
31Jared Coleman-Jones	36	4-11	1-2	7-8	10	4	0	2	5	4	16
3Jestin Porter	33	6-15	2-4	4-4	1	2	4	0	3	2	18
4Justin Bufford	35	2-6	1-3	2-2	8	0	2	0	0	4	7
15Jacob Johnson	28	1-2	0-0	0-2	4	0	0	0	0	3	2
10Elias King	35	3-8	1-3	2-2	4	2	0	2	0	1	9
13Chris Loofe	5	1-1	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	1	1	0	4
11Tre Green	17	2-4	2-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6
14Jalen Jordan	11	2-6	2-5	2-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	8

TOTAL	-	21-5339.6%	9-2142.9%	19-2286.4%	30	9	6	5	9	14	70

LOUISIANA TECH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Daniel Batcho	32	10-12	0-0	4-5	11	1	1	3	0	3	24
22Isaiah Crawford	40	4-17	2-4	2-2	11	2	2	0	2	1	12
2Dravon Mangum	27	1-4	0-1	0-0	3	1	0	1	1	1	2
4Sean Newman Jr.	35	2-7	1-2	1-2	4	5	2	0	3	1	6
1Tahlik Chavez	40	5-17	2-7	5-9	3	2	0	0	2	1	17
14Will Allen	8	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	2
0Devin Ree	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
3Tyler Henry	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
20Jordan Crawford	12	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	3	0	0	1	2	2
TOTAL	-	25-6339.7%	5-1435.7%	12-1866.7%	37	14	5	4	9	12	67

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMTSULT

(19:42) Jestin Porter missed Layup.
(19:42) Daniel Batcho Block.
(19:39) Dravon Mangum Defensive Rebound.
(19:19) Isaiah Crawford missed Layup.
(19:17) Jared Coleman-Jones Defensive Rebound.
(19:02) Jared Coleman-Jones Turnover.
(18:44) Tahlik Chavez missed Layup.
(18:42) Jacob Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(18:26) Justin Bufford missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:23) Sean Newman Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(18:09) Foul on Elias King.
(18:09) Tahlik Chavez missed Free Throw.
(18:09) Louisiana Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (18:09) Tahlik Chavez made Free Throw.
01
(17:41) Jestin Porter missed Jumper.
(17:37) Isaiah Crawford Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:24) Daniel Batcho made Dunk. Assisted by Isaiah Crawford.
03
(17:07) Justin Bufford missed Layup.
(17:07) Daniel Batcho Block.
(17:04) Sean Newman Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(16:38) Dravon Mangum missed Jumper.
(16:36) Justin Bufford Defensive Rebound.
(16:27) Jestin Porter missed Layup.
(16:25) Sean Newman Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:20) Daniel Batcho made Layup. Assisted by Sean Newman Jr..
05
+2 (15:59) Jared Coleman-Jones made Layup.
25
(15:40) Tahlik Chavez missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:36) Jared Coleman-Jones Defensive Rebound.
(15:06) Jared Coleman-Jones Turnover.
(15:06) Sean Newman Jr. Steal.
+3 (14:53) Tahlik Chavez made Three Point Jumper.
28
+3 (14:26) Elias King made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jared Coleman-Jones.
58
+2 (14:05) Isaiah Crawford made Layup. Assisted by Sean Newman Jr..
510
(13:38) Foul on Devin Ree.
(13:38) Jared Coleman-Jones missed Free Throw.
(13:38) Middle Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (13:38) Jared Coleman-Jones made Free Throw.
610
+1 (13:38) Jared Coleman-Jones made Free Throw.
710
(13:15) Devin Ree missed Layup.
(13:13) Will Allen Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:13) Will Allen made Layup.
712
+3 (12:59) Tre Green made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jared Coleman-Jones.
1012
+2 (12:41) Tahlik Chavez made Layup.
1014
(12:20) Tre Green missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:17) Daniel Batcho Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:06) Sean Newman Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tahlik Chavez.
1017
(11:46) Foul on Devin Ree.
+1 (11:46) Jalen Jordan made Free Throw.
1117
+1 (11:46) Jalen Jordan made Free Throw.
1217
(11:30) Isaiah Crawford missed Layup.
(11:28) Jordan Crawford Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:26) Tahlik Chavez made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Crawford.
1219
(11:02) Jalen Jordan missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:59) Isaiah Crawford Defensive Rebound.
(10:52) Sean Newman Jr. Turnover.
(10:52) Justin Bufford Steal.
(10:37) Justin Bufford missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:33) Jordan Crawford Defensive Rebound.
(10:20) Daniel Batcho missed Jumper.
(10:18) Justin Bufford Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:07) Jared Coleman-Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Jordan.
1519
+2 (9:45) Jordan Crawford made Layup.
1521
(9:24) Jalen Jordan missed Jumper.
(9:20) Isaiah Crawford Defensive Rebound.
(9:09) Tahlik Chavez missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:07) Jared Coleman-Jones Defensive Rebound.
(9:01) Tre Green missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:58) Daniel Batcho Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:41) Daniel Batcho made Layup. Assisted by Sean Newman Jr..
1523
(8:14) Jared Coleman-Jones missed Jumper.
(8:12) Louisiana Tech Defensive Rebound.
(7:46) Tahlik Chavez missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:44) Chris Loofe Defensive Rebound.
(7:25) Chris Loofe Turnover.
(7:06) Isaiah Crawford missed Layup.
(7:04) Jacob Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(6:49) Foul on Jordan Crawford.
+1 (6:49) Chris Loofe made Free Throw.
1623
+1 (6:49) Chris Loofe made Free Throw.
1723
(6:19) Isaiah Crawford missed Jumper.
(6:16) Daniel Batcho Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:15) Daniel Batcho made Dunk.
1725
(5:59) Jestin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:54) Isaiah Crawford Defensive Rebound.
(5:54) Foul on Justin Bufford.
(5:46) Sean Newman Jr. Turnover.
(5:25) Jared Coleman-Jones missed Layup.
(5:23) Daniel Batcho Defensive Rebound.
(5:02) Isaiah Crawford missed Jumper.
(4:59) Jacob Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(4:38) Foul on Jared Coleman-Jones.
(4:38) Jared Coleman-Jones Turnover.
(4:16) Sean Newman Jr. missed Jumper.
(4:13) Justin Bufford Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:05) Jalen Jordan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jared Coleman-Jones.
2025
+2 (3:45) Tahlik Chavez made Layup.
2027
(3:28) Jalen Jordan missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:26) Justin Bufford Offensive Rebound.
(3:26) Foul on Sean Newman Jr..
+1 (3:26) Justin Bufford made Free Throw.
2127
+1 (3:26) Justin Bufford made Free Throw.
2227
+2 (3:05) Tyler Henry made Layup. Assisted by Tahlik Chavez.
2229
+2 (2:52) Jared Coleman-Jones made Layup. Assisted by Elias King.
2429
(2:31) Jordan Crawford missed Layup.
(2:28) Jared Coleman-Jones Defensive Rebound.
(2:20) Jared Coleman-Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:17) Isaiah Crawford Defensive Rebound.
(1:57) Isaiah Crawford missed Jumper.
(1:53) Will Allen Offensive Rebound.
(1:53) Will Allen missed Layup.
(1:51) Justin Bufford Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:44) Jalen Jordan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jestin Porter.
2729
+3 (1:13) Isaiah Crawford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Crawford.
2732
(0:41) Elias King missed Layup.
(0:41) Louisiana Tech Defensive Rebound.
(0:32) Tahlik Chavez missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:27) Isaiah Crawford Offensive Rebound.
(0:06) Jordan Crawford Turnover.
(0:01) Jalen Jordan missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Louisiana Tech Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

MTSU

70Points67

21-53(39.6%)Field Goal(%)25-63(39.7%)

9-21(42.9%)3-Point(%)5-14(35.7%)

19-22(86.4%)Free Throw(%)12-18(66.7%)

33(5)Rebounds(Offensive)41(14)

9Assists14

6Steals5

5Blocks4

11Turnovers9

14(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)

8Largest Lead8

Game Details

Wednesday, March 13, 2024 · 9:00 PM

Thomas Assembly Center · Ruston, LA

attendance: 678 (8.5%)

tv: ESPN+