Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders vs. Florida International Panthers

Jan 2, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MTSU	32	41	73
FIU	35	34	69

Game Recap

Counter's 17 help Middle Tennessee down Florida International 73-69 in C-USA opener. Jlynn Counter's 17 points helped Middle Tennessee defeat Florida International 73-69 to open Conference USA play on Thursday night.

Player Stats

MIDDLE TENNESSEE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Torey Alston	19	3-4	0-0	1-4	4	1	2	2	2	1	7
44Essam Mostafa	28	4-7	0-0	3-5	5	2	3	0	0	3	11
3Jestin Porter	31	3-12	2-6	3-3	0	1	2	0	1	1	11
2Jlynn Counter	30	6-8	1-3	4-5	5	3	2	0	4	1	17
4Justin Bufford	25	1-5	0-0	1-2	4	3	0	2	2	1	3
13Chris Loofe	12	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	2	1	3
11Tre Green	11	2-5	0-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4
24Camryn Weston	34	5-14	2-6	3-4	5	2	2	0	3	3	15
15Jacob Johnson	10	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2

TOTAL	-	26-5745.6%	6-1931.6%	15-2365.2%	26	13	11	4	14	11	73

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Jonathan Aybar	19	1-5	0-2	1-2	6	3	1	0	2	2	3
23Vianney Salatchoum	24	10-14	1-1	0-0	5	0	1	0	3	3	21
3Ashton Williamson	18	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	4	4	0
2Asim Jones	34	6-9	1-2	2-2	4	5	2	2	4	1	15
1Dashon Gittens	31	3-8	2-3	2-2	3	1	2	1	3	1	10
12Dante Wilcox	20	1-3	0-1	0-0	4	3	1	2	0	0	2
25Kole Williams	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
10Travis Gray	21	4-12	1-5	0-0	5	2	1	2	0	4	9
24Jaden Grant	16	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	0	4
31George Pridgett Jr.	14	2-2	1-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	5
TOTAL	-	29-5750.9%	6-1540.0%	5-683.3%	29	17	9	7	18	16	69

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMTSUFIU

+2 (19:41) Vianney Salatchoum made Jumper. Assisted by Jonathan Aybar.
02
(19:08) Justin Bufford Turnover.
(19:08) Jonathan Aybar Steal.
(18:55) Foul on Vianney Salatchoum.
(18:55) Vianney Salatchoum Turnover.
(18:36) Torey Alston Turnover.
+2 (18:21) Vianney Salatchoum made Jumper. Assisted by Jonathan Aybar.
04
(17:56) Foul on Vianney Salatchoum.
+1 (17:56) Jlynn Counter made Free Throw.
14
+1 (17:56) Jlynn Counter made Free Throw.
24
(17:33) Foul on Jonathan Aybar.
(17:33) Jonathan Aybar Turnover.
(17:19) Jestin Porter Turnover.
(17:19) Asim Jones Steal.
(17:19) Foul on Jestin Porter.
+2 (17:10) Dante Wilcox made Layup. Assisted by Jonathan Aybar.
26
(16:53) Foul on Ashton Williamson.
(16:53) Essam Mostafa missed Free Throw.
(16:53) Middle Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
(16:53) Essam Mostafa missed Free Throw.
(16:51) Jonathan Aybar Defensive Rebound.
(16:41) Foul on Essam Mostafa.
+1 (16:40) Jonathan Aybar made Free Throw.
27
(16:40) Jonathan Aybar missed Free Throw.
(16:38) Justin Bufford Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:21) Justin Bufford made Jumper.
47
(15:55) Dashon Gittens missed Layup.
(15:50) Dashon Gittens Offensive Rebound.
(15:50) Dashon Gittens missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(15:50) Dashon Gittens Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:48) Dashon Gittens made Jumper.
49
(15:43) Foul on Chris Loofe.
(15:43) Chris Loofe Turnover.
(15:31) Kole Williams missed Layup.
(15:28) Chris Loofe Defensive Rebound.
(15:25) Justin Bufford missed Layup.
(15:25) Dante Wilcox Block.
(15:25) Middle Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
(15:18) Camryn Weston Turnover.
(15:05) Kole Williams Turnover.
+2 (14:56) Tre Green made Layup. Assisted by Camryn Weston.
69
(14:42) Travis Gray missed Layup.
(14:38) Dante Wilcox Offensive Rebound.
(14:38) Dante Wilcox missed Layup.
(14:34) Tre Green Defensive Rebound.
(14:31) Jestin Porter missed Layup.
(14:31) Travis Gray Block.
(14:25) Travis Gray Defensive Rebound.
(14:18) Asim Jones missed Layup.
(14:14) Dashon Gittens Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:09) Asim Jones made Layup. Assisted by Dashon Gittens.
611
(13:51) Camryn Weston missed Jumper.
(13:48) Travis Gray Defensive Rebound.
(13:41) Travis Gray missed Jumper.
(13:37) Justin Bufford Defensive Rebound.
(13:33) Tre Green missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:29) Travis Gray Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:03) Asim Jones made Three Point Jumper.
614
(12:48) Foul on Travis Gray.
+1 (12:48) Justin Bufford made Free Throw.
714
(12:48) Justin Bufford missed Free Throw.
(12:47) Travis Gray Defensive Rebound.
(12:28) Jonathan Aybar missed Layup.
(12:25) Justin Bufford Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:21) Camryn Weston made Layup.
914
+2 (12:05) Jaden Grant made Jumper. Assisted by Ashton Williamson.
916
(11:45) Camryn Weston missed Jumper.
(11:45) Travis Gray Block.
(11:41) Jonathan Aybar Defensive Rebound.
(11:36) Foul on Torey Alston.
(11:31) Travis Gray missed Jumper.
(11:31) Torey Alston Block.
(11:26) Camryn Weston Defensive Rebound.
(11:10) Jlynn Counter missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:06) Jonathan Aybar Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:57) Jonathan Aybar made Layup. Assisted by Ashton Williamson.
918
(10:29) Jlynn Counter missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:26) Torey Alston Offensive Rebound.
(10:24) Torey Alston Turnover.
(10:24) Jaden Grant Steal.
(10:18) Dashon Gittens Turnover.
(10:18) Jlynn Counter Steal.
+2 (10:12) Tre Green made Layup. Assisted by Jlynn Counter.
1118
(9:56) Ashton Williamson missed Jumper.
(9:52) Jlynn Counter Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:47) Jlynn Counter made Layup.
1318
(9:05) Jlynn Counter Steal.
(9:00) Tre Green missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:56) Ashton Williamson Defensive Rebound.
(8:53) Foul on Ashton Williamson.
(8:41) Jestin Porter missed Layup.
(8:37) Vianney Salatchoum Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:18) Dashon Gittens made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Asim Jones.
1521
(7:43) Jaden Grant Turnover.
(7:20) Camryn Weston Steal.
(7:11) Jlynn Counter Turnover.
+2 (6:56) Vianney Salatchoum made Jumper.
2023
(6:41) Camryn Weston missed Layup.
(6:41) Florida International Defensive Rebound.
(6:27) Dashon Gittens missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:23) Camryn Weston Defensive Rebound.
(6:15) Justin Bufford missed Jumper.
(6:11) Jaden Grant Defensive Rebound.
(5:52) Vianney Salatchoum missed Jumper.
(5:48) Camryn Weston Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:41) Jacob Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Justin Bufford.
2223
+2 (5:18) Vianney Salatchoum made Jumper.
2225
(5:04) Jestin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:00) Vianney Salatchoum Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:33) Asim Jones made Layup.
2227
+3 (4:20) Chris Loofe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Bufford.
2527
+2 (3:55) Vianney Salatchoum made Jumper. Assisted by Dante Wilcox.
2529
(3:34) Chris Loofe Turnover.
(3:34) Asim Jones Steal.
(3:06) Foul on Camryn Weston.
+1 (3:06) Asim Jones made Free Throw.
2530
+1 (3:00) Asim Jones made Free Throw.
2531
(2:55) Jestin Porter missed Layup.
(2:55) Jonathan Aybar Defensive Rebound.
(2:47) Jonathan Aybar missed Layup.
(2:47) Jlynn Counter Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:47) Jlynn Counter made Layup.
2731
(2:39) Foul on Travis Gray.
+1 (2:39) Jestin Porter made Free Throw.
2831
(2:08) Jonathan Aybar missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:08) Middle Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
(1:50) Camryn Weston Turnover.
(1:50) Dante Wilcox Steal.
(1:27) Dashon Gittens missed Jumper.
(1:22) Torey Alston Defensive Rebound.
(1:01) Foul on Camryn Weston.

2nd half

Team Stats

MTSU

FIU

73Points69

26-57(45.6%)Field Goal(%)29-57(50.9%)

6-19(31.6%)3-Point(%)6-15(40.0%)

15-23(65.2%)Free Throw(%)5-6(83.3%)

29(8)Rebounds(Offensive)33(8)

13Assists17

11Steals9

4Blocks7

14Turnovers20

11(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

0Largest Lead5

Game Details

Thursday, January 2, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Ocean Bank Convocation Center · Miami, FL

attendance: 560 (11.2%)

tv: ESPN+