MTSU (76) vs UTEP (75) · Mar 1, 2025 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL/OT

Mar 1, 2025

Game Recap

Mostafa's 16 lead Middle Tennessee over UTEP 76-75 in OT to remain a half-game back in C-USA. Essam Mostafa scored 16 points to lead Middle Tennessee and Kamari Lands hit the game-winning layup with four seconds remaining in the overtime as the Blue Raiders knocked off UTEP 76-75 on Saturday.

Box Score

	1	2	OT	T
MTSU	31	35	10	76
UTEP	33	33	9	75

MIDDLE TENNESSEE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Torey Alston	20	3-5	0-0	1-2	4	1	0	0	0	3	7
44Essam Mostafa	35	6-9	1-2	3-4	16	2	2	2	1	4	16
3Jestin Porter	30	3-13	1-6	0-0	7	0	0	0	1	1	7
2Jlynn Counter	29	4-9	3-8	0-0	4	2	1	1	3	0	11
4Justin Bufford	19	2-7	0-4	0-0	0	1	1	0	2	1	4
13Chris Loofe	10	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0
11Tre Green	19	3-8	1-6	2-3	2	0	0	0	0	1	9
24Camryn Weston	37	5-12	0-3	1-2	5	4	0	0	3	3	11
22Kamari Lands	26	4-13	2-7	1-4	3	4	2	0	1	1	11

TOTAL	-	30-7838.5%	8-3721.6%	8-1553.3%	43	14	6	3	11	17	76

UTEP	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
34Kevin Kalu	33	8-11	0-0	10-11	9	0	1	1	2	2	26
23Otis Frazier III	35	4-11	0-3	5-9	11	3	2	1	2	4	13
5David Terrell Jr.	37	1-4	0-0	1-2	3	6	1	0	2	3	3
4Corey Camper Jr.	38	3-8	1-4	0-0	4	3	0	0	1	1	7
3Baylor Hebb	8	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0
32Derick Hamilton	9	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
33Elijah Jones	10	1-2	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	2	1	0	2
1KJ Thomas	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2
13Devon Barnes	19	2-7	0-3	0-0	3	2	0	1	0	0	4
12Ahamad Bynum	29	6-14	4-11	0-0	5	1	2	0	2	1	16
TOTAL	-	27-6442.2%	5-2321.7%	16-2272.7%	40	16	7	5	12	13	75

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfmtsuutep

(20:00) Start game
(19:59) Jump Ball won by UTEP
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Middle Tennessee
(19:41) David Terrell Jr. Turnover.
(19:41) Essam Mostafa Steal.
(19:36) Jestin Porter missed Layup.
(19:32) Jestin Porter Offensive Rebound.
(19:25) Justin Bufford missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:21) Jlynn Counter Offensive Rebound.
(19:18) Jestin Porter missed Layup.
(19:18) Kevin Kalu Block.
(19:11) Torey Alston Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:10) Essam Mostafa made Layup. Assisted by Torey Alston.
20
(19:05) Otis Frazier III Turnover.
(18:38) Justin Bufford Turnover.
(18:38) Baylor Hebb Steal.
(18:09) Kevin Kalu Turnover.
(17:42) Justin Bufford missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:39) Kevin Kalu Defensive Rebound.
(17:32) Baylor Hebb missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:29) Middle Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:13) Jestin Porter made Jumper.
40
+2 (17:01) Kevin Kalu made Jumper. Assisted by Corey Camper Jr..
42
(16:46) Jlynn Counter missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:44) UTEP Defensive Rebound.
(16:44) Justin Bufford subbing out for Middle Tennessee
(16:44) Camryn Weston subbing in for Middle Tennessee
+2 (16:30) Otis Frazier III made Layup.
44
(16:21) Jlynn Counter missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:18) David Terrell Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(16:14) David Terrell Jr. missed Layup.
(16:12) Essam Mostafa Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:02) Camryn Weston made Layup. Assisted by Essam Mostafa.
64
(15:41) Otis Frazier III missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:38) Jestin Porter Defensive Rebound.
(15:24) Jestin Porter missed Jumper.
(15:23) Foul on Otis Frazier III.
(15:23) Baylor Hebb subbing out for UTEP
(15:23) Corey Camper Jr. subbing out for UTEP
(15:23) Kevin Kalu subbing out for UTEP
(15:23) Ahamad Bynum subbing in for UTEP
(15:23) Devon Barnes subbing in for UTEP
(15:23) Derick Hamilton subbing in for UTEP
(15:23) Essam Mostafa missed Free Throw.
(15:23) Middle Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (15:23) Essam Mostafa made Free Throw.
74
(15:21) Essam Mostafa Offensive Rebound.
+3 (15:12) Ahamad Bynum made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Terrell Jr..
77
(14:59) Torey Alston missed Jumper.
(14:59) UTEP Defensive Rebound.
(14:45) Otis Frazier III missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:41) Jlynn Counter Defensive Rebound.
(14:38) Foul on Otis Frazier III.
(14:38) Torey Alston missed Free Throw.
(14:38) Middle Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
(14:38) Otis Frazier III subbing out for UTEP
(14:38) Elijah Jones subbing in for UTEP
+1 (14:38) Torey Alston made Free Throw.
87
(14:15) Devon Barnes missed Jumper.
(14:11) Jlynn Counter Defensive Rebound.
(14:03) Jestin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:00) David Terrell Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:49) Elijah Jones made Jumper. Assisted by Devon Barnes.
89
(13:42) Camryn Weston Turnover.
(13:42) Jestin Porter subbing out for Middle Tennessee
(13:42) Torey Alston subbing out for Middle Tennessee
(13:42) Tre Green subbing in for Middle Tennessee
(13:42) Kamari Lands subbing in for Middle Tennessee
(13:26) Ahamad Bynum missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:24) Camryn Weston Defensive Rebound.
(13:21) Kamari Lands Turnover.
(13:02) Derick Hamilton missed Layup.
(12:59) Essam Mostafa Defensive Rebound.
(12:55) Camryn Weston missed Jumper.
(12:50) Elijah Jones Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:43) Derick Hamilton made Jumper. Assisted by David Terrell Jr..
811
(12:21) Tre Green missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:19) Essam Mostafa Offensive Rebound.
(12:19) Foul on Derick Hamilton.
(12:19) Essam Mostafa subbing out for Middle Tennessee
(12:19) Chris Loofe subbing in for Middle Tennessee
(12:18) Camryn Weston missed Jumper.
(12:15) Ahamad Bynum Defensive Rebound.
(12:05) David Terrell Jr. subbing out for UTEP
(12:05) KJ Thomas subbing in for UTEP
(12:05) KJ Thomas Turnover.
(11:51) Kamari Lands missed Jumper.
(11:46) Elijah Jones Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:36) Devon Barnes made Jumper.
813
(11:10) Kamari Lands missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:05) Ahamad Bynum Defensive Rebound.
(11:01) Ahamad Bynum missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:58) Chris Loofe Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:49) Camryn Weston made Jumper.
1013
(10:31) Ahamad Bynum missed Layup.
(10:31) Official TV Timeout
(10:31) Ahamad Bynum subbing out for UTEP
(10:31) Derick Hamilton subbing out for UTEP
(10:31) Elijah Jones subbing out for UTEP
(10:31) Corey Camper Jr. subbing in for UTEP
(10:31) Otis Frazier III subbing in for UTEP
(10:31) Kevin Kalu subbing in for UTEP
(10:31) Jlynn Counter subbing out for Middle Tennessee
(10:31) Tre Green subbing out for Middle Tennessee
(10:31) Kamari Lands subbing out for Middle Tennessee
(10:31) Jestin Porter subbing in for Middle Tennessee
(10:31) Justin Bufford subbing in for Middle Tennessee
(10:31) Torey Alston subbing in for Middle Tennessee
(10:31) Middle Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
(10:17) Camryn Weston missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:13) Kevin Kalu Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:01) Kevin Kalu made Jumper.
1015
(10:01) Foul on Chris Loofe.
+1 (10:01) Kevin Kalu made Free Throw.
1016
+2 (9:52) Justin Bufford made Layup. Assisted by Camryn Weston.
1216
(9:25) Corey Camper Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:22) Otis Frazier III Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:21) Otis Frazier III made Layup.
1218
(9:05) Jestin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:01) Otis Frazier III Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:54) KJ Thomas made Layup.
1220
+2 (8:43) Camryn Weston made Layup.
1420
+2 (8:32) Devon Barnes made Layup.
1422
(8:17) Jestin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:14) Middle Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
(8:14) Devon Barnes subbing out for UTEP
(8:14) Kevin Kalu subbing out for UTEP
(8:14) Baylor Hebb subbing in for UTEP
(8:14) Elijah Jones subbing in for UTEP
(8:14) Jestin Porter subbing out for Middle Tennessee
(8:14) Jlynn Counter subbing in for Middle Tennessee
(8:11) Justin Bufford Turnover.
(7:53) UTEP Timeout
(7:53) Official TV Timeout
(7:53) Chris Loofe subbing out for Middle Tennessee
(7:53) Essam Mostafa subbing in for Middle Tennessee
(7:42) Corey Camper Jr. missed Jumper.
(7:39) Essam Mostafa Defensive Rebound.
(7:18) Torey Alston missed Dunk.
(7:18) Elijah Jones Block.
(7:13) KJ Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(7:08) Elijah Jones missed Jumper.
(7:05) Otis Frazier III Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:04) Otis Frazier III made Layup.
1424
(7:01) KJ Thomas subbing out for UTEP
(7:01) David Terrell Jr. subbing in for UTEP
(7:01) Torey Alston subbing out for Middle Tennessee
(7:01) Kamari Lands subbing in for Middle Tennessee
+2 (6:39) Essam Mostafa made Layup.
1624
(6:21) Foul on Justin Bufford.
(6:21) Elijah Jones subbing out for UTEP
(6:21) Kevin Kalu subbing in for UTEP
(6:06) Baylor Hebb missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:03) Camryn Weston Defensive Rebound.
(5:51) Kamari Lands missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:48) Otis Frazier III Defensive Rebound.
(5:40) Baylor Hebb missed Layup.
(5:37) Essam Mostafa Defensive Rebound.
(5:26) Jlynn Counter subbing out for Middle Tennessee
(5:26) Tre Green subbing in for Middle Tennessee
+3 (5:12) Kamari Lands made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Camryn Weston.
1924
+2 (5:02) David Terrell Jr. made Layup.
1926
(4:50) Baylor Hebb subbing out for UTEP
(4:50) Otis Frazier III subbing out for UTEP
(4:50) Ahamad Bynum subbing in for UTEP
(4:50) Devon Barnes subbing in for UTEP
(4:50) Essam Mostafa subbing out for Middle Tennessee
(4:50) Chris Loofe subbing in for Middle Tennessee
+2 (4:50) Tre Green made Jumper.
2126
(4:50) Foul on Baylor Hebb.
(4:50) Baylor Hebb Turnover.
(4:50) Tre Green missed Free Throw.
(4:50) Middle Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:50) Tre Green made Free Throw.
2226
(4:33) Chris Loofe missed Layup.
(4:30) Camryn Weston Offensive Rebound.
(4:25) Kamari Lands missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:20) Chris Loofe Offensive Rebound.
(4:18) Camryn Weston missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:11) Kamari Lands Offensive Rebound.
(4:09) Kamari Lands missed Layup.
(4:04) Ahamad Bynum Defensive Rebound.
(4:02) David Terrell Jr. missed Layup.
(4:01) Kevin Kalu Offensive Rebound.
(4:01) Foul on Chris Loofe.
(3:59) Official TV Timeout
(3:59) Justin Bufford subbing out for Middle Tennessee
(3:59) Chris Loofe subbing out for Middle Tennessee
(3:59) Jestin Porter subbing in for Middle Tennessee
(3:59) Essam Mostafa subbing in for Middle Tennessee
+1 (3:59) Kevin Kalu made Free Throw.
2227
+1 (3:59) Kevin Kalu made Free Throw.
2228
+2 (3:47) Camryn Weston made Layup.
2428
(3:35) David Terrell Jr. Turnover.
(3:19) Essam Mostafa Turnover.
(3:19) Kevin Kalu Steal.
(3:12) Devon Barnes missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:09) Jestin Porter Defensive Rebound.
(2:49) Jestin Porter missed Layup.
(2:49) Devon Barnes Block.
(2:45) Devon Barnes Defensive Rebound.
(2:40) Kevin Kalu missed Jumper.
(2:37) Essam Mostafa Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:17) Kamari Lands made Jumper.
2628
+3 (2:00) Ahamad Bynum made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Terrell Jr..
2631
+2 (1:39) Essam Mostafa made Layup. Assisted by Kamari Lands.
2831
(1:39) Middle Tennessee Timeout
(1:39) Corey Camper Jr. subbing out for UTEP
(1:39) David Terrell Jr. subbing out for UTEP
(1:39) KJ Thomas subbing in for UTEP
(1:39) Elijah Jones subbing in for UTEP
(1:39) Kamari Lands subbing out for Middle Tennessee
(1:39) Torey Alston subbing in for Middle Tennessee
(1:12) Devon Barnes missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:09) Kevin Kalu Offensive Rebound.
(1:09) Foul on Torey Alston.
(1:09) Jestin Porter subbing out for Middle Tennessee
(1:09) Justin Bufford subbing in for Middle Tennessee
+2 (1:06) Ahamad Bynum made Jumper. Assisted by KJ Thomas.
2833
+3 (0:41) Tre Green made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Bufford.
3133
(0:14) Ahamad Bynum missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:11) Torey Alston Defensive Rebound.
(0:01) Camryn Weston missed Layup.
(0:00) Elijah Jones Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Overtime

Team Stats

MTSU

UTEP

76Points75

30-78(38.5%)Field Goal(%)27-64(42.2%)

8-37(21.6%)3-Point(%)5-23(21.7%)

8-15(53.3%)Free Throw(%)16-22(72.7%)

48(14)Rebounds(Offensive)42(5)

14Assists16

6Steals7

3Blocks5

12Turnovers12

17(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)

4Largest Lead10

Game Details

Saturday, March 1, 2025 · 3:00 PM

Don Haskins Center · El Paso, TX

attendance: 5,854 (48.8%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: UTEP -2.5

over/under: 146.5