Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders vs. Jacksonville State Gamecocks

Mar 14, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MTSU	35	33	68
JVST	35	35	70

Game Recap

House and Jacksonville State defeat Middle Tennessee 70-68 in Conference USA Tournament semifinals. Freshman Quel'Ron House led Jacksonville State with 20 points, including two free throws with 22 seconds remaining as the Gamecocks took down Middle Tennessee 70-68 on Friday in the Conference USA Tournament semifinals.

Player Stats

MIDDLE TENNESSEE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Torey Alston	11	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0
44Essam Mostafa	28	3-5	1-1	5-6	4	1	0	0	0	4	12
3Jestin Porter	35	5-13	3-5	0-0	2	2	1	0	1	0	13
2Jlynn Counter	32	7-15	2-5	2-4	8	4	2	0	4	3	18
4Justin Bufford	31	1-2	1-2	2-6	1	1	3	1	0	4	5
13Chris Loofe	12	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	4
11Tre Green	6	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24Camryn Weston	20	2-5	1-4	0-1	2	3	0	0	1	3	5
22Kamari Lands	25	4-7	3-5	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	1	11
TOTAL	-	24-5345.3%	11-2445.8%	9-1752.9%	25	12	6	1	8	16	68

JACKSONVILLE STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
50Mason Nicholson	26	2-3	0-0	0-2	7	1	0	1	0	0	4
4Marcellus Brigham Jr.	32	4-9	2-4	1-2	9	1	0	0	0	1	11
2Quel'Ron House	38	6-10	2-4	6-6	2	2	2	0	4	3	20
3Koree Cotton	23	2-3	1-1	1-2	2	0	1	0	2	3	6
5Jaron Pierre Jr.	39	6-18	2-8	5-6	4	3	0	0	2	3	19
6Michael Houge	26	3-8	0-1	2-2	6	3	0	0	1	4	8
99Iaroslav Niagu	14	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	1	2
10Jao Ituka	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

TOTAL	-	24-5345.3%	7-1838.9%	15-2075.0%	32	10	4	1	10	15	70

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMTSUJVST

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Middle Tennessee.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Jacksonville State.
(19:38) Jlynn Counter missed Jumper.
(19:34) Foul on Koree Cotton.
(19:34) Essam Mostafa missed Free Throw.
(19:34) Middle Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (19:34) Essam Mostafa made Free Throw.
10
(19:33) Essam Mostafa Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:15) Iaroslav Niagu made Layup. Assisted by Jaron Pierre Jr..
12
(18:46) Torey Alston missed Jumper.
(18:41) Marcellus Brigham Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(18:30) Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:25) Iaroslav Niagu Offensive Rebound.
(18:25) Iaroslav Niagu Turnover.
(18:07) Torey Alston Turnover.
(18:07) Koree Cotton Steal.
(18:05) Foul on Jlynn Counter.
+1 (18:05) Koree Cotton made Free Throw.
13
(18:05) Koree Cotton missed Free Throw.
(18:04) Essam Mostafa Defensive Rebound.
(17:33) Jestin Porter missed Jumper.
(17:33) Middle Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
(17:33) Middle Tennessee Turnover.
(17:17) Foul on Essam Mostafa.
(17:17) Marcellus Brigham Jr. missed Free Throw.
(17:17) Jacksonville State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:17) Marcellus Brigham Jr. made Free Throw.
14
+3 (17:03) Jlynn Counter made Three Point Jumper.
44
(16:45) Quel'Ron House Turnover.
(16:45) Jlynn Counter Steal.
+2 (16:36) Chris Loofe made Layup. Assisted by Jlynn Counter.
64
(16:05) Quel'Ron House Turnover.
(15:54) Jlynn Counter Turnover.
(15:40) Michael Houge missed Layup.
(15:38) Mason Nicholson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:32) Michael Houge made Layup.
66
+3 (15:20) Justin Bufford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Camryn Weston.
96
(15:06) Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:03) Koree Cotton Offensive Rebound.
(15:02) Koree Cotton Turnover.
(15:02) Justin Bufford Steal.
(14:34) Camryn Weston missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:31) Marcellus Brigham Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(14:24) Jaron Pierre Jr. Turnover.
(14:24) Jestin Porter Steal.
+3 (14:19) Jestin Porter made Three Point Jumper.
126
(13:51) Mason Nicholson missed Layup.
(13:51) Jacksonville State Offensive Rebound.
(13:51) Justin Bufford Block.
(13:45) Jacksonville State Turnover.
+2 (13:23) Jestin Porter made Jumper. Assisted by Camryn Weston.
146
(13:02) Quel'Ron House missed Layup.
(12:59) Quel'Ron House Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:57) Michael Houge made Layup.
148
+3 (12:45) Jestin Porter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Camryn Weston.
178
+2 (12:13) Marcellus Brigham Jr. made Jumper.
1710
(12:00) Jestin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:57) Quel'Ron House Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:53) Quel'Ron House made Layup.
1712
(11:33) Chris Loofe missed Jumper.
(11:29) Marcellus Brigham Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(11:20) Foul on Camryn Weston.
(11:16) Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Jumper.
(11:12) Jlynn Counter Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:03) Jestin Porter made Jumper. Assisted by Chris Loofe.
1912
(10:43) Michael Houge missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:39) Chris Loofe Defensive Rebound.
(10:19) Camryn Weston missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:15) Jaron Pierre Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:09) Marcellus Brigham Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Houge.
1915
(9:37) Jlynn Counter Turnover.
(9:37) Quel'Ron House Steal.
+2 (9:23) Jaron Pierre Jr. made Jumper.
1917
(9:23) Foul on Torey Alston.
+1 (9:23) Jaron Pierre Jr. made Free Throw.
1918
+3 (8:55) Jestin Porter made Three Point Jumper.
2218
+2 (8:44) Marcellus Brigham Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Quel'Ron House.
2220
+2 (8:35) Jlynn Counter made Jumper.
2420
(8:07) Quel'Ron House missed Jumper.
(8:04) Jacksonville State Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:46) Michael Houge made Jumper.
2422
(7:35) Jlynn Counter missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:30) Torey Alston Offensive Rebound.
(7:26) Jlynn Counter Turnover.
(7:26) Iaroslav Niagu Steal.
(7:11) Marcellus Brigham Jr. missed Jumper.
(7:07) Essam Mostafa Defensive Rebound.
(6:46) Tre Green missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:41) Kamari Lands Offensive Rebound.
(6:28) Foul on Quel'Ron House.
(6:22) Kamari Lands Turnover.
(6:22) Quel'Ron House Steal.
(6:07) Michael Houge Turnover.
(6:07) Jlynn Counter Steal.
(6:07) Foul on Michael Houge.
(5:40) Jestin Porter missed Jumper.
(5:37) Jacksonville State Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:20) Jaron Pierre Jr. made Jumper.
2424
+3 (5:03) Kamari Lands made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Bufford.
2724
+2 (4:37) Koree Cotton made Jumper. Assisted by Michael Houge.
2726
+3 (4:16) Kamari Lands made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jestin Porter.
3026
+3 (3:44) Quel'Ron House made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Houge.
3029
+2 (3:22) Jlynn Counter made Jumper.
3229
+2 (2:59) Mason Nicholson made Dunk. Assisted by Jaron Pierre Jr..
3231
(2:40) Jlynn Counter missed Layup.
(2:39) Middle Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
(2:33) Kamari Lands missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:29) Michael Houge Defensive Rebound.
(2:15) Koree Cotton Turnover.
(1:57) Foul on Koree Cotton.
(1:57) Justin Bufford missed Free Throw.
(1:57) Middle Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:57) Justin Bufford made Free Throw.
3331
+2 (1:33) Quel'Ron House made Jumper.
3333
+2 (1:14) Chris Loofe made Dunk. Assisted by Jestin Porter.
3533
(0:39) Iaroslav Niagu missed Layup.
(0:36) Torey Alston Defensive Rebound.
(0:10) Jlynn Counter missed Jumper.
(0:06) Michael Houge Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Foul on Kamari Lands.
+1 (0:00) Quel'Ron House made Free Throw.
3534
+1 (0:00) Quel'Ron House made Free Throw.
3535

2nd half

Team Stats

MTSU

JVST

68Points70

24-53(45.3%)Field Goal(%)24-53(45.3%)

11-24(45.8%)3-Point(%)7-18(38.9%)

9-17(52.9%)Free Throw(%)15-20(75.0%)

27(8)Rebounds(Offensive)36(13)

12Assists10

6Steals4

1Blocks1

9Turnovers11

16(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

9Largest Lead11

Game Details

Friday, March 14, 2025 · 3:10 PM

Pete Mathews Coliseum · Jacksonville, AL

attendance: 2,506 (71.6%)

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