Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

FINAL

Jan 2, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
LT	22	29	51
MTSU	39	49	88

Game Recap

Player Stats

LOUISIANA TECH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
5Avery Thomas II	28	2-5	1-4	0-0	6	1	0	1	3	5
7Sir Issac Herron	7	1-4	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
0DJ Dudley	34	3-8	2-4	3-6	2	0	0	1	0	11
11Kaden Cooper	18	0-1	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	0
3AJ Bates	27	3-8	0-1	0-0	3	4	2	3	0	6
10Kylan Howze	15	1-3	0-0	2-2	3	1	1	1	2	4
14Will Allen	19	0-0	0-0	5-6	5	0	1	4	1	5
21Melian Martinez	4	1-1	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	3
6Keegan Rowell	10	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	2	2	3
4Jaylen Fenner	11	0-2	0-2	0-0	2	0	1	1	2	0
8Scooter Williams	27	5-10	0-4	2-3	2	1	0	0	0	12
TOTAL	-	17-4438.6%	4-1822.2%	13-1968.4%	27	7	5	13	11	51

MIDDLE TENNESSEE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Chris Loofe	19	0-2	0-2	1-2	4	2	0	1	0	5	1
10Torey Alston	25	3-4	0-1	0-0	4	3	1	1	1	1	6
2Jahvin Carter	21	3-6	3-5	0-2	0	4	0	0	1	1	9
0Alec Oglesby	33	8-14	8-14	1-3	1	2	3	0	1	1	25
22Kamari Lands	29	4-11	3-8	0-0	5	2	0	0	0	0	11
3Luka Jovanovic	21	1-2	0-0	0-0	10	0	1	0	1	1	2
23James Dent Jr.	4	1-1	0-0	0-1	0	1	1	0	0	0	2
55Sean Smith	20	2-2	0-0	0-0	2	6	1	1	2	1	4
1Marcus Whitlock Jr.	4	2-2	2-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6
11Tre Green	24	8-14	6-12	0-0	3	2	1	0	1	3	22

TOTAL	-	32-5855.2%	22-4450.0%	2-825.0%	29	22	9	3	7	13	88

Play-by-Play

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1st halfLTMTSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Louisiana Tech.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Middle Tennessee.
+2 (19:33) AJ Bates makes 11-foot floating jump shot.
20
+3 (19:16) Alec Oglesby makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jahvin Carter assists).
23
+2 (18:54) Sir Issac Herron makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
43
+3 (18:26) Jahvin Carter makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kamari Lands assists).
46
(18:08) AJ Bates misses 18-foot jumper.
(18:06) Kamari Lands Defensive Rebound.
(17:45) Kamari Lands misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:41) Middle Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
(17:23) Kamari Lands misses 14-foot jumper.
(17:20) Chris Loofe Offensive Rebound.
(17:10) Torey Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:08) Kaden Cooper Defensive Rebound.
(16:57) AJ Bates bad pass turnover.
(16:57) Alec Oglesby Steal.
(16:31) Chris Loofe misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(16:27) Avery Thomas II Defensive Rebound.
(16:15) DJ Dudley misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:10) Kamari Lands Defensive Rebound.
(16:05) Jahvin Carter turnover.
(15:49) AJ Bates bad pass turnover.
+3 (15:28) Kamari Lands makes 25-foot three point jumper.
49
(15:10) Will Allen bad pass turnover.
(15:10) Alec Oglesby Steal.
+3 (14:44) Alec Oglesby makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sean Smith assists).
412
(14:19) Foul on Alec Oglesby.
+1 (14:19) Will Allen makes free throw 1 of 2.
512
+1 (14:19) Will Allen makes free throw 2 of 2.
612
+3 (13:49) Kamari Lands makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
615
(13:42) Jaylen Fenner bad pass turnover.
(13:42) Sean Smith Steal.
+2 (13:37) Sean Smith makes layup.
617
(13:26) AJ Bates misses layup.
(13:25) Middle Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:54) Tre Green makes 14-foot step back jumpshot.
619
(12:28) Foul on Will Allen.
(12:28) Will Allen turnover.
(12:02) Tre Green misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:59) AJ Bates Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:41) Scooter Williams makes 0-foot alley oop dunk (AJ Bates assists).
819
+2 (11:16) Sean Smith makes driving layup.
821
+2 (10:51) Avery Thomas II makes driving layup.
1021
+3 (10:36) Tre Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Torey Alston assists).
1024
(10:05) Scooter Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:03) Luka Jovanovic Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:44) Alec Oglesby makes 25-foot three point jumper (Torey Alston assists).
1027
(9:44) Foul on Jaylen Fenner.
(9:43) Alec Oglesby misses free throw 1 of 1.
(9:42) Avery Thomas II Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:35) Scooter Williams makes 1-foot dunk (Kylan Howze assists).
1227
(9:35) Foul on Sean Smith.
+1 (9:35) Scooter Williams makes free throw 1 of 1.
1327
(9:34) Tre Green misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:32) Kylan Howze Defensive Rebound.
(9:26) DJ Dudley misses 20-foot jumper.
(9:24) Luka Jovanovic Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:50) Alec Oglesby makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Loofe assists).
1330
(8:12) Scooter Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:06) Torey Alston Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:40) Tre Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Loofe assists).
1333
(7:24) DJ Dudley misses layup.
(7:18) Chris Loofe Defensive Rebound.
(7:16) Alec Oglesby misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:11) Kamari Lands Offensive Rebound.
(7:10) Kamari Lands misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:09) Avery Thomas II Defensive Rebound.
(7:09) Foul on Chris Loofe.
(6:45) AJ Bates misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:42) Kamari Lands Defensive Rebound.
(6:35) Tre Green misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:33) Scooter Williams Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:24) DJ Dudley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Avery Thomas II assists).
1633
(5:57) Alec Oglesby bad pass turnover.
(5:57) Kylan Howze Steal.
+2 (5:51) Scooter Williams makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (AJ Bates assists).
1833
(5:22) Alec Oglesby misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:20) Kylan Howze Defensive Rebound.
(5:11) Foul on Chris Loofe.
+1 (5:11) Kylan Howze makes free throw 1 of 2.
1933
+1 (5:11) Kylan Howze makes free throw 2 of 2.
2033
+2 (4:58) Torey Alston makes layup (Kamari Lands assists).
2035
(4:30) Sir Issac Herron misses 10-foot jumper.
(4:28) Torey Alston Defensive Rebound.
(4:21) Alec Oglesby misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:18) Luka Jovanovic Offensive Rebound.
(4:15) Foul on Avery Thomas II.
(3:58) Jahvin Carter misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:53) Will Allen Defensive Rebound.
(3:35) Foul on Torey Alston.
+1 (3:35) Scooter Williams makes free throw 1 of 2.
2135
(3:34) Scooter Williams misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:31) Scooter Williams Offensive Rebound.
(3:10) DJ Dudley misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:08) Torey Alston Defensive Rebound.
(2:51) Torey Alston bad pass turnover.
(2:51) AJ Bates Steal.
(2:36) Scooter Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:32) Luka Jovanovic Defensive Rebound.
(2:08) Jahvin Carter misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(2:05) Avery Thomas II Defensive Rebound.
(2:02) Foul on Jahvin Carter.
+1 (2:02) Will Allen makes free throw 1 of 2.
2235
(2:02) Will Allen misses free throw 2 of 2.
(2:01) Torey Alston Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:39) Torey Alston makes layup.
2237
(1:14) Avery Thomas II misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:12) Sean Smith Defensive Rebound.
(0:42) Luka Jovanovic misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
(0:39) Will Allen Defensive Rebound.
(0:24) Foul on Avery Thomas II.
(0:24) Avery Thomas II turnover.
+2 (0:03) Torey Alston makes 1-foot dunk (Sean Smith assists).
2239

2nd half

Team Stats

MTSU

51Points88

17-44(38.6%)Field Goal(%)32-58(55.2%)

4-18(22.2%)3-Point(%)22-44(50.0%)

13-19(68.4%)Free Throw(%)2-8(25.0%)

29(8)Rebounds(Offensive)33(10)

7Assists22

5Steals9

0Blocks3

13Turnovers7

11(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)

2Largest Lead37

Game Details

Friday, January 2, 2026 · 7:30 PM

Murphy Center · Murfreesboro, TN

attendance: 3,127 (27.1%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: MTSU -6.5

over/under: 134.5