Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders vs. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

Jan 14, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MTSU	40	18	58
LT	21	38	59

Game Recap

Player Stats

MIDDLE TENNESSEE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Chris Loofe	22	1-4	1-2	2-6	7	1	0	4	4	5	5
10Torey Alston	28	4-8	0-0	3-6	9	0	0	0	4	3	11
2Jahvin Carter	30	4-12	2-7	2-2	3	2	1	0	2	0	12
0Alec Oglesby	22	2-3	1-2	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	4	5
22Kamari Lands	34	5-16	1-4	2-4	6	5	1	0	0	1	13
3Luka Jovanovic	18	3-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	1	2	6
23James Dent Jr.	18	1-3	1-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	2	3
55Sean Smith	16	0-4	0-1	0-0	3	5	1	0	0	1	0
11Tre Green	12	1-1	1-1	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	1	3


TOTAL	-	21-5438.9%	7-2035.0%	9-1850.0%	39	14	3	5	12	19	58

LOUISIANA TECH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Avery Thomas II	36	2-10	0-4	3-4	15	0	3	1	1	3	7
21Melian Martinez	27	3-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	3	1	2	6
0DJ Dudley	37	5-12	1-3	8-8	4	3	1	1	2	3	19
4Jaylen Fenner	33	4-12	0-2	4-7	3	0	3	0	0	2	12
3AJ Bates	33	5-12	0-2	0-0	3	5	2	0	1	2	10
10Kylan Howze	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14Will Allen	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7Sir Issac Herron	9	1-5	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	2	2
6Keegan Rowell	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8Scooter Williams	9	1-3	0-1	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
11Kaden Cooper	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
TOTAL	-	21-5836.2%	1-128.3%	16-2176.2%	30	8	9	6	7	14	59

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMTSULT

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Louisiana Tech.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Middle Tennessee.
+2 (19:34) AJ Bates makes layup.
02
(19:18) Jahvin Carter misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(19:14) Avery Thomas II Defensive Rebound.
(19:06) Foul on Kamari Lands.
(18:45) AJ Bates misses 17-foot jumper.
(18:41) Torey Alston Defensive Rebound.
(18:34) Chris Loofe misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:30) Avery Thomas II Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:04) DJ Dudley makes layup (AJ Bates assists).
04
(17:49) Foul on AJ Bates.
(17:49) Foul on Jaylen Fenner.
(17:37) Alec Oglesby misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:34) Jahvin Carter Offensive Rebound.
(17:29) Foul on Melian Martinez.
+1 (17:29) Torey Alston makes free throw 1 of 2.
14
+1 (17:29) Torey Alston makes free throw 2 of 2.
24
(17:16) DJ Dudley bad pass turnover.
(17:16) Kamari Lands Steal.
+2 (17:10) Kamari Lands makes layup.
44
(16:39) DJ Dudley misses layup.
(16:39) Chris Loofe Block.
(16:35) Kamari Lands Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:33) Torey Alston makes layup (Kamari Lands assists).
64
(15:59) Jaylen Fenner misses layup.
(15:59) Chris Loofe Block.
(15:54) Chris Loofe Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:52) Kamari Lands makes layup.
84
(15:35) Avery Thomas II misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(15:31) Jaylen Fenner Offensive Rebound.
(15:13) Foul on James Dent Jr..
(15:13) Jaylen Fenner misses free throw 1 of 2.
(15:13) Louisiana Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (15:13) Jaylen Fenner makes free throw 2 of 2.
85
(14:56) Torey Alston bad pass turnover.
(14:56) AJ Bates Steal.
(14:49) Sir Issac Herron misses dunk.
(14:46) Chris Loofe Defensive Rebound.
(14:42) Foul on Jaylen Fenner.
(14:31) Jahvin Carter bad pass turnover.
(14:31) Avery Thomas II Steal.
(14:27) Foul on Torey Alston.
+1 (14:27) Avery Thomas II makes free throw 1 of 2.
86
+1 (14:27) Avery Thomas II makes free throw 2 of 2.
87
+3 (14:14) Alec Oglesby makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sean Smith assists).
117
(13:59) Sir Issac Herron misses 11-foot jumper.
(13:56) Kamari Lands Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:52) James Dent Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kamari Lands assists).
147
(13:46) AJ Bates turnover.
(13:37) Kamari Lands misses layup.
(13:34) Avery Thomas II Defensive Rebound.
(13:20) AJ Bates misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:17) Kamari Lands Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:10) Alec Oglesby makes layup (Kamari Lands assists).
167
(12:59) Scooter Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:56) Sir Issac Herron Offensive Rebound.
(12:56) Sir Issac Herron out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(12:35) Chris Loofe misses layup.
(12:30) Sean Smith Offensive Rebound.
(12:27) Kamari Lands misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:23) Sir Issac Herron Defensive Rebound.
(12:23) Foul on Chris Loofe.
(12:13) Sir Issac Herron misses dunk.
(12:13) Chris Loofe Block.
(12:09) Sean Smith Defensive Rebound.
(12:00) Sean Smith misses 11-foot jumper.
(11:58) Middle Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:54) Torey Alston makes 3-foot dunk (Sean Smith assists).
187
(11:34) Avery Thomas II misses layup.
(11:31) Torey Alston Defensive Rebound.
(11:27) Foul on Avery Thomas II.
+3 (11:23) Kamari Lands makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sean Smith assists).
217
(11:09) Avery Thomas II bad pass turnover.
(11:09) Sean Smith Steal.
(11:05) Sean Smith misses dunk.
(11:05) Kaden Cooper Block.
(10:59) Avery Thomas II Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:58) Sir Issac Herron makes 6-foot dunk (AJ Bates assists).
219
(10:40) Foul on Sir Issac Herron.
(10:40) Chris Loofe misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:40) Middle Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:40) Chris Loofe makes free throw 2 of 2.
229
(10:19) Foul on Sean Smith.
+1 (10:19) DJ Dudley makes free throw 1 of 2.
2210
+1 (10:19) DJ Dudley makes free throw 2 of 2.
2211
(10:14) Foul on AJ Bates.
+1 (10:14) Jahvin Carter makes free throw 1 of 2.
2311
+1 (10:14) Jahvin Carter makes free throw 2 of 2.
2411
(9:49) DJ Dudley misses 21-foot jumper.
(9:45) James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:35) Kamari Lands makes 12-foot jumper.
2611
+2 (9:12) Scooter Williams makes layup.
2613
(9:01) Kamari Lands misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:58) Alec Oglesby Offensive Rebound.
+3 (8:57) Jahvin Carter makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alec Oglesby assists).
2913
(8:42) DJ Dudley bad pass turnover.
(8:29) Torey Alston bad pass turnover.
(8:07) Kaden Cooper bad pass turnover.
(8:07) Jahvin Carter Steal.
(8:04) Jahvin Carter misses layup.
(8:04) DJ Dudley Block.
(7:57) Alec Oglesby Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:49) Torey Alston makes 5-foot dunk (Chris Loofe assists).
3113
(7:37) Sir Issac Herron misses layup.
(7:37) Chris Loofe Block.
(7:29) Torey Alston Defensive Rebound.
(7:11) Torey Alston misses 11-foot jumper.
(7:08) Avery Thomas II Defensive Rebound.
(6:48) Foul on Alec Oglesby.
+1 (6:48) Jaylen Fenner makes free throw 1 of 2.
3114
(6:48) Jaylen Fenner misses free throw 2 of 2.
(6:47) Chris Loofe Defensive Rebound.
(6:33) Foul on Sir Issac Herron.
(6:33) Chris Loofe misses free throw 1 of 2.
(6:33) Middle Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (6:33) Chris Loofe makes free throw 2 of 2.
3214
(6:19) Avery Thomas II misses layup.
(6:16) Jahvin Carter Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:06) Kamari Lands makes 3-foot dunk.
3414
(5:40) AJ Bates misses layup.
(5:36) Avery Thomas II Offensive Rebound.
(5:35) Avery Thomas II misses layup.
(5:31) Torey Alston Defensive Rebound.
(5:23) Chris Loofe bad pass turnover.
(5:23) DJ Dudley Steal.
(5:17) DJ Dudley misses layup.
(5:15) Chris Loofe Defensive Rebound.
(5:13) Foul on Chris Loofe.
+1 (5:13) DJ Dudley makes free throw 1 of 2.
3415
+1 (5:13) DJ Dudley makes free throw 2 of 2.
3416
(5:13) Chris Loofe bad pass turnover.
(5:13) Jaylen Fenner Steal.
(5:01) Sean Smith misses 11-foot jumper.
(4:57) DJ Dudley Defensive Rebound.
(4:34) Jaylen Fenner misses layup.
(4:29) Tre Green Defensive Rebound.
(4:13) Luka Jovanovic bad pass turnover.
(4:13) Jaylen Fenner Steal.
+2 (4:09) Jaylen Fenner makes layup.
3418
+2 (3:59) Luka Jovanovic makes layup (Sean Smith assists).
3618
(3:20) Scooter Williams misses layup.
(3:19) Scooter Williams Offensive Rebound.
(3:19) Foul on Luka Jovanovic.
+1 (3:19) Scooter Williams makes free throw 1 of 2.
3619
(3:19) Scooter Williams misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:16) Kamari Lands Defensive Rebound.
(3:07) James Dent Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:04) Sean Smith Offensive Rebound.
(3:02) Kamari Lands misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(2:56) Torey Alston Offensive Rebound.
(2:56) Torey Alston misses layup.
(2:56) Torey Alston misses layup.
(2:56) Torey Alston Offensive Rebound.
(2:55) Middle Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:46) Torey Alston makes layup (Kamari Lands assists).
3819
(2:22) Jaylen Fenner misses layup.
(2:20) Torey Alston Defensive Rebound.
(2:13) Kamari Lands misses layup.
(2:11) Jaylen Fenner Defensive Rebound.
(2:08) DJ Dudley misses 6-foot jumper.
(2:08) Middle Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
(1:40) Kamari Lands misses layup.
(1:35) Avery Thomas II Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:34) Melian Martinez makes 4-foot alley oop dunk (DJ Dudley assists).
3821
(1:13) Foul on Torey Alston.
(1:13) Torey Alston turnover.
(0:55) Jaylen Fenner misses layup.
(0:52) DJ Dudley Offensive Rebound.
(0:49) Jaylen Fenner misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:46) Kamari Lands Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:30) Jahvin Carter makes layup.
4021
(0:01) Will Allen misses layup.
(0:01) Luka Jovanovic Block.
(0:00) Tre Green Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

MTSU

58Points59

21-54(38.9%)Field Goal(%)21-58(36.2%)

7-20(35.0%)3-Point(%)1-12(8.3%)

9-18(50.0%)Free Throw(%)16-21(76.2%)

43(12)Rebounds(Offensive)32(9)

14Assists8

3Steals9

5Blocks6

13Turnovers7

19(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

20Largest Lead4

Game Details

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 · 7:30 PM

Thomas Assembly Center · Ruston, LA

attendance: 2,082 (26.0%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: MTSU -3.5

over/under: 131.5