New Mexico State Aggies vs. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

Feb 28, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	OT	T
NMSU	42	34	9	85
MTSU	36	40	10	86

Game Recap

Player Stats

NEW MEXICO STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Jae'Coby Osborne	26	2-5	0-1	0-1	5	0	2	0	0	3	4
0Julius Mims	39	5-11	0-1	2-4	7	2	1	2	1	4	12
1Gabe Pickens	33	2-5	0-0	0-0	3	3	3	0	1	3	4
21Jemel Jones	39	13-24	1-6	7-8	7	1	0	1	2	1	34
9Anthony Wrzeszcz	32	3-7	2-6	3-3	1	1	1	0	1	3	11
44Augustine Ekwe	10	2-4	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	3	4
24Cyr Malonga	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
5Chris Terrell	11	1-4	0-2	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	1	2
8Jayland Randall	25	5-11	4-8	0-0	6	0	2	0	1	1	14
11Elijah Elliott	8	0-3	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	33-7444.6%	7-2528.0%	12-1675.0%	32	10	9	3	7	21	85

MIDDLE TENNESSEE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Chris Loofe	38	2-3	0-0	6-8	12	0	0	1	2	2	10
10Torey Alston	37	6-8	0-0	5-9	11	0	0	2	2	2	17
55Sean Smith	17	4-7	1-1	0-0	2	1	0	1	3	0	9
0Alec Oglesby	15	0-2	0-1	2-2	0	0	1	0	0	1	2
22Kamari Lands	18	2-7	0-3	3-3	1	0	0	0	3	2	7
3Luka Jovanovic	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23James Dent Jr.	9	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1Marcus Whitlock Jr.	25	3-7	1-5	1-1	2	1	0	1	0	2	8
2Jahvin Carter	33	10-17	3-6	4-4	3	7	2	0	3	1	27
11Tre Green	26	2-5	2-5	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	3	6
TOTAL	-	29-5750.9%	7-2231.8%	21-2777.8%	34	11	3	5	14	14	86

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNMSUMTSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by New Mexico State.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Middle Tennessee.
(19:39) Jemel Jones misses 17-foot jumper.
(19:35) Julius Mims Offensive Rebound.
(19:26) Julius Mims misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:21) Chris Loofe Defensive Rebound.
(19:05) Torey Alston bad pass turnover.
(19:05) Anthony Wrzeszcz Steal.
(18:57) Foul on Alec Oglesby.
(18:50) Jemel Jones misses layup.
(18:50) Chris Loofe Defensive Rebound.
(18:47) Kamari Lands misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:45) Jae'Coby Osborne Defensive Rebound.
(18:09) Jae'Coby Osborne misses 19-foot jumper.
(18:06) Torey Alston Defensive Rebound.
(18:04) Foul on Jae'Coby Osborne.
(17:39) team shot clock turnover .
(17:16) Anthony Wrzeszcz misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:15) Jemel Jones Offensive Rebound.
(17:15) Jemel Jones out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(16:48) Torey Alston misses layup.
(16:48) Middle Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
(16:28) Tre Green bad pass turnover.
(16:28) Julius Mims Steal.
(16:27) Jae'Coby Osborne misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:23) Tre Green Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:05) Sean Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Dent Jr. assists).
03
+3 (15:38) Anthony Wrzeszcz makes 26-foot three point jumper (Julius Mims assists).
33
+2 (15:25) Sean Smith makes 9-foot jumper.
35
(15:01) Julius Mims misses 20-foot jumper.
(14:56) Sean Smith Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:52) Sean Smith makes 6-foot jumper.
37
(14:38) Anthony Wrzeszcz misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(14:36) Jemel Jones Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:36) Jemel Jones makes 4-foot jumper.
57
(14:36) Foul on James Dent Jr..
+1 (14:36) Jemel Jones makes free throw 1 of 1.
67
+2 (14:06) Torey Alston makes 11-foot jumper (Jahvin Carter assists).
69
(13:46) Elijah Elliott misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:41) Jemel Jones Offensive Rebound.
(13:34) Elijah Elliott misses 12-foot jumper.
(13:31) Jahvin Carter Defensive Rebound.
(13:25) James Dent Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(13:23) Chris Loofe Offensive Rebound.
(13:23) Foul on Augustine Ekwe.
(13:07) Foul on Elijah Elliott.
(13:07) Chris Loofe misses free throw 1 of 2.
(13:07) Middle Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (13:07) Chris Loofe makes free throw 2 of 2.
610
+3 (12:51) Jayland Randall makes 22-foot three point jumper (Elijah Elliott assists).
910
(12:40) Jahvin Carter misses layup.
(12:36) Cyr Malonga Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:31) Jayland Randall makes 25-foot three point jumper.
1210
+2 (12:06) Kamari Lands makes 9-foot jumper.
1212
(11:53) Anthony Wrzeszcz misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:51) Chris Loofe Defensive Rebound.
(11:51) Foul on Cyr Malonga.
(11:32) Alec Oglesby misses layup.
(11:29) Jayland Randall Defensive Rebound.
(11:29) Jayland Randall bad pass turnover.
(11:14) Kamari Lands misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:09) Julius Mims Defensive Rebound.
(10:57) Foul on Kamari Lands.
+1 (10:57) Julius Mims makes free throw 1 of 2.
1312
(10:57) Julius Mims misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:56) Torey Alston Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:43) Jahvin Carter makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sean Smith assists).
1315
(10:28) Julius Mims misses layup.
(10:22) Julius Mims Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:22) Julius Mims makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1515
(10:14) Sean Smith misses 13-foot jumper.
(10:09) Jae'Coby Osborne Defensive Rebound.
(10:08) Chris Terrell bad pass turnover.
(10:08) Jahvin Carter Steal.
+2 (10:01) Jahvin Carter makes layup.
1517
+2 (9:33) Chris Terrell makes 11-foot jumper.
1717
(9:14) Foul on Jae'Coby Osborne.
(9:14) Torey Alston misses free throw 1 of 2.
(9:14) Middle Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (9:14) Torey Alston makes free throw 2 of 2.
1718
+2 (8:50) Jemel Jones makes 9-foot jumper.
1918
+2 (8:25) Torey Alston makes 13-foot jumper.
1920
(8:06) Julius Mims bad pass turnover.
(7:55) Foul on Chris Terrell.
+1 (7:54) Torey Alston makes free throw 1 of 2.
1921
(7:54) Torey Alston misses free throw 2 of 2.
(7:54) Jemel Jones Defensive Rebound.
(7:41) Jemel Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:31) Augustine Ekwe Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:31) Augustine Ekwe makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2121
+2 (7:10) Kamari Lands makes 11-foot jumper.
2123
(6:38) Augustine Ekwe misses 11-foot jumper.
(6:35) Torey Alston Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:26) Chris Loofe makes layup (Jahvin Carter assists).
2125
(5:55) Augustine Ekwe misses 13-foot jumper.
(5:51) Torey Alston Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:46) Jahvin Carter makes 23-foot three point jumper.
2128
+2 (5:32) Jemel Jones makes 11-foot jumper (Gabe Pickens assists).
2328
(5:22) Foul on Jemel Jones.
+1 (5:22) Kamari Lands makes free throw 1 of 3.
2329
+1 (5:22) Kamari Lands makes free throw 2 of 3.
2330
+1 (5:22) Kamari Lands makes free throw 3 of 3.
2331
(5:00) Foul on Torey Alston.
+1 (5:00) Jemel Jones makes free throw 1 of 2.
2431
+1 (5:00) Jemel Jones makes free throw 2 of 2.
2531
(4:51) Jahvin Carter bad pass turnover.
(4:51) Gabe Pickens Steal.
+2 (4:45) Gabe Pickens makes layup.
2731
(4:30) Foul on Kamari Lands.
(4:30) Kamari Lands turnover.
+3 (4:14) Jayland Randall makes 24-foot three point jumper (Julius Mims assists).
3031
+3 (3:51) Marcus Whitlock Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jahvin Carter assists).
3034
+3 (3:32) Anthony Wrzeszcz makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gabe Pickens assists).
3334
(2:56) Sean Smith misses 17-foot jumper.
(2:53) Gabe Pickens Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:44) Jayland Randall makes 26-foot three point jumper (Gabe Pickens assists).
3634
+2 (2:27) Sean Smith makes 9-foot jumper.
3636
(2:17) Jayland Randall misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(2:10) Julius Mims Offensive Rebound.
(2:10) Julius Mims misses tip in layup.
(2:10) Jayland Randall Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:10) Jayland Randall makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3836
(1:42) Chris Loofe bad pass turnover.
+2 (1:28) Jemel Jones makes layup.
4036
(1:20) Marcus Whitlock Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:17) New Mexico State Defensive Rebound.
(0:56) Foul on Chris Loofe.
+1 (0:56) Anthony Wrzeszcz makes free throw 1 of 2.
4136
+1 (0:56) Anthony Wrzeszcz makes free throw 2 of 2.
4236
(0:49) Sean Smith out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(0:42) Gabe Pickens bad pass turnover.
(0:11) Sean Smith misses 9-foot jumper.
(0:08) Jayland Randall Defensive Rebound.
(0:04) Jayland Randall misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Torey Alston Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Overtime

Team Stats

NMSU

MTSU

85Points86

33-74(44.6%)Field Goal(%)29-57(50.9%)

7-25(28.0%)3-Point(%)7-22(31.8%)

12-16(75.0%)Free Throw(%)21-27(77.8%)

34(14)Rebounds(Offensive)39(10)

10Assists11

9Steals3

3Blocks5

8Turnovers15

21(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

14Largest Lead8

Game Details

Saturday, February 28, 2026 · 1:00 PM

Murphy Center · Murfreesboro, TN

attendance: 3,121 (27.1%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: MTSU -5.5

over/under: 148.5