Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders vs. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

Mar 12, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MTSU	25	44	69
LT	39	41	80

Game Recap

Player Stats

MIDDLE TENNESSEE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Chris Loofe	23	1-3	0-0	6-7	1	0	1	1	1	3	8
10Torey Alston	36	3-5	0-0	3-10	7	0	1	1	3	2	9
55Sean Smith	25	3-8	2-5	2-4	3	4	0	1	2	3	10
11Tre Green	30	5-10	5-10	5-7	1	1	2	0	2	1	20
22Kamari Lands	21	1-6	0-4	2-2	3	2	0	0	3	2	4
3Luka Jovanovic	14	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	1	0
1Marcus Whitlock Jr.	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0
2Jahvin Carter	29	6-14	3-7	3-3	3	3	0	0	3	0	18
0Alec Oglesby	16	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	2	2	0
TOTAL	-	19-4740.4%	10-2737.0%	21-3363.6%	22	11	5	4	16	16	69

LOUISIANA TECH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Avery Thomas II	38	5-10	3-4	2-2	9	0	3	1	0	2	15
21Melian Martinez	11	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
0DJ Dudley	28	6-12	2-5	2-2	1	1	1	1	3	1	16
4Jaylen Fenner	29	2-5	0-0	1-2	3	4	0	1	2	4	5
3AJ Bates	40	8-21	3-6	10-13	3	6	6	0	3	2	29
14Will Allen	26	3-4	0-0	0-0	6	1	0	0	0	5	6
11Kaden Cooper	28	4-5	1-1	0-0	6	2	1	0	0	3	9


TOTAL	-	28-5848.3%	9-1656.3%	15-1978.9%	28	14	11	4	8	20	80

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMTSULT

(20:00) Start game.
(20:00) Jump Ball won by Middle Tennessee.
(20:00) Jump Ball lost by Louisiana Tech.
(19:42) Chris Loofe misses 5-foot hook shot.
(19:39) Jaylen Fenner Defensive Rebound.
(19:23) AJ Bates bad pass turnover.
(19:23) Tre Green Steal.
(19:14) Kamari Lands bad pass turnover.
(19:14) Avery Thomas II Steal.
+2 (19:02) DJ Dudley makes 18-foot step back jumpshot.
02
(18:42) Sean Smith bad pass turnover.
(18:26) Foul on Kamari Lands.
+1 (18:26) AJ Bates makes free throw 1 of 2.
03
+1 (18:26) AJ Bates makes free throw 2 of 2.
04
+2 (18:02) Torey Alston makes 7-foot hook shot.
24
+3 (17:42) Avery Thomas II makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Fenner assists).
27
(17:18) Tre Green misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:16) Louisiana Tech Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:50) AJ Bates makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Fenner assists).
210
+3 (16:33) Tre Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jahvin Carter assists).
510
+2 (16:15) Jaylen Fenner makes 2-foot dunk.
512
(15:59) Tre Green bad pass turnover.
(15:59) AJ Bates Steal.
(15:40) DJ Dudley misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:37) Jahvin Carter Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:31) Chris Loofe makes layup (Alec Oglesby assists).
712
(15:31) Foul on Melian Martinez.
+1 (15:31) Chris Loofe makes free throw 1 of 1.
812
(15:12) Jaylen Fenner misses layup.
(15:12) Middle Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
(15:00) Jahvin Carter misses layup.
(14:57) Avery Thomas II Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:44) Avery Thomas II makes layup (AJ Bates assists).
814
(14:11) Jahvin Carter misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(14:07) DJ Dudley Defensive Rebound.
(13:47) AJ Bates misses 7-foot floating jump shot.
(13:43) Torey Alston Defensive Rebound.
(13:36) Jahvin Carter bad pass turnover.
(13:20) Avery Thomas II misses layup.
(13:20) Marcus Whitlock Jr. Block.
(13:20) Louisiana Tech Offensive Rebound.
(13:18) Foul on Alec Oglesby.
+2 (12:59) AJ Bates makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
816
+2 (12:40) Torey Alston makes layup (Jahvin Carter assists).
1016
+3 (12:17) DJ Dudley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Will Allen assists).
1019
+2 (11:56) Torey Alston makes 6-foot floating jump shot.
1219
(11:34) DJ Dudley bad pass turnover.
+3 (11:03) Jahvin Carter makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kamari Lands assists).
1519
(10:33) Foul on Marcus Whitlock Jr..
+1 (10:33) DJ Dudley makes free throw 1 of 2.
1520
+1 (10:33) DJ Dudley makes free throw 2 of 2.
1521
(10:14) Alec Oglesby bad pass turnover.
(10:14) AJ Bates Steal.
(10:07) AJ Bates bad pass turnover.
(10:07) Chris Loofe Steal.
(9:40) Jahvin Carter misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(9:36) AJ Bates Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:19) DJ Dudley makes 24-foot three point jumper.
1524
+3 (9:02) Sean Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kamari Lands assists).
1824
(8:38) Kaden Cooper misses layup.
(8:35) Sean Smith Defensive Rebound.
(8:26) Foul on Jaylen Fenner.
+1 (8:26) Chris Loofe makes free throw 1 of 2.
1924
+1 (8:26) Chris Loofe makes free throw 2 of 2.
2024
(8:10) AJ Bates bad pass turnover.
(8:10) Tre Green Steal.
(8:06) Kamari Lands bad pass turnover.
(8:06) AJ Bates Steal.
(8:05) Foul on Chris Loofe.
(7:47) DJ Dudley misses 18-foot jumper.
(7:47) Sean Smith Block.
(7:42) Torey Alston Defensive Rebound.
(7:28) Torey Alston misses dunk.
(7:28) Melian Martinez Block.
(7:23) Torey Alston Offensive Rebound.
(7:22) Tre Green misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:22) Jaylen Fenner Block.
(7:22) AJ Bates Defensive Rebound.
(7:22) Foul on Chris Loofe.
(7:05) Jaylen Fenner bad pass turnover.
(7:05) Luka Jovanovic Steal.
(6:51) Kamari Lands misses 22-foot jumper.
(6:48) Avery Thomas II Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:43) AJ Bates makes 25-foot three pointer.
2027
(6:11) Foul on Jaylen Fenner.
(6:11) Torey Alston misses free throw 1 of 2.
(6:11) Middle Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
(6:11) Torey Alston misses free throw 2 of 2.
(6:09) Avery Thomas II Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:58) Kaden Cooper makes 3-foot dunk (AJ Bates assists).
2029
(5:35) Jahvin Carter misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
(5:35) Middle Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:18) Jahvin Carter makes driving layup.
2229
+3 (5:01) Avery Thomas II makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kaden Cooper assists).
2232
(4:35) Foul on Will Allen.
(4:35) Torey Alston misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:35) Middle Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:35) Torey Alston misses free throw 2 of 2.
(4:33) Kaden Cooper Defensive Rebound.
(4:19) AJ Bates misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:15) Jahvin Carter Defensive Rebound.
(4:10) Jahvin Carter bad pass turnover.
(4:10) Avery Thomas II Steal.
(3:43) Avery Thomas II misses 15-foot jumper.
(3:38) Torey Alston Defensive Rebound.
(3:23) Torey Alston traveling turnover.
(3:04) DJ Dudley misses layup.
(3:04) Torey Alston Block.
(2:59) Torey Alston Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:55) Tre Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jahvin Carter assists).
2532
(2:33) AJ Bates misses 4-foot floating jump shot.
(2:30) Luka Jovanovic Defensive Rebound.
(2:16) Jahvin Carter misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:12) Torey Alston Offensive Rebound.
(2:10) Alec Oglesby misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(2:07) Middle Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
(2:00) Tre Green misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:57) Kaden Cooper Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:42) AJ Bates makes 8-foot floating jump shot.
2534
(1:28) Kamari Lands misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:24) Will Allen Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:16) Avery Thomas II makes 24-foot three point jumper (DJ Dudley assists).
2537
(1:00) Tre Green bad pass turnover.
(1:00) DJ Dudley Steal.
(0:55) DJ Dudley misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(0:50) Will Allen Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:48) Will Allen makes layup.
2539
(0:30) Torey Alston misses layup.
(0:30) DJ Dudley Block.
(0:30) Middle Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
(0:19) Kamari Lands misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(0:14) Marcus Whitlock Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(0:00) Jahvin Carter misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(0:00) Luka Jovanovic Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

MTSU

69Points80

19-47(40.4%)Field Goal(%)28-58(48.3%)

10-27(37.0%)3-Point(%)9-16(56.3%)

21-33(63.6%)Free Throw(%)15-19(78.9%)

32(11)Rebounds(Offensive)32(11)

11Assists14

5Steals11

4Blocks4

16Turnovers9

16(0)Fouls(Technical)20(0)

0Largest Lead14

Game Details

Thursday, March 12, 2026 · 6:30 PM

Thomas Assembly Center · Ruston, LA

attendance: 3,029 (37.9%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: MTSU -1.5

over/under: 134.5