Middle Tennessee wins 81-64 over Jacksonville State
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) Jestin Porter had 29 points in Middle Tennessee's 81-64 win over Jacksonville State on Saturday night.
Porter also had four steals for the Blue Raiders (12-5, 3-1 Conference USA). Essam Mostafa added 22 points while shooting 10 of 12 from the field and 2 for 3 from the line while he also had nine rebounds. Torey Alston shot 5 of 6 from the field and 1 of 5 from the free-throw line to finish with 11 points.
The Gamecocks (9-7, 1-2) were led in scoring by Jaron Pierre Jr., who finished with 22 points, nine rebounds and two blocks. Jacksonville State also got 11 points and 10 rebounds from Michael Houge. Marcellus Brigham Jr. had nine points and three steals.
Middle Tennessee took the lead with 19:48 left in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 37-27 at halftime, with Porter racking up 14 points. Porter scored 15 points in the second half to help lead the way as Middle Tennessee went on to secure a victory, outscoring Jacksonville State by seven points in the second half.
Middle Tennessee takes on Western Kentucky at home on Saturday, and Jacksonville State hosts Louisiana Tech on Thursday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Mason Nicholson vs. Essam Mostafa (Jlynn Counter gains possession) | Â | |
19:48 | +2 | Jlynn Counter makes two point layup | 0-2 | |
19:26 | Â | Mason Nicholson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:24 | Â | Jaron Pierre Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
19:14 | Â | Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
19:12 | Â | Essam Mostafa defensive rebound | Â | |
19:00 | +3 | Jestin Porter makes three point jump shot (Torey Alston assists) | 0-5 | |
18:26 | +2 | Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes two point jump shot | 2-5 | |
18:03 | +2 | Essam Mostafa makes two point jump shot | 2-7 | |
17:45 | Â | Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:43 | Â | Essam Mostafa defensive rebound | Â | |
17:34 | +2 | Essam Mostafa makes two point layup (Jlynn Counter assists) | 2-9 | |
17:10 | Â | Koree Cotton misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:08 | Â | Torey Alston defensive rebound | Â | |
17:00 | +3 | Justin Bufford makes three point jump shot (Jlynn Counter assists) | 2-12 | |
16:31 | Â | Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:29 | Â | Jlynn Counter defensive rebound | Â | |
16:22 | Â | Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:20 | Â | Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
16:08 | +2 | Mason Nicholson makes two point dunk (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists) | 4-12 | |
15:55 | Â | Justin Bufford misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:53 | Â | Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
15:42 | Â | Marcellus Brigham Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:40 | Â | Mason Nicholson offensive rebound | Â | |
15:32 | Â | Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:30 | Â | Justin Bufford defensive rebound | Â | |
15:21 | +3 | Jlynn Counter makes three point jump shot (Jestin Porter assists) | 4-15 | |
15:19 | Â | Gamecocks 30 second timeout | Â | |
15:19 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:06 | +2 | Iaroslav Niagu makes two point jump shot (Quel'Ron House assists) | 6-15 | |
14:52 | +2 | Essam Mostafa makes two point jump shot (Jlynn Counter assists) | 6-17 | |
14:35 | Â | Quel'Ron House misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:33 | Â | Michael Houge offensive rebound | Â | |
14:24 | Â | Michael Houge misses two point layup | Â | |
14:22 | Â | Tre Green defensive rebound | Â | |
14:13 | +2 | Jestin Porter makes two point layup | 6-19 | |
13:56 | Â | Jao Ituka turnover (bad pass) (Tre Green steals) | Â | |
13:44 | Â | Justin Bufford misses two point layup | Â | |
13:42 | Â | Gamecocks defensive rebound | Â | |
13:26 | Â | Iaroslav Niagu turnover (bad pass) (Jestin Porter steals) | Â | |
13:22 | Â | Jestin Porter misses two point layup | Â | |
13:20 | Â | Blue Raiders offensive rebound | Â | |
13:05 | +3 | Jestin Porter makes three point jump shot (Essam Mostafa assists) | 6-22 | |
12:53 | Â | Gamecocks 30 second timeout | Â | |
12:36 | Â | Chris Loofe personal foul | Â | |
12:28 | Â | Koree Cotton turnover (bad pass) (Camryn Weston steals) | Â | |
12:06 | Â | Blue Raiders turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
11:47 | Â | Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:45 | Â | Jlynn Counter defensive rebound | Â | |
11:39 | Â | Camryn Weston turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
11:39 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:25 | +2 | Mason Nicholson makes two point jump shot | 8-22 | |
11:15 | Â | Jlynn Counter misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:13 | Â | Mason Nicholson defensive rebound | Â | |
11:05 | Â | Camryn Weston blocks Jaron Pierre Jr.'s two point layup | Â | |
11:03 | Â | Justin Bufford defensive rebound | Â | |
11:03 | Â | Mason Nicholson personal foul | Â | |
10:53 | +2 | Torey Alston makes two point jump shot | 8-24 | |
10:30 | Â | Jlynn Counter personal foul | Â | |
10:21 | Â | Jaron Pierre Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jlynn Counter steals) | Â | |
10:16 | Â | Chris Loofe turnover (lost ball) (Marcellus Brigham Jr. steals) | Â | |
9:58 | Â | Koree Cotton turnover (lost ball) (Camryn Weston steals) | Â | |
9:53 | Â | Chris Loofe turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
9:26 | +2 | Mason Nicholson makes two point jump shot | 10-24 | |
9:11 | Â | Jaron Pierre Jr. blocks Jestin Porter's two point layup | Â | |
9:09 | Â | Camryn Weston offensive rebound | Â | |
9:06 | Â | Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:04 | Â | Michael Houge defensive rebound | Â | |
9:00 | +2 | Mason Nicholson makes two point dunk | 12-24 | |
8:58 | Â | Blue Raiders 30 second timeout | Â | |
8:47 | +2 | Essam Mostafa makes two point layup (Jlynn Counter assists) | 12-26 | |
8:23 | Â | Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:21 | Â | Michael Houge offensive rebound | Â | |
8:12 | Â | Michael Houge misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:10 | Â | Michael Houge offensive rebound | Â | |
8:08 | Â | Camryn Weston shooting foul (Michael Houge draws the foul) | Â | |
8:08 | +1 | Michael Houge makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-26 | |
8:08 | +1 | Michael Houge makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-26 | |
7:50 | Â | Jlynn Counter misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:48 | Â | Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
7:36 | Â | Camryn Weston personal foul | Â | |
7:36 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:30 | +2 | Michael Houge makes two point dunk (Quel'Ron House assists) | 16-26 | |
7:22 | +2 | Essam Mostafa makes two point layup (Justin Bufford assists) | 16-28 | |
7:00 | Â | Marcellus Brigham Jr. turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
6:34 | Â | Torey Alston misses two point layup | Â | |
6:32 | Â | Mason Nicholson defensive rebound | Â | |
6:28 | +2 | Michael Houge makes two point dunk (Koree Cotton assists) | 18-28 | |
6:17 | Â | Justin Bufford misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:15 | Â | Essam Mostafa offensive rebound | Â | |
6:09 | +2 | Essam Mostafa makes two point layup | 18-30 | |
5:58 | Â | Koree Cotton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:56 | Â | Blue Raiders defensive rebound | Â | |
5:43 | Â | Jaron Pierre Jr. shooting foul (Jestin Porter draws the foul) | Â | |
5:43 | +1 | Jestin Porter makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 18-31 | |
5:43 | +1 | Jestin Porter makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 18-32 | |
5:43 | +1 | Jestin Porter makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 18-33 | |
5:26 | Â | Quel'Ron House misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:24 | Â | Essam Mostafa defensive rebound | Â | |
5:11 | Â | Essam Mostafa misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:09 | Â | Torey Alston offensive rebound | Â | |
5:05 | Â | Torey Alston turnover (lost ball) (Marcellus Brigham Jr. steals) | Â | |
4:50 | Â | Marcellus Brigham Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:48 | Â | Michael Houge offensive rebound | Â | |
4:45 | +2 | Michael Houge makes two point layup | 20-33 | |
4:11 | Â | Iaroslav Niagu shooting foul (Torey Alston draws the foul) | Â | |
4:11 | Â | Torey Alston misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
4:11 | Â | Torey Alston misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
4:11 | Â | Koree Cotton defensive rebound | Â | |
3:52 | +2 | Michael Houge makes two point jump shot (Quel'Ron House assists) | 22-33 | |
3:32 | Â | Torey Alston turnover (lost ball) (Quel'Ron House steals) | Â | |
3:26 | Â | Jlynn Counter blocks Quel'Ron House's two point layup | Â | |
3:26 | Â | Quel'Ron House offensive rebound | Â | |
3:26 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:25 | Â | Marcellus Brigham Jr. offensive foul | Â | |
3:25 | Â | Marcellus Brigham Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
3:00 | Â | Justin Bufford turnover (bad pass) (Mason Nicholson steals) | Â | |
2:58 | Â | Koree Cotton turnover (bad pass) (Jestin Porter steals) | Â | |
2:58 | Â | Marcellus Brigham Jr. personal foul | Â | |
2:41 | +3 | Jestin Porter makes three point jump shot (Justin Bufford assists) | 22-36 | |
2:32 | Â | Jlynn Counter shooting foul (Koree Cotton draws the foul) | Â | |
2:32 | +1 | Koree Cotton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-36 | |
2:32 | +1 | Koree Cotton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-36 | |
2:05 | Â | Jaron Pierre Jr. blocks Camryn Weston's two point layup | Â | |
2:03 | Â | Koree Cotton defensive rebound | Â | |
1:59 | Â | Koree Cotton misses two point layup | Â | |
1:57 | Â | Jestin Porter defensive rebound | Â | |
1:54 | Â | Jaron Pierre Jr. shooting foul (Essam Mostafa draws the foul) | Â | |
1:54 | Â | Essam Mostafa misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
1:54 | +1 | Essam Mostafa makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-37 | |
1:43 | Â | Quel'Ron House misses two point layup | Â | |
1:41 | Â | Blue Raiders defensive rebound | Â | |
1:17 | Â | Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:15 | Â | Michael Houge defensive rebound | Â | |
1:10 | +3 | Jaron Pierre Jr. makes three point jump shot (Quel'Ron House assists) | 27-37 | |
0:22 | Â | Camryn Weston misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:20 | Â | Marcellus Brigham Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
0:16 | Â | Michael Houge misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:14 | Â | Essam Mostafa defensive rebound | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Camryn Weston misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Gamecocks defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |