UTEP Miners @ Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
Middle Tennessee rallies to beat UTEP 75-72
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Antonio Green hit five 3-pointers and scored 21 points, Reggie Scurry added 19 points, nine rebounds and made four assists, and Middle Tennessee rallied to beat UTEP 75-72 on Saturday night.
Donovan Sims scored 12 with two 3s for the Blue Raiders (5-14, 2-4 Conference USA), who scored 27 points off of 20 forced turnovers and made 8 of 22 3-pointers.
Middle Tennessee took a 43-41 lead on a 14-3 run capped by Green's corner 3, and the lead traded hands until the Blue Raiders pulled ahead 55-49 on Junior Farquhar's 3 with 8:23 left. Scurry's 3-point play put the Blue Raiders up by eight, but UTEP closed to 74-72 on Ountae Campbell's jumper with six seconds left before Karl Gamble made 1 of 2 free throws to ice it.
Kaosi Ezeagu's layup capped UTEP's opening 12-2 run and the Miners led by as many as 13 before the Blue Raiders scored 11 straight and closed to 29-27 at halftime on Green's 3-pointer.
Nigel Hawkins scored 16 points, Evan Gilyard had 14 and Jordan Lathan 12 with 10 rebounds for the Miners (6-11, 1-5).
Game Information
Murfreesboro, TN
Referee:Andrew Walton
Referee:Barry Mathis
Referee:James Durham
2025-26 Standings
| Conference USAConference USA | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 10 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
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