Final
Louisiana TechBulldogsLT · 8-55188
Middle TennesseeBlue RaidersMTSU · 8-5Fri, Jan 2 · 7:30 PM EST
0:27Marcus Whitlock Jr. makes 31-foot three point jumper (James Dent Jr. assists)
LTTeam stats
This gameMTSU
38.6%FG%55.2%
4-183PT22-44
29Rebounds33
13Turnovers7
7Assists22
Scoring summary
- 2H 0:27 · MTSU 88, LT 51Marcus Whitlock Jr. makes 31-foot three point jumper (James Dent Jr. assists)
- 2H 1:10 · MTSU 85, LT 51Marcus Whitlock Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sean Smith assists)
2H 1:40 · LT 51, MTSU 82Melian Martinez makes 3-foot dunk (Scooter Williams assists)- 2H 2:24 · LT 49, MTSU 82Melian Martinez makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 2:27 · MTSU 82, LT 48James Dent Jr. makes layup
- 2H 2:54 · MTSU 80, LT 48Tre Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sean Smith assists)
- 2H 3:27 · LT 48, MTSU 77Scooter Williams makes 16-foot turnaround jump shot
- 2H 5:00 · MTSU 77, LT 46Tre Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sean Smith assists)
- 2H 6:02 · MTSU 74, LT 46Tre Green makes layup
- 2H 6:26 · LT 46, MTSU 72DJ Dudley makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 6:45 · MTSU 72, LT 45Chris Loofe makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 7:08 · LT 45, MTSU 71Keegan Rowell makes 23-foot three point jumper
- 2H 7:53 · MTSU 71, LT 42Alec Oglesby makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sean Smith assists)
- 2H 8:55 · LT 42, MTSU 68Scooter Williams makes 5-foot floating jump shot
- 2H 9:27 · LT 40, MTSU 68DJ Dudley makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 9:54 · MTSU 68, LT 39Alec Oglesby makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jahvin Carter assists)
- 2H 10:07 · LT 39, MTSU 65AJ Bates makes layup
- 2H 12:11 · LT 37, MTSU 65DJ Dudley makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 12:30 · LT 36, MTSU 65Avery Thomas II makes 26-foot three point jumper (AJ Bates assists)
- 2H 13:01 · MTSU 65, LT 33Tre Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alec Oglesby assists)
- 2H 13:25 · LT 33, MTSU 62Will Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 13:25 · LT 32, MTSU 62Will Allen makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 13:37 · MTSU 62, LT 31Jahvin Carter makes 23-foot three point jumper (Torey Alston assists)
- 2H 14:22 · MTSU 59, LT 31Alec Oglesby makes 22-foot three point jumper (Tre Green assists)
- 2H 14:52 · MTSU 56, LT 31Alec Oglesby makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tre Green assists)
- 2H 15:20 · MTSU 53, LT 31Tre Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jahvin Carter assists)
- 2H 15:40 · LT 31, MTSU 50Kylan Howze makes 1-foot dunk
- 2H 16:05 · LT 29, MTSU 50DJ Dudley makes layup
- 2H 16:49 · MTSU 50, LT 27Luka Jovanovic makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 2H 17:16 · MTSU 48, LT 27Kamari Lands makes layup (Jahvin Carter assists)
- 2H 17:23 · MTSU 46, LT 27Alec Oglesby makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 18:28 · LT 27, MTSU 45DJ Dudley makes 26-foot three point jumper (AJ Bates assists)
- 2H 18:42 · MTSU 45, LT 24Jahvin Carter makes 24-foot three point jumper
- 2H 18:52 · LT 24, MTSU 42AJ Bates makes driving layup
- 2H 19:31 · MTSU 42, LT 22Kamari Lands makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alec Oglesby assists)
- 1H 0:03 · MTSU 39, LT 22Torey Alston makes 1-foot dunk (Sean Smith assists)
- 1H 1:39 · MTSU 37, LT 22Torey Alston makes layup
- 1H 2:02 · LT 22, MTSU 35Will Allen makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 3:35 · LT 21, MTSU 35Scooter Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 4:58 · MTSU 35, LT 20Torey Alston makes layup (Kamari Lands assists)
- 1H 5:11 · LT 20, MTSU 33Kylan Howze makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 5:11 · LT 19, MTSU 33Kylan Howze makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 5:51 · LT 18, MTSU 33Scooter Williams makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (AJ Bates assists)
- 1H 6:24 · LT 16, MTSU 33DJ Dudley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Avery Thomas II assists)
- 1H 7:40 · MTSU 33, LT 13Tre Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Loofe assists)
- 1H 8:50 · MTSU 30, LT 13Alec Oglesby makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Loofe assists)
- 1H 9:35 · LT 13, MTSU 27Scooter Williams makes free throw 1 of 1
- 1H 9:35 · LT 12, MTSU 27Scooter Williams makes 1-foot dunk (Kylan Howze assists)
- 1H 9:44 · MTSU 27, LT 10Alec Oglesby makes 25-foot three point jumper (Torey Alston assists)
- 1H 10:36 · MTSU 24, LT 10Tre Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Torey Alston assists)
- 1H 10:51 · LT 10, MTSU 21Avery Thomas II makes driving layup
- 1H 11:16 · MTSU 21, LT 8Sean Smith makes driving layup
- 1H 11:41 · LT 8, MTSU 19Scooter Williams makes 0-foot alley oop dunk (AJ Bates assists)
- 1H 12:54 · MTSU 19, LT 6Tre Green makes 14-foot step back jumpshot
- 1H 13:37 · MTSU 17, LT 6Sean Smith makes layup
- 1H 13:49 · MTSU 15, LT 6Kamari Lands makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
- 1H 14:19 · LT 6, MTSU 12Will Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 14:19 · LT 5, MTSU 12Will Allen makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 14:44 · MTSU 12, LT 4Alec Oglesby makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sean Smith assists)
- 1H 15:28 · MTSU 9, LT 4Kamari Lands makes 25-foot three point jumper
- 1H 18:26 · MTSU 6, LT 4Jahvin Carter makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kamari Lands assists)
- 1H 18:54 · LT 4, MTSU 3Sir Issac Herron makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot
- 1H 19:16 · MTSU 3, LT 2Alec Oglesby makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jahvin Carter assists)
- 1H 19:33 · LT 2, MTSU 0AJ Bates makes 11-foot floating jump shot
Box score
Team
1
2
T
LT22
29
51
MTSU39
49
88
LTTeam stats
This gameMTSU17-44Field goals32-58
38.6%Field goal %55.2%
4-183-pointers22-44
13-19Free throws2-8
29Rebounds33
7Assists22
5Steals9
0Blocks3
13Turnovers7
11Fouls13
Top performers
This game
MTSUAlec Oglesby25 PTS, 1 REB, 2 AST, 8-14 FG- MTSUTre Green22 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 8-14 FG
LTScooter Williams12 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 5-10 FG
Louisiana Tech BulldogsPlayers
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5Avery Thomas IIF | 28 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 7Sir Issac HerronF | 7 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11Kaden CooperF | 18 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 0DJ DudleyG | 34 | 11 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 3-6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3AJ BatesG | 27 | 6 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10Kylan HowzeF | 15 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 14Will AllenF | 19 | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 21Melian MartinezC | 4 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6Keegan RowellG | 10 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4Jaylen FennerG | 11 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8Scooter WilliamsG | 27 | 12 | 5-10 | 0-4 | 2-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 27A'Meir WilliamsF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2Will JeffressF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1Jermaurhiyun AndersonG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23Lachlan ThompsonG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | 51 | 17-44 | 4-18 | 13-19 | 29 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 11 |
LTOffense
MTSUSeason stats
69.9 (367th)Points per Game(207th) 75.4
44.1% (269th)Field Goal %(240th) 44.5%
29.9% (426th)3-Point %(229th) 34.0%
66.7% (423rd)Free Throw %(328th) 70.2%
12.6 (332nd)Assists per Game(177th) 14.3
13.2 (38th)Off. Rebounds per Game(186th) 11.1
12.2 (290th)Turnovers per Game(206th) 11.5
LTDefense
MTSUSeason stats
38.5 (59th)Rebounds per Game(143rd) 36.2
25.3 (139th)Def. Rebounds per Game(156th) 25.1
7.4 (168th)Steals per Game(312th) 6.2
4.7 (41st)Blocks per Game(66th) 4.3
LTTeam record
MTSU8-5Record8-5
Venue and TV
- 7:30 PM, January 2, 2026
- Murphy Center, Murfreesboro
- Watch: ESPN+