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FINAL/OT
Jan 8, 2026

Box Score

12OTT
MTSU4429780
UTEP37361083
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logoMIDDLE TENNESSEEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
13Chris Loofe276-61-13-370001516
10Torey Alston204-60-00-05000258
2Jahvin Carter272-100-32-28700146
0Alec Oglesby392-82-71-21011127
22Kamari Lands373-102-54-512012212
5Jarred Hall50-20-10-03000120
3Luka Jovanovic142-20-00-01012044
23James Dent Jr.111-21-10-00100003
55Sean Smith305-71-25-514201316
11Tre Green153-62-50-01010018
TOTAL-28-5947.5%9-2536.0%15-1788.2%28145492880
Utep Miners logoUTEPMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
15Jamal West Jr.436-150-14-783114416
13Kaseem Watson437-155-84-470002223
33Elijah Jones368-122-32-340130120
23Cassius Brooks180-20-12-22200012
1KJ Thomas413-61-24-754003211
6C.J. Smith40-20-10-00000010
25Mouhamed Mbaye50-00-01-21000011
3Bobby Montgomery Jr.20-00-00-00100000
2Jordan Hernandez30-00-00-00000020
7LA Hayes301-60-38-11103300210
TOTAL-25-5843.1%8-1942.1%25-3669.4%37135491683

Play-by-Play

1st halfmtsuutep
  • (20:00) Start game.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (19:59) Jump Ball won by Middle Tennessee.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (19:59) Jump Ball lost by UTEP.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (19:40) Jahvin Carter misses 26-foot three point jumper.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (19:37) Middle Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +2 (19:32) Kamari Lands makes 14-foot jumper.
    20
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (19:17) Jamal West Jr. makes driving layup.
    22
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (18:43) team shot clock turnover .
  • Utep Miners logo
    (18:27) Jamal West Jr. misses layup.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (18:24) Chris Loofe Defensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +2 (18:19) Jahvin Carter makes layup.
    42
  • Utep Miners logo
    (18:03) Elijah Jones misses 10-foot jumper.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (18:00) Chris Loofe Defensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (17:53) Kamari Lands misses 8-foot jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (17:49) Kaseem Watson Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (17:31) Kaseem Watson misses 10-foot hook shot.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (17:27) Torey Alston Defensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +3 (17:19) Kamari Lands makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
    72
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (16:50) Jamal West Jr. makes 5-foot dunk.
    74
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +2 (16:33) Torey Alston makes layup (Jahvin Carter assists).
    94
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (16:08) Foul on Jahvin Carter.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +3 (15:49) KJ Thomas makes 27-foot three point jumper (Bobby Montgomery Jr. assists).
    97
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (15:29) Torey Alston out of bounds bad pass turnover.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (15:11) Cassius Brooks misses layup.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (15:08) Chris Loofe Defensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +2 (14:51) Torey Alston makes layup.
    117
  • Utep Miners logo
    (14:28) C.J. Smith misses 8-foot jumper.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (14:28) Middle Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (14:16) Foul on C.J. Smith.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (14:16) Alec Oglesby misses free throw 1 of 2.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (14:16) Middle Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +1 (14:16) Alec Oglesby makes free throw 2 of 2.
    127
  • Utep Miners logo
    (13:56) KJ Thomas misses layup.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (13:56) Kamari Lands Block.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (13:49) LA Hayes Offensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +2 (13:29) Sean Smith makes driving layup.
    147
  • Utep Miners logo
    (13:29) LA Hayes misses 8-foot jumper.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (13:29) Tre Green Defensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (13:19) Foul on Chris Loofe.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (13:19) LA Hayes misses free throw 1 of 2.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (13:19) UTEP Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +1 (13:19) LA Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2.
    148
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +2 (12:48) Torey Alston makes 13-foot jumper (James Dent Jr. assists).
    168
  • Utep Miners logo
    (12:36) LA Hayes misses 23-foot three point jumper.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (12:33) Torey Alston Defensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (12:28) Torey Alston misses layup.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (12:28) Elijah Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (12:28) Foul on Luka Jovanovic.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (12:03) Kaseem Watson misses 17-foot jumper.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (12:00) Torey Alston Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (11:49) Foul on Jamal West Jr..
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +1 (11:49) Kamari Lands makes free throw 1 of 3.
    178
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +1 (11:49) Kamari Lands makes free throw 2 of 3.
    188
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +1 (11:49) Kamari Lands makes free throw 3 of 3.
    198
  • Utep Miners logo
    +3 (11:23) Kaseem Watson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal West Jr. assists).
    1911
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (11:10) Alec Oglesby misses 25-foot three point jumper.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (11:06) Sean Smith Offensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (11:04) Kamari Lands misses 25-foot three point jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (11:01) Cassius Brooks Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +3 (10:40) Kaseem Watson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal West Jr. assists).
    1914
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +2 (10:15) Sean Smith makes 15-foot jumper.
    2114
  • Utep Miners logo
    (10:15) Foul on Cassius Brooks.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +1 (10:15) Sean Smith makes free throw 1 of 1.
    2214
  • Utep Miners logo
    (9:52) LA Hayes misses 7-foot jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (9:52) LA Hayes Offensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (9:52) Alec Oglesby Block.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (9:51) LA Hayes makes 11-foot jumper.
    2216
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (9:51) Foul on Luka Jovanovic.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (9:51) LA Hayes misses free throw 1 of 1.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (9:50) Torey Alston Defensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +3 (9:38) Alec Oglesby makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jahvin Carter assists).
    2516
  • Utep Miners logo
    (9:27) Kaseem Watson misses 27-foot three point jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (9:24) LA Hayes Offensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (9:22) C.J. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (9:19) Torey Alston Defensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +2 (9:07) Chris Loofe makes 5-foot jumper (Kamari Lands assists).
    2716
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (8:37) Foul on Torey Alston.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (8:37) KJ Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (8:37) UTEP Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +1 (8:37) KJ Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2.
    2717
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +3 (8:22) Tre Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jahvin Carter assists).
    3017
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (8:03) KJ Thomas makes driving layup.
    3019
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (8:03) Foul on Jahvin Carter.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +1 (8:03) KJ Thomas makes free throw 1 of 1.
    3020
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (7:45) Kamari Lands misses 14-foot jumper.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (7:44) Middle Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (7:33) Chris Loofe traveling turnover.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (7:23) Foul on Kaseem Watson.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (7:23) Kaseem Watson turnover.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (7:04) Tre Green misses 23-foot three point jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (7:00) Elijah Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +3 (6:53) Elijah Jones makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jamal West Jr. assists).
    3023
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (6:30) Foul on Torey Alston.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (6:30) Torey Alston turnover.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (6:17) Foul on Chris Loofe.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (6:17) Jamal West Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (6:17) UTEP Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +1 (6:17) Jamal West Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
    3024
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +3 (6:01) Kamari Lands makes 28-foot three pointer.
    3324
  • Utep Miners logo
    (5:40) KJ Thomas bad pass turnover.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (5:40) Tre Green Steal.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (5:29) Kamari Lands bad pass turnover.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (5:29) Elijah Jones Steal.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (5:21) Foul on Kamari Lands.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (5:21) Elijah Jones misses free throw 1 of 1.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +3 (5:21) Kaseem Watson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Cassius Brooks assists).
    3327
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +3 (5:21) Tre Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sean Smith assists).
    3627
  • Utep Miners logo
    (5:21) Kaseem Watson misses 17-foot jumper.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (5:21) Jarred Hall Defensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +3 (5:21) Sean Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper.
    3927
  • Utep Miners logo
    (5:21) Jamal West Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (4:23) Foul on Jarred Hall.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +1 (4:23) Cassius Brooks makes free throw 1 of 2.
    3928
  • Utep Miners logo
    +1 (4:23) Cassius Brooks makes free throw 2 of 2.
    3929
  • Utep Miners logo
    (4:12) Foul on LA Hayes.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (4:08) Tre Green misses 23-foot three point jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (4:05) KJ Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (3:49) Kaseem Watson makes 18-foot pullup jump shot.
    3931
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (3:28) Jarred Hall misses 27-foot three point jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (3:24) KJ Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (3:13) Jamal West Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (3:10) Jarred Hall Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (3:10) Foul on Mouhamed Mbaye.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (2:50) Jarred Hall misses layup.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (2:47) LA Hayes Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (2:46) Elijah Jones makes 6-foot dunk (LA Hayes assists).
    3933
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (2:17) Kamari Lands misses 26-foot three point jumper.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (2:14) Jarred Hall Offensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (2:14) Jarred Hall bad pass turnover.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (2:14) LA Hayes Steal.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (2:14) Foul on Jarred Hall.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +1 (2:14) LA Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2.
    3934
  • Utep Miners logo
    +1 (2:14) LA Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2.
    3935
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (1:56) Alec Oglesby bad pass turnover.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (1:56) Jamal West Jr. Steal.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (1:50) Jamal West Jr. misses 9-foot jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (1:46) Jamal West Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (1:46) Jamal West Jr. misses tip in layup.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (1:46) Jamal West Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (1:46) Jamal West Jr. makes 0-foot tip in layup.
    3937
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +3 (1:30) Alec Oglesby makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sean Smith assists).
    4237
  • Utep Miners logo
    (1:09) Jamal West Jr. bad pass turnover.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (1:09) Alec Oglesby Steal.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +2 (0:38) Tre Green makes layup (Kamari Lands assists).
    4437
  • Utep Miners logo
    (0:15) Elijah Jones misses 21-foot jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (0:12) Kaseem Watson Offensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (0:11) Kaseem Watson bad pass turnover.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (0:11) Sean Smith Steal.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (0:00) Sean Smith misses 18-foot jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (0:00) LA Hayes Defensive Rebound.
2nd half
Overtime

Team Stats

80Points83
28-59(47.5%)Field Goal(%)25-58(43.1%)
9-25(36.0%)3-Point(%)8-19(42.1%)
15-17(88.2%)Free Throw(%)25-36(69.4%)
32(7)Rebounds(Offensive)38(13)
14Assists13
5Steals5
4Blocks4
12Turnovers9
28(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)
13Largest Lead4

Game Details

Thursday, January 8, 2026 · 6:00 PM
Don Haskins Center · El Paso, TX
attendance: 4,368 (36.4%)
tv: CBSSN
spread: MTSU -3.5
over/under: 137.5