Porter scores 15 as Middle Tennessee beats Western Kentucky 71-57
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) Jestin Porter scored 15 points as Middle Tennessee beat Western Kentucky 71-57 on Saturday night.
Porter had three steals for the Blue Raiders (13-5, 4-1 Conference USA). Camryn Weston scored 14 points while going 5 of 12 from the floor, including 2 for 6 from 3-point range, and 2 for 5 from the free-throw line. Jlynn Counter had 13 points and went 6 of 11 from the field.
Don McHenry led the way for the Hilltoppers (11-7, 2-3) with 16 points. Julius Thedford added 10 points for Western Kentucky. Khristian Lander also had nine points.
Weston scored 10 points in the first half and Middle Tennessee went into halftime trailing 28-27. Middle Tennessee used an 11-1 second-half run to erase a four-point deficit and take the lead at 43-37 about 6 1/2 minutes into the second half before finishing off the victory. Porter scored nine second-half points.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Leeroy Odiahi vs. Essam Mostafa (Hilltoppers gains possession) | Â | |
19:40 | +2 | Khristian Lander makes two point pullup jump shot | 2-0 | |
19:23 | Â | Jlynn Counter turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
19:15 | Â | Don McHenry turnover (bad pass) (Jestin Porter steals) | Â | |
18:53 | Â | Essam Mostafa misses two point layup | Â | |
18:51 | Â | Don McHenry defensive rebound | Â | |
18:45 | Â | Jalen Jackson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:43 | Â | Jestin Porter defensive rebound | Â | |
18:23 | Â | Jlynn Counter turnover (traveling) | Â | |
18:12 | Â | Torey Alston blocks Tyrone Marshall Jr.'s two point layup | Â | |
18:10 | Â | Torey Alston defensive rebound | Â | |
17:53 | Â | Torey Alston misses two point layup | Â | |
17:51 | Â | Justin Bufford offensive rebound | Â | |
17:46 | Â | Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:44 | Â | Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
17:40 | Â | Leeroy Odiahi turnover (bad pass) (Jestin Porter steals) | Â | |
17:35 | Â | Tyrone Marshall Jr. personal foul | Â | |
17:18 | Â | Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:16 | Â | Blue Raiders offensive rebound | Â | |
17:13 | Â | Justin Bufford turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Jackson steals) | Â | |
16:43 | Â | Torey Alston blocks Jalen Jackson's three point jump shot | Â | |
16:41 | Â | Hilltoppers offensive rebound | Â | |
16:40 | Â | Hilltoppers turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
16:28 | Â | Camryn Weston turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Jackson steals) | Â | |
16:19 | +2 | Khristian Lander makes two point layup (Jalen Jackson assists) | 4-0 | |
15:58 | Â | Enoch Kalambay blocks Jestin Porter's two point layup | Â | |
15:56 | Â | Blaise Keita defensive rebound | Â | |
15:47 | Â | Don McHenry misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:45 | Â | Essam Mostafa defensive rebound | Â | |
15:32 | Â | Camryn Weston misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:30 | Â | Blaise Keita defensive rebound | Â | |
15:22 | Â | Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:20 | Â | Blaise Keita offensive rebound | Â | |
15:07 | Â | Enoch Kalambay misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â | |
15:05 | Â | Essam Mostafa defensive rebound | Â | |
14:53 | +2 | Essam Mostafa makes two point turnaround hook shot (Camryn Weston assists) | 4-2 | |
14:35 | Â | Don McHenry turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
14:34 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
14:21 | Â | Braxton Bayless personal foul | Â | |
14:21 | Â | Jlynn Counter misses two point layup | Â | |
14:19 | Â | Jlynn Counter offensive rebound | Â | |
14:19 | Â | Jlynn Counter misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:17 | Â | Enoch Kalambay defensive rebound | Â | |
14:17 | Â | Julius Thedford misses two point layup | Â | |
14:15 | Â | Torey Alston defensive rebound | Â | |
13:39 | Â | Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:37 | Â | Enoch Kalambay defensive rebound | Â | |
13:28 | +2 | Julius Thedford makes two point pullup jump shot | 6-2 | |
13:05 | +2 | Jlynn Counter makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 6-4 | |
12:47 | +2 | Julius Thedford makes two point layup (Enoch Kalambay assists) | 8-4 | |
12:47 | Â | Jestin Porter shooting foul (Julius Thedford draws the foul) | Â | |
12:47 | +1 | Julius Thedford makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 9-4 | |
12:19 | Â | Camryn Weston misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:17 | Â | Leeroy Odiahi defensive rebound | Â | |
12:02 | Â | Enoch Kalambay misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â | |
12:00 | Â | Blue Raiders defensive rebound | Â | |
11:45 | Â | Tyrone Marshall Jr. personal foul | Â | |
11:45 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:37 | Â | Tre Green misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:35 | Â | Camryn Weston offensive rebound | Â | |
11:27 | Â | Justin Bufford misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:25 | Â | Julius Thedford defensive rebound | Â | |
11:11 | Â | Enoch Kalambay turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
11:01 | +2 | Jlynn Counter makes two point driving floating jump shot | 9-6 | |
10:47 | Â | Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:45 | Â | Jlynn Counter defensive rebound | Â | |
10:28 | Â | Justin Bufford misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:26 | Â | Hilltoppers defensive rebound | Â | |
10:00 | Â | Don McHenry misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
9:58 | Â | Essam Mostafa defensive rebound | Â | |
9:46 | Â | Jalen Jackson shooting foul (Jestin Porter draws the foul) | Â | |
9:46 | +1 | Jestin Porter makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 9-7 | |
9:46 | +1 | Jestin Porter makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 9-8 | |
9:46 | +1 | Jestin Porter makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 9-9 | |
9:32 | Â | Essam Mostafa personal foul (Leeroy Odiahi draws the foul) | Â | |
9:23 | Â | Camryn Weston shooting foul (Khristian Lander draws the foul) | Â | |
9:23 | +1 | Khristian Lander makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-9 | |
9:23 | +1 | Khristian Lander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-9 | |
9:08 | +2 | Jlynn Counter makes two point pullup jump shot | 11-11 | |
8:47 | Â | Enoch Kalambay turnover (traveling) | Â | |
8:32 | +2 | Chris Loofe makes two point layup (Camryn Weston assists) | 11-13 | |
8:13 | +2 | Blaise Keita makes two point turnaround hook shot | 13-13 | |
7:51 | Â | Jlynn Counter misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:49 | Â | Khristian Lander defensive rebound | Â | |
7:39 | Â | Don McHenry misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:37 | Â | Camryn Weston defensive rebound | Â | |
7:30 | Â | Jalen Jackson shooting foul (Camryn Weston draws the foul) | Â | |
7:30 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:30 | Â | Torey Alston turnover (lost ball) (Tyrone Marshall Jr. steals) | Â | |
7:01 | Â | Chris Loofe blocks Julius Thedford's two point layup | Â | |
6:59 | Â | Blaise Keita offensive rebound | Â | |
6:59 | Â | Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:57 | Â | Blue Raiders defensive rebound | Â | |
6:44 | +2 | Camryn Weston makes two point pullup jump shot | 13-15 | |
6:23 | Â | Chris Loofe blocks Tyrone Marshall Jr.'s two point driving floating jump shot | Â | |
6:21 | Â | Jlynn Counter defensive rebound | Â | |
6:14 | Â | Chris Loofe turnover (bad pass) (Blaise Keita steals) | Â | |
5:57 | +3 | Tyrone Marshall Jr. makes three point jump shot (Khristian Lander assists) | 16-15 | |
5:48 | Â | Khristian Lander personal foul (Camryn Weston draws the foul) | Â | |
5:37 | Â | Camryn Weston misses two point layup | Â | |
5:35 | Â | Don McHenry defensive rebound | Â | |
5:33 | +3 | Julius Thedford makes three point jump shot (Enoch Kalambay assists) | 19-15 | |
5:35 | Â | Blue Raiders 30 second timeout | Â | |
5:15 | +2 | Camryn Weston makes two point driving floating jump shot | 19-17 | |
4:56 | Â | Julius Thedford turnover (bad pass) (Essam Mostafa steals) | Â | |
4:51 | Â | Enoch Kalambay shooting foul (Camryn Weston draws the foul) | Â | |
4:51 | Â | Camryn Weston misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
4:51 | +1 | Camryn Weston makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-18 | |
4:41 | +2 | Julius Thedford makes two point layup (Enoch Kalambay assists) | 21-18 | |
4:29 | +3 | Jestin Porter makes three point pullup jump shot | 21-21 | |
4:05 | Â | Don McHenry misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:03 | Â | Justin Bufford defensive rebound | Â | |
3:47 | Â | Julius Thedford shooting foul (Tre Green draws the foul) | Â | |
3:47 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:47 | Â | Tre Green misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
3:47 | Â | Leeroy Odiahi defensive rebound | Â | |
3:32 | Â | Braxton Bayless misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:30 | Â | Leeroy Odiahi offensive rebound | Â | |
3:21 | +3 | Enoch Kalambay makes three point jump shot (Leeroy Odiahi assists) | 24-21 | |
3:02 | +3 | Camryn Weston makes three point pullup jump shot | 24-24 | |
2:49 | +2 | Jalen Jackson makes two point layup | 26-24 | |
2:29 | Â | Essam Mostafa misses two point layup | Â | |
2:27 | Â | Enoch Kalambay defensive rebound | Â | |
2:04 | Â | Enoch Kalambay misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:02 | Â | Essam Mostafa defensive rebound | Â | |
1:54 | +2 | Camryn Weston makes two point pullup jump shot | 26-26 | |
1:48 | Â | Blue Raiders 30 second timeout | Â | |
1:30 | +2 | Braxton Bayless makes two point driving floating jump shot | 28-26 | |
1:14 | Â | Camryn Weston misses two point fadeaway jump shot | Â | |
1:12 | Â | Essam Mostafa offensive rebound | Â | |
1:03 | Â | Blaise Keita shooting foul (Justin Bufford draws the foul) | Â | |
1:03 | +1 | Justin Bufford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-27 | |
1:03 | Â | Justin Bufford misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
1:03 | Â | Enoch Kalambay defensive rebound | Â | |
0:46 | Â | Don McHenry misses three point stepback jump shot | Â | |
0:44 | Â | Essam Mostafa defensive rebound | Â | |
0:37 | Â | Camryn Weston misses three point stepback jump shot | Â | |
0:35 | Â | Blaise Keita defensive rebound | Â | |
0:35 | Â | Essam Mostafa personal foul (Blaise Keita draws the foul) | Â | |
0:11 | Â | Camryn Weston personal foul (Don McHenry draws the foul) | Â | |
0:04 | Â | Tre Green personal foul (Don McHenry draws the foul) | Â | |
0:03 | Â | Don McHenry misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Chris Loofe defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |