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Mostafa's 21 points, 16 rebounds lead Middle Tennessee over Western Kentucky 87-77

AP
Feb 15, 2025

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) Essam Mostafa scored 21 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as Middle Tennessee beat Western Kentucky 87-77 on Saturday night.

Camryn Weston added 20 points and seven assissts for the Blue Raiders (17-8, 8-4 Conference USA). Jlynn Counter had 20 points and shot 8 for 17, including 4 for 10 from beyond the arc.

Don McHenry led the way for the Hilltoppers (14-11, 5-7) with 20 points. Khristian Lander added 18 points and nine rebounds for Western Kentucky. Enoch Kalambay also had 14 points.

Middle Tennessee took the lead with 1:34 to go in the first half and never looked back. The score was 44-39 at halftime, with Counter racking up 18 points. Weston scored 12 second-half points.

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These two teams both play Thursday. Middle Tennessee hosts Louisiana Tech and Western Kentucky hosts Sam Houston.

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1st Half
MTSU
Blue Raiders
44
WKU
Hilltoppers
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Essam Mostafa vs. Leeroy Odiahi (Jlynn Counter gains possession)
19:39	+2	Jlynn Counter makes two point layup	2-0
19:15		Khristian Lander misses two point jump shot
19:13		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
18:59		Leeroy Odiahi blocks Torey Alston's two point jump shot
18:59		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
18:59		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:57		Torey Alston defensive rebound
18:56		Justin Bufford misses three point jump shot
18:54		Braxton Bayless defensive rebound
18:47		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:45		Justin Bufford defensive rebound
18:30	+3	Jlynn Counter makes three point jump shot	5-0
18:12		Torey Alston blocks Braxton Bayless's two point layup
18:10		Hilltoppers offensive rebound
18:05		Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot
18:03		Don McHenry offensive rebound
17:58	+2	Don McHenry makes two point jump shot	5-2
17:51	+2	Jlynn Counter makes two point layup	7-2
17:31	+3	Don McHenry makes three point jump shot (Leeroy Odiahi assists)	7-5
17:22		Jlynn Counter misses three point jump shot
17:20		Khristian Lander defensive rebound
17:12	+2	Leeroy Odiahi makes two point dunk (Don McHenry assists)	7-7
16:57		Jlynn Counter misses three point jump shot
16:55		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
16:48		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:46		Jestin Porter defensive rebound
16:39		Torey Alston misses two point layup
16:37		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
16:32	+3	Don McHenry makes three point jump shot (Tyrone Marshall Jr. assists)	7-10
16:17	+3	Jlynn Counter makes three point jump shot	10-10
16:02	+3	Braxton Bayless makes three point jump shot	10-13
15:45		Essam Mostafa turnover (bad pass) (Tyrone Marshall Jr. steals)
15:38		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
15:36		Blue Raiders defensive rebound
15:36		TV timeout
15:29		Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot
15:27		Khristian Lander defensive rebound
15:21	+2	Enoch Kalambay makes two point layup (Khristian Lander assists)	10-15
15:06		Jlynn Counter misses two point jump shot
15:04		Don McHenry defensive rebound
14:56		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
14:54		Blaise Keita offensive rebound
14:44		Khristian Lander turnover (bad pass)
14:16		Braxton Bayless shooting foul (Jestin Porter draws the foul)
14:16	+1	Jestin Porter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-15
14:16	+1	Jestin Porter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-15
13:59		Enoch Kalambay misses three point jump shot
13:57		Blaise Keita offensive rebound
13:49		Camryn Weston shooting foul (Enoch Kalambay draws the foul)
13:49	+1	Enoch Kalambay makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-16
13:49	+1	Enoch Kalambay makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-17
13:35	+3	Jlynn Counter makes three point jump shot (Jestin Porter assists)	15-17
13:19		Torey Alston shooting foul (Enoch Kalambay draws the foul)
13:19	+1	Enoch Kalambay makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-18
13:19		Enoch Kalambay misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:19		Chris Loofe defensive rebound
13:05	+2	Jlynn Counter makes two point jump shot	17-18
12:38		Braxton Bayless misses two point jump shot
12:36		Jestin Porter defensive rebound
12:33	+2	Camryn Weston makes two point jump shot	19-18
12:33		Jalen Jackson shooting foul (Camryn Weston draws the foul)
12:33	+1	Camryn Weston makes regular free throw 1 of 1	20-18
12:17	+3	Enoch Kalambay makes three point jump shot (Khristian Lander assists)	20-21
11:51		Chris Loofe offensive foul (Don McHenry draws the foul)
11:51		Chris Loofe turnover (offensive foul)
11:51		TV timeout
11:35		Don McHenry misses two point jump shot
11:33		Camryn Weston defensive rebound
11:21		Chris Loofe misses three point jump shot
11:19		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
11:10		Chris Loofe blocks Leeroy Odiahi's two point layup
11:08		Leeroy Odiahi offensive rebound
11:00		Leeroy Odiahi turnover (lost ball) (Torey Alston steals)
10:52	+3	Jlynn Counter makes three point jump shot (Camryn Weston assists)	23-21
10:28		Don McHenry misses two point jump shot
10:26		Jestin Porter defensive rebound
10:20		Jlynn Counter misses three point jump shot
10:18		Don McHenry defensive rebound
10:07	+2	Don McHenry makes two point layup	23-23
9:55		Tyrone Marshall Jr. personal foul (Jlynn Counter draws the foul)
9:45		Camryn Weston misses three point jump shot
9:43		Essam Mostafa offensive rebound
9:39	+2	Torey Alston makes two point layup (Camryn Weston assists)	25-23
9:39		Khristian Lander shooting foul (Torey Alston draws the foul)
9:39		Torey Alston misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:39		Blaise Keita defensive rebound
9:24	+2	Khristian Lander makes two point layup	25-25
9:07		Camryn Weston misses two point layup
9:05		Khristian Lander defensive rebound
8:51		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses two point layup
8:49		Hilltoppers offensive rebound
8:46	+3	Braxton Bayless makes three point jump shot (Tyrone Marshall Jr. assists)	25-28
8:31		Camryn Weston misses two point jump shot
8:29		Essam Mostafa offensive rebound
8:25	+2	Essam Mostafa makes two point jump shot	27-28
8:02		Camryn Weston blocks Braxton Bayless's three point jump shot
8:00		Torey Alston defensive rebound
7:50		Camryn Weston misses three point jump shot
7:48		Essam Mostafa offensive rebound
7:48		Blaise Keita personal foul (Essam Mostafa draws the foul)
7:48		TV timeout
7:40		Jlynn Counter misses three point jump shot
7:38		Torey Alston offensive rebound
7:30	+2	Torey Alston makes two point layup (Camryn Weston assists)	29-28
7:07	+2	Blaise Keita makes two point jump shot (Tyrone Marshall Jr. assists)	29-30
6:51		Jlynn Counter misses three point jump shot
6:49		Khristian Lander defensive rebound
6:25		Torey Alston blocks Enoch Kalambay's three point jump shot
6:23		Hilltoppers offensive rebound
6:23		Hilltoppers turnover (shot clock violation)
6:10		Torey Alston misses two point jump shot
6:08		Torey Alston offensive rebound
6:06		Leeroy Odiahi shooting foul (Torey Alston draws the foul)
6:06	+1	Torey Alston makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-30
6:06	+1	Torey Alston makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-30
5:53		Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot
5:51		Tre Green defensive rebound
5:43		Camryn Weston misses three point jump shot
5:41		Hilltoppers defensive rebound
5:32		Enoch Kalambay misses two point layup
5:30		Tre Green defensive rebound
5:21		Tre Green misses three point jump shot
5:19		Khristian Lander defensive rebound
5:15	+2	Khristian Lander makes two point layup	31-32
5:15		Essam Mostafa shooting foul (Khristian Lander draws the foul)
5:15		Khristian Lander misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:15		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
5:02	+2	Essam Mostafa makes two point jump shot (Camryn Weston assists)	33-32
4:44	+2	Leeroy Odiahi makes two point dunk (Khristian Lander assists)	33-34
4:27		Torey Alston misses two point jump shot
4:25		Hilltoppers defensive rebound
4:03	+2	Leeroy Odiahi makes two point dunk (Braxton Bayless assists)	33-36
3:38		Camryn Weston misses three point jump shot
3:36		Jestin Porter offensive rebound
3:28	+2	Essam Mostafa makes two point jump shot (Camryn Weston assists)	35-36
3:14		Jack Edelen misses three point jump shot
3:12		Leeroy Odiahi offensive rebound
3:12		Leeroy Odiahi turnover (bad pass)
3:12		TV timeout
2:46	+2	Essam Mostafa makes two point jump shot (Justin Bufford assists)	37-36
2:27		Justin Bufford blocks Braxton Bayless's two point jump shot
2:25		Camryn Weston defensive rebound
2:15		Khristian Lander personal foul (Essam Mostafa draws the foul)
2:15	+1	Essam Mostafa makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-36
2:15	+1	Essam Mostafa makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-36
1:58	+2	Don McHenry makes two point jump shot	39-38
1:58		Justin Bufford shooting foul (Don McHenry draws the foul)
1:58	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 1 of 1	39-39
1:44		Jlynn Counter misses two point layup
1:42		Essam Mostafa offensive rebound
1:38		Essam Mostafa misses two point layup
1:36		Essam Mostafa offensive rebound
1:36		Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot
1:34		Jlynn Counter offensive rebound
1:34	+3	Camryn Weston makes three point jump shot (Jlynn Counter assists)	42-39
1:34		Blue Raiders 30 second timeout
1:10		Jalen Jackson misses two point jump shot
1:08		Blaise Keita offensive rebound
1:04		Blaise Keita misses two point jump shot
1:02		Jalen Jackson offensive rebound
0:56		Enoch Kalambay misses three point jump shot
0:54		Jestin Porter defensive rebound
0:47		Jestin Porter turnover (lost ball)
0:42		Jalen Jackson misses two point jump shot
0:40		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
0:32		Essam Mostafa turnover (lost ball) (Tyrone Marshall Jr. steals)
0:27		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses two point layup
0:25		Jestin Porter defensive rebound
0:08	+2	Camryn Weston makes two point layup	44-39
0:03		Enoch Kalambay turnover (bad pass) (Camryn Weston steals)
0:02		Camryn Weston misses three point jump shot
0:00		Jestin Porter offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MTSU
Blue Raiders
43
WKU
Hilltoppers
38

Time		Play	Score
19:50		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses two point dunk
19:48		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
19:42		Essam Mostafa misses two point layup
19:40		Leeroy Odiahi defensive rebound
19:23		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:21		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
19:17		Tyrone Marshall Jr. shooting foul (Torey Alston draws the foul)
19:17	+1	Torey Alston makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-39
19:17	+1	Torey Alston makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-39
19:04		Torey Alston shooting foul (Tyrone Marshall Jr. draws the foul)
19:04	+1	Tyrone Marshall Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-40
19:04		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:04		Jlynn Counter defensive rebound
18:52	+2	Jlynn Counter makes two point layup	48-40
18:41		Don McHenry turnover (lost ball)
18:31	+3	Jestin Porter makes three point jump shot (Justin Bufford assists)	51-40
18:28		Hilltoppers 30 second timeout
18:28		TV timeout
18:17		Jestin Porter shooting foul (Braxton Bayless draws the foul)
18:17		Braxton Bayless misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:17	+1	Braxton Bayless makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-41
17:52		Jestin Porter misses two point jump shot
17:50		Torey Alston offensive rebound
17:46		Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot
17:44		Blue Raiders offensive rebound
17:34		Don McHenry shooting foul (Essam Mostafa draws the foul)
17:34		Essam Mostafa misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:34		Essam Mostafa misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:34		Blaise Keita defensive rebound
17:27		Essam Mostafa blocks Tyrone Marshall Jr.'s two point jump shot
17:25		Jestin Porter defensive rebound
17:21		Blaise Keita shooting foul (Essam Mostafa draws the foul)
17:21		Essam Mostafa misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:21	+1	Essam Mostafa makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-41
17:01		Enoch Kalambay misses two point jump shot
16:59		Blaise Keita offensive rebound
16:54		Braxton Bayless misses two point layup
16:52		Blaise Keita offensive rebound
16:52		Torey Alston personal foul (Blaise Keita draws the foul)
16:51		Chris Loofe shooting foul (Don McHenry draws the foul)
16:51	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-42
16:51	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-43
16:34		Camryn Weston misses two point jump shot
16:32		Blaise Keita defensive rebound
16:19		Don McHenry misses two point layup
16:17		Khristian Lander offensive rebound
16:14	+2	Khristian Lander makes two point layup	52-45
16:10		Jestin Porter misses two point layup
16:08		Blaise Keita defensive rebound
16:02		Braxton Bayless turnover (bad pass) (Jestin Porter steals)
16:02	+2	Jestin Porter makes two point layup	54-45
16:02		Blue Raiders 30 second timeout
16:02		TV timeout
15:49		Enoch Kalambay misses three point jump shot
15:47		Blaise Keita offensive rebound
15:25		Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot
15:23		Camryn Weston defensive rebound
15:12		Jlynn Counter misses three point jump shot
15:10		Khristian Lander defensive rebound
15:03	+2	Khristian Lander makes two point layup	54-47
15:03		Jestin Porter shooting foul (Khristian Lander draws the foul)
15:03		Khristian Lander misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:03		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
14:38		Essam Mostafa misses two point jump shot
14:36		Enoch Kalambay defensive rebound
14:20	+2	Enoch Kalambay makes two point layup	54-49
14:05		Jlynn Counter misses two point jump shot
14:03		Enoch Kalambay defensive rebound
13:49		Don McHenry misses two point jump shot
13:47		Hilltoppers offensive rebound
13:43	+2	Enoch Kalambay makes two point jump shot	54-51
13:30		Torey Alston misses two point jump shot
13:28		Khristian Lander defensive rebound
13:21	+2	Khristian Lander makes two point layup	54-53
12:50	+3	Camryn Weston makes three point jump shot (Essam Mostafa assists)	57-53
12:40		Braxton Bayless misses three point jump shot
12:38		Jalen Jackson offensive rebound
12:26		Jalen Jackson misses two point jump shot
12:24		Braxton Bayless offensive rebound
12:21	+2	Braxton Bayless makes two point layup	57-55
12:06		Blaise Keita shooting foul (Essam Mostafa draws the foul)
12:06	+1	Essam Mostafa makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-55
12:06	+1	Essam Mostafa makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-55
11:46	+2	Braxton Bayless makes two point jump shot	59-57
11:46		Justin Bufford shooting foul (Braxton Bayless draws the foul)
11:46		TV timeout
11:46		Braxton Bayless misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:46		Tre Green defensive rebound
11:22	+2	Essam Mostafa makes two point jump shot	61-57
11:08		Leeroy Odiahi offensive foul (Camryn Weston draws the foul)
11:08		Leeroy Odiahi turnover (offensive foul)
10:50	+3	Camryn Weston makes three point jump shot	64-57
10:24	+3	Tyrone Marshall Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jalen Jackson assists)	64-60
10:03		Camryn Weston misses three point jump shot
10:01		Don McHenry defensive rebound
9:51		Don McHenry turnover (lost ball)
9:31	+2	Jestin Porter makes two point jump shot	66-60
9:12		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:10		Jlynn Counter defensive rebound
9:00		Camryn Weston misses two point layup
8:58		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
8:53	+3	Don McHenry makes three point jump shot (Enoch Kalambay assists)	66-63
8:34	+3	Jestin Porter makes three point jump shot (Camryn Weston assists)	69-63
8:16	+2	Jalen Jackson makes two point layup	69-65
8:06		Don McHenry blocks Jestin Porter's three point jump shot
8:04		Enoch Kalambay defensive rebound
7:53		TV timeout
7:40	+3	Khristian Lander makes three point jump shot (Don McHenry assists)	69-68
7:23	+2	Jestin Porter makes two point jump shot	71-68
7:03		Don McHenry misses two point jump shot
7:01		Don McHenry offensive rebound
6:51		Blaise Keita misses two point jump shot
6:49		Torey Alston defensive rebound
6:37		Jestin Porter misses two point jump shot
6:35		Hilltoppers defensive rebound
6:24		Khristian Lander misses two point jump shot
6:22		Khristian Lander offensive rebound
6:19	+2	Khristian Lander makes two point layup	71-70
6:11		Braxton Bayless personal foul (Camryn Weston draws the foul)
6:00	+2	Torey Alston makes two point dunk (Camryn Weston assists)	73-70
5:34		Braxton Bayless misses two point jump shot
5:32		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
5:23	+2	Essam Mostafa makes two point layup (Jestin Porter assists)	75-70
5:03		Justin Bufford personal foul (Enoch Kalambay draws the foul)
5:03		Enoch Kalambay misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:03		Torey Alston defensive rebound
4:47		Leeroy Odiahi blocks Camryn Weston's two point layup
4:45		Blue Raiders offensive rebound
4:38		Essam Mostafa turnover (lost ball) (Khristian Lander steals)
4:26		Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot
4:24		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
4:06	+2	Camryn Weston makes two point jump shot	77-70
3:46		Enoch Kalambay misses two point layup
3:44		Jlynn Counter defensive rebound
3:20	+2	Essam Mostafa makes two point jump shot	79-70
2:59		Braxton Bayless misses three point jump shot
2:57		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
2:27	+2	Essam Mostafa makes two point layup	81-70
2:25		Hilltoppers 30 second timeout
2:25		TV timeout
2:13	+2	Khristian Lander makes two point layup	81-72
2:13		Camryn Weston shooting foul (Khristian Lander draws the foul)
2:13	+1	Khristian Lander makes regular free throw 1 of 1	81-73
1:59	+2	Torey Alston makes two point dunk (Essam Mostafa assists)	83-73
1:49	+2	Don McHenry makes two point jump shot	83-75
1:47		Hilltoppers 60 second timeout
1:24		Camryn Weston misses three point jump shot
1:22		Blue Raiders offensive rebound
1:19		Enoch Kalambay personal foul (Essam Mostafa draws the foul)
1:19		Essam Mostafa misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:19		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
1:02		Khristian Lander misses two point layup
1:00		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
0:57		Tyrone Marshall Jr. personal foul (Camryn Weston draws the foul)
0:57	+1	Camryn Weston makes regular free throw 1 of 2	84-75
0:57	+1	Camryn Weston makes regular free throw 2 of 2	85-75
0:51		Enoch Kalambay misses three point jump shot
0:49		Braxton Bayless offensive rebound
0:43	+2	Enoch Kalambay makes two point layup	85-77
0:43		Jlynn Counter shooting foul (Enoch Kalambay draws the foul)
0:43		Enoch Kalambay misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:43		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
0:42		Don McHenry personal foul (Essam Mostafa draws the foul)
0:42		Essam Mostafa misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:42		Jestin Porter offensive rebound
0:40		Jestin Porter turnover (traveling)
0:33		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
0:31		Tyrone Marshall Jr. offensive rebound
0:26		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
0:24		Camryn Weston defensive rebound
0:23		Blue Raiders 60 second timeout
0:20		Jack Edelen personal foul (Camryn Weston draws the foul)
0:20	+1	Camryn Weston makes regular free throw 1 of 2	86-77
0:20	+1	Camryn Weston makes regular free throw 2 of 2	87-77
0:13		Don McHenry misses two point layup
0:11		Tre Green defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Tre Green defensive rebound