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No. 7 seed Middle Tennessee ousts No. 2 seed Louisiana Tech in Conference USA quarterfinal
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) Jestin Porter had 18 points, Jared Coleman-Jones added 16 points and 10 rebounds and seventh-seeded Middle Tennessee came from behind to beat No. 2 seed Louisiana Tech 70-67 in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Tournament on Wednesday night.
Porter also had four steals for the Blue Raiders (14-18), who advance to play the winner of Thursday's quarterfinal between No. 3 seed Western Kentucky and sixth-seeded New Mexico State in Friday's semifinals.
Daniel Batcho led the Bulldogs (22-10) with 24 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots. Tahlik Chavez scored 17 and Isaiah Crawford finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Chavez scored 10 in the first half to guide Louisiana Tech to a 32-27 lead at intermission. Coleman-Jones scored nine to keep Middle Tennessee within striking distance. Tre Green hit a 3-pointer to give Middle Tennessee a 46-43 lead with 13:37 left to play and the Blue Raiders led the rest of the way.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Jared Coleman-Jones vs. Daniel Batcho (Blue Raiders gains possession) | Â |
| 19:41 |  | Â | Daniel Batcho blocks Jestin Porter's two point layup | Â |
| 19:39 | | Â | Dravon Mangum defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:20 | | Â | Isaiah Crawford misses two point driving hook shot | Â |
| 19:18 | | Â | Jared Coleman-Jones defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:01 | | Â | Jared Coleman-Jones turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 18:42 | | Â | Tahlik Chavez misses two point layup | Â |
| 18:40 | | Â | Jacob Johnson defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:24 | | Â | Justin Bufford misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:22 | | Â | Sean Newman Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:09 | | Â | Elias King shooting foul (Tahlik Chavez draws the foul) | Â |
| 18:09 | | Â | Tahlik Chavez misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 18:09 | | +1 | Tahlik Chavez makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-1 |
| 17:39 | | Â | Jestin Porter misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:37 | | Â | Isaiah Crawford defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:26 | | +2 | Daniel Batcho makes two point driving dunk (Isaiah Crawford assists) | 0-3 |
| 17:07 | | Â | Daniel Batcho blocks Justin Bufford's two point layup | Â |
| 17:05 | | Â | Sean Newman Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:38 | | Â | Dravon Mangum misses two point stepback jump shot | Â |
| 16:36 | | Â | Justin Bufford defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:28 | | Â | Jestin Porter misses two point layup | Â |
| 16:26 | | Â | Sean Newman Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:17 | | +2 | Daniel Batcho makes two point layup (Sean Newman Jr. assists) | 0-5 |
| 16:00 | | +2 | Jared Coleman-Jones makes two point driving reverse layup | 2-5 |
| 15:41 | | Â | Tahlik Chavez misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:39 | | Â | Jared Coleman-Jones defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:07 | | Â | Jared Coleman-Jones turnover (lost ball) (Sean Newman Jr. steals) | Â |
| 14:55 | | +3 | Tahlik Chavez makes three point stepback jump shot | 2-8 |
| 14:26 | | +3 | Elias King makes three point jump shot (Jared Coleman-Jones assists) | 5-8 |
| 14:26 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 14:08 | | Â | Jump ball. (Bulldogs gains possession) | Â |
| 14:04 | | +2 | Isaiah Crawford makes two point layup (Sean Newman Jr. assists) | 5-10 |
| 13:38 | | Â | Devin Ree shooting foul (Jared Coleman-Jones draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:38 | | Â | Jared Coleman-Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | Â |
| 13:38 | | +1 | Jared Coleman-Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 6-10 |
| 13:38 | | +1 | Jared Coleman-Jones makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 7-10 |
| 13:14 | | Â | Devin Ree misses two point layup | Â |
| 13:12 | | Â | Will Allen offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:08 | | +2 | Will Allen makes two point tip layup | 7-12 |
| 12:57 | | +3 | Tre Green makes three point jump shot (Jared Coleman-Jones assists) | 10-12 |
| 12:41 | | +2 | Tahlik Chavez makes two point driving layup | 10-14 |
| 12:20 | | Â | Tre Green misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:18 | | Â | Daniel Batcho defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:05 | | +3 | Sean Newman Jr. makes three point jump shot (Tahlik Chavez assists) | 10-17 |
| 11:46 | | Â | Devin Ree shooting foul (Jalen Jordan draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:45 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:46 | | +1 | Jalen Jordan makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-17 |
| 11:46 | | +1 | Jalen Jordan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-17 |
| 11:30 | | Â | Isaiah Crawford misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:28 | | Â | Jordan Crawford offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:20 | | +2 | Tahlik Chavez makes two point jump shot (Jordan Crawford assists) | 12-19 |
| 11:01 | | Â | Jalen Jordan misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:59 | | Â | Isaiah Crawford defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:50 | | Â | Sean Newman Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Justin Bufford steals) | Â |
| 10:35 | | Â | Justin Bufford misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:33 | | Â | Jordan Crawford defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:15 | | Â | Daniel Batcho misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:13 | | Â | Justin Bufford defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:02 | | +3 | Jared Coleman-Jones makes three point jump shot (Jalen Jordan assists) | 15-19 |
| 9:47 | | +2 | Jordan Crawford makes two point layup | 15-21 |
| 9:22 | | Â | Jalen Jordan misses two point floating jump shot | Â |
| 9:20 | | Â | Isaiah Crawford defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:09 | | Â | Tahlik Chavez misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:07 | | Â | Jared Coleman-Jones defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:00 | | Â | Tre Green misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:58 | | Â | Daniel Batcho defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:38 | | +2 | Daniel Batcho makes two point layup (Sean Newman Jr. assists) | 15-23 |
| 8:13 | | Â | Jared Coleman-Jones misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:11 | | Â | Bulldogs defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:59 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:47 | | Â | Tahlik Chavez misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:45 | | Â | Chris Loofe defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:25 | | Â | Chris Loofe turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 7:08 | | Â | Isaiah Crawford misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:06 | | Â | Jacob Johnson defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:49 | | Â | Jordan Crawford shooting foul (Chris Loofe draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:49 | | +1 | Chris Loofe makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-23 |
| 6:49 | | +1 | Chris Loofe makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-23 |
| 6:17 | | Â | Isaiah Crawford misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:15 | | Â | Daniel Batcho offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:06 | | +2 | Daniel Batcho makes two point driving dunk | 17-25 |
| 5:53 | | Â | Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:51 | | Â | Isaiah Crawford defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:51 | | Â | Justin Bufford personal foul (Isaiah Crawford draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:46 | | Â | Sean Newman Jr. turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 5:26 | | Â | Jared Coleman-Jones misses two point driving hook shot | Â |
| 5:24 | | Â | Daniel Batcho defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:16 | | Â | Bulldogs 30 second timeout | Â |
| 5:00 | | Â | Isaiah Crawford misses two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 4:58 | | Â | Jacob Johnson defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:38 | | Â | Jared Coleman-Jones offensive foul | Â |
| 4:38 | | Â | Jared Coleman-Jones turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 4:13 | | Â | Sean Newman Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 4:11 | | Â | Justin Bufford defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:04 | | +3 | Jalen Jordan makes three point jump shot (Jared Coleman-Jones assists) | 20-25 |
| 4:04 | | Â | Blue Raiders 30 second timeout | Â |
| 3:56 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:46 | | +2 | Tahlik Chavez makes two point layup | 20-27 |
| 3:27 | | Â | Jalen Jordan misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:26 | | Â | Justin Bufford offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:26 | | Â | Sean Newman Jr. personal foul (Justin Bufford draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:26 | | +1 | Justin Bufford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-27 |
| 3:25 | | +1 | Justin Bufford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-27 |
| 3:01 | | +2 | Tyler Henry makes two point layup (Tahlik Chavez assists) | 22-29 |
| 2:51 | | +2 | Jared Coleman-Jones makes two point layup (Elias King assists) | 24-29 |
| 2:28 | | Â | Jordan Crawford misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:26 | | Â | Jared Coleman-Jones defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:20 | | Â | Jared Coleman-Jones misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:18 | | Â | Isaiah Crawford defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:53 | | Â | Isaiah Crawford misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:51 | | Â | Will Allen offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:50 | | Â | Will Allen misses two point layup | Â |
| 1:48 | | Â | Justin Bufford defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:41 | | +3 | Jalen Jordan makes three point jump shot (Jestin Porter assists) | 27-29 |
| 1:10 | | +3 | Isaiah Crawford makes three point jump shot (Jordan Crawford assists) | 27-32 |
| 1:10 | | Â | Elias King misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:43 | | Â | Bulldogs defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:32 | | Â | Tahlik Chavez misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:31 | | Â | Isaiah Crawford offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:06 | | Â | Jordan Crawford turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 0:04 | | Â | Jalen Jordan misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:02 | | Â | Bulldogs defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |