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Middle Tennessee defeats Kennesaw State 84-79
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) Jestin Porter had 27 points in Middle Tennessee's 84-79 victory against Kennesaw State on Thursday night.
Porter shot 9 of 15 from the field, including 3 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 7 from the line for the Blue Raiders (11-5, 2-1 Conference USA). Essam Mostafa scored 22 points and added nine rebounds.
Adrian Wooley led the way for the Owls (9-6, 1-1) with 24 points and six rebounds. Andre Weir and Simeon Cottle each recorded 14 points.
Middle Tennessee went on a 13-3 run to make it a 56-44 lead with 15:59 left. Porter scored 13 second-half points.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Rongie Gordon vs. Essam Mostafa (Blue Raiders gains possession) | ||
| 19:34 | | +3 | Torey Alston makes three point jump shot (Jlynn Counter assists) | 0-3 |
| 19:22 |  | Simeon Cottle misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:20 | | Torey Alston defensive rebound | ||
| 19:13 | | Jlynn Counter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:11 | | Rongie Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 19:01 | | +2 | Jamil Miller makes two point layup (Rongie Gordon assists) | 2-3 |
| 18:38 | | Rongie Gordon blocks Torey Alston's two point dunk | ||
| 18:36 | | Braedan Lue defensive rebound | ||
| 18:33 | | Adrian Wooley turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 18:06 | | Jlynn Counter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:04 | | Rongie Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 17:53 | | +2 | Braedan Lue makes two point jump shot | 4-3 |
| 17:31 | | Rongie Gordon shooting foul (Essam Mostafa draws the foul) | ||
| 17:31 | | +1 | Essam Mostafa makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-4 |
| 17:31 | | +1 | Essam Mostafa makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-5 |
| 17:11 | | Jamil Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:09 | | Rongie Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 17:09 | | Rongie Gordon misses two point layup | ||
| 17:07 | | Torey Alston defensive rebound | ||
| 16:56 | | +2 | Essam Mostafa makes two point layup (Jlynn Counter assists) | 4-7 |
| 16:41 | | +2 | Simeon Cottle makes two point layup | 6-7 |
| 16:13 | | +2 | Jestin Porter makes two point layup | 6-9 |
| 15:43 | | Adrian Wooley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:41 | | Essam Mostafa defensive rebound | ||
| 15:34 | | +2 | Essam Mostafa makes two point layup (Camryn Weston assists) | 6-11 |
| 15:34 | | Owls 30 second timeout | ||
| 15:34 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:20 | | Rongie Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:18 | | Camryn Weston defensive rebound | ||
| 15:17 | | Simeon Cottle personal foul | ||
| 15:02 | | Jlynn Counter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:00 | | Adrian Wooley defensive rebound | ||
| 14:57 | | +2 | Adrian Wooley makes two point layup | 8-11 |
| 14:57 | | Justin Bufford shooting foul (Adrian Wooley draws the foul) | ||
| 14:57 | | +1 | Adrian Wooley makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 9-11 |
| 14:40 | | Rongie Gordon personal foul | ||
| 14:28 | | +2 | Essam Mostafa makes two point layup (Camryn Weston assists) | 9-13 |
| 14:11 | | +2 | Adrian Wooley makes two point layup | 11-13 |
| 13:58 | | +2 | Essam Mostafa makes two point layup (Jlynn Counter assists) | 11-15 |
| 13:36 | | Jestin Porter blocks Simeon Cottle's three point jump shot | ||
| 13:34 | | Camryn Weston defensive rebound | ||
| 13:22 | | Essam Mostafa misses two point layup | ||
| 13:20 | | Andre Weir defensive rebound | ||
| 13:18 | | Camryn Weston personal foul | ||
| 12:59 | | Frankquon Sherman turnover (bad pass) (Jlynn Counter steals) | ||
| 12:53 | | Jlynn Counter misses two point layup | ||
| 12:51 | | Owls defensive rebound | ||
| 12:39 | | +2 | Adrian Wooley makes two point layup | 13-15 |
| 12:27 | | +3 | Jestin Porter makes three point jump shot | 13-18 |
| 12:12 | | +2 | Andre Weir makes two point layup (Adrian Wooley assists) | 15-18 |
| 11:57 | | Jlynn Counter misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:57 | | Andre Weir defensive rebound | ||
| 11:57 | | Chris Loofe personal foul | ||
| 11:57 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:45 | | +2 | Jamil Miller makes two point jump shot | 17-18 |
| 11:45 | | Camryn Weston shooting foul (Jamil Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 11:45 | | Jamil Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 11:45 | | Torey Alston defensive rebound | ||
| 11:24 | | Chris Loofe turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 11:14 | | Braedan Lue misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:12 | | Jlynn Counter defensive rebound | ||
| 11:05 | | Ricardo Wright shooting foul (Jestin Porter draws the foul) | ||
| 11:05 | | +1 | Jestin Porter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-19 |
| 11:05 | | +1 | Jestin Porter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-20 |
| 10:53 | | Andre Weir turnover (lost ball) (Jlynn Counter steals) | ||
| 10:49 | | Adrian Wooley shooting foul (Torey Alston draws the foul) | ||
| 10:49 | | +1 | Torey Alston makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-21 |
| 10:49 | | Torey Alston misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:49 | | Jamil Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | Braedan Lue turnover (bad pass) (Jlynn Counter steals) | ||
| 10:27 | | Torey Alston turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 10:11 | | Braedan Lue misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:09 | | Chris Loofe defensive rebound | ||
| 10:00 | | Chris Loofe turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 9:33 | | +2 | Andre Weir makes two point dunk (Simeon Cottle assists) | 19-21 |
| 9:01 | | +2 | Jestin Porter makes two point jump shot | 19-23 |
| 8:46 | | Essam Mostafa personal foul | ||
| 8:43 | | +3 | Simeon Cottle makes three point jump shot (Braedan Lue assists) | 22-23 |
| 8:31 | | +2 | Jestin Porter makes two point layup | 22-25 |
| 8:31 | | Jamil Miller shooting foul (Jestin Porter draws the foul) | ||
| 8:31 | | +1 | Jestin Porter makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 22-26 |
| 8:14 | | Ricardo Wright misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:12 | | Ricardo Wright offensive rebound | ||
| 8:04 | | Ricardo Wright misses two point layup | ||
| 8:02 | | Essam Mostafa defensive rebound | ||
| 7:56 | | Jamil Miller blocks Justin Bufford's two point layup | ||
| 7:54 | | Justin Bufford offensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | +2 | Essam Mostafa makes two point layup (Jestin Porter assists) | 22-28 |
| 7:25 | | +3 | Simeon Cottle makes three point jump shot (Ricardo Wright assists) | 25-28 |
| 7:10 | | Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:08 | | Ricardo Wright defensive rebound | ||
| 6:59 | | Simeon Cottle turnover (lost ball) (Justin Bufford steals) | ||
| 6:44 | | Essam Mostafa misses two point layup | ||
| 6:42 | | Torey Alston offensive rebound | ||
| 6:42 | | Braedan Lue personal foul (Torey Alston draws the foul) | ||
| 6:42 | | TV timeout | ||
| 6:42 | | Torey Alston misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 6:42 | | Adrian Wooley defensive rebound | ||
| 6:21 | | Simeon Cottle misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:19 | | Torey Alston defensive rebound | ||
| 6:10 | | +2 | Essam Mostafa makes two point layup (Tre Green assists) | 25-30 |
| 6:03 | | +3 | Rongie Gordon makes three point jump shot (Simeon Cottle assists) | 28-30 |
| 5:29 | | +2 | Essam Mostafa makes two point layup | 28-32 |
| 5:11 | | +3 | Adrian Wooley makes three point jump shot (Simeon Cottle assists) | 31-32 |
| 4:51 | | +2 | Essam Mostafa makes two point jump shot (Justin Bufford assists) | 31-34 |
| 4:39 | | Adrian Wooley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:37 | | Torey Alston defensive rebound | ||
| 4:21 | | Rongie Gordon personal foul (Camryn Weston draws the foul) | ||
| 4:21 | | +1 | Camryn Weston makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-35 |
| 4:21 | | +1 | Camryn Weston makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-36 |
| 4:04 | | Simeon Cottle misses two point layup | ||
| 4:02 | | Andre Weir offensive rebound | ||
| 4:01 | | +2 | Andre Weir makes two point layup | 33-36 |
| 3:36 | | +2 | Jestin Porter makes two point jump shot | 33-38 |
| 3:24 | | Adrian Wooley misses two point layup | ||
| 3:22 | | Adrian Wooley offensive rebound | ||
| 3:22 | | Adrian Wooley misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:21 | | Jlynn Counter defensive rebound | ||
| 3:17 | | Jlynn Counter turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 3:17 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:01 | | Chris Loofe shooting foul (Adrian Wooley draws the foul) | ||
| 3:01 | | Adrian Wooley misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:01 | | +1 | Adrian Wooley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-38 |
| 2:41 | | Essam Mostafa turnover (lost ball) (Simeon Cottle steals) | ||
| 2:32 | | Simeon Cottle turnover (lost ball) (Essam Mostafa steals) | ||
| 2:29 | | +2 | Jlynn Counter makes two point layup (Jacob Johnson assists) | 34-40 |
| 2:13 | | Jamil Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:11 | | Andre Weir offensive rebound | ||
| 2:04 | | +2 | Andre Weir makes two point layup | 36-40 |
| 1:54 | | Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:52 | | Jacob Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 1:40 | | Essam Mostafa misses two point layup | ||
| 1:38 | | Owls defensive rebound | ||
| 1:24 | | Torey Alston blocks Delaney Heard's two point layup | ||
| 1:22 | | Torey Alston defensive rebound | ||
| 1:09 | | Jestin Porter misses two point layup | ||
| 1:07 | | Blue Raiders offensive rebound | ||
| 1:00 | | Andre Weir shooting foul (Torey Alston draws the foul) | ||
| 1:00 | | Torey Alston misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:00 | | Torey Alston misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:00 | | Andre Weir defensive rebound | ||
| 0:47 | | +3 | Ricardo Wright makes three point jump shot | 39-40 |
| 0:37 | | +3 | Tre Green makes three point jump shot (Jlynn Counter assists) | 39-43 |
| 0:34 | | Blue Raiders 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:08 | | Simeon Cottle misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:06 | | Blue Raiders defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Jlynn Counter turnover (lost ball) (Delaney Heard steals) | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |