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Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders @ Evansville Purple Aces 77–72

2025-11-12 20:00 · NCAA · Ford Center, Evansville IN · Att. 4,123 · ESPN+

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 2025-26 · Evansville Purple Aces 2025-26 · 2025-26 season

Score by period

	1st	2nd	T
MTSU	36	41	77
EVAN	28	44	72

Team stats

	Middle Tennessee	Evansville
Field goals	30-61 .492	26-54 .481
Three-pointers	7-26 .269	3-14 .214
Free throws	10-17 .588	17-24 .708
At the rim	11-17 .647	16-24 .667
Offensive rebounds	9	6
Defensive rebounds	26	25
Total rebounds	35	31
Assists	11	13
Steals	7	7
Blocks	1	1
Turnovers	11	12
Personal fouls	24	18
Technical fouls	0	0
Points in the paint	34	44
Fast-break points	7	9
Points off turnovers	10	15
Largest lead	22	2
Possessions	73	72

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
Kamari Lands G	38	23	6-14	3-8	8-10	0	4	4	3	2	0	2	2
Chris Loofe F	26	6	3-6	0-2	0-0	1	2	3	2	0	1	3	4
Sean Smith G	23	17	8-13	1-3	0-1	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	2
Tre Green G	22	3	1-3	1-3	0-0	2	1	3	0	1	0	0	2
Torey Alston F	22	6	3-6	0-1	0-2	2	4	6	1	0	0	0	4
Jahvin Carter G	27	18	7-15	2-7	2-4	1	3	4	2	2	0	2	4
Alec Oglesby G	16	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	2
Jarred Hall F	14	4	2-3	0-1	0-0	0	2	2	1	1	0	2	2
James Dent Jr. G	12	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	5	6	2	0	0	0	2
Total	40	77	30-61	7-26	10-17	9	26	35	11	7	1	11	24

FG .492 · 3P .269 · FT .588

Did not play: Luka Jovanovic, Marcus Whitlock, Brandon Oloumou, Savon Wykle, Jax Howard, Charvez Ambrose

Evansville Purple Aces

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
AJ Casey F	37	12	4-9	0-0	4-5	1	5	6	2	2	0	2	5
Leif Moeller G	34	4	1-6	1-4	1-2	0	2	2	5	0	0	4	1
Joshua Hughes F	30	12	5-6	2-3	0-0	2	5	7	3	0	0	0	4
Connor Turnbull F	22	16	6-9	0-0	4-4	2	1	3	2	0	1	2	4
Alex Hemenway G	18	0	0-4	0-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Bryce Quinet G	30	14	4-9	0-1	6-9	0	4	4	1	3	0	1	1
Keishon Porter G	25	14	6-9	0-1	2-4	0	6	6	0	1	0	1	1
Trent Hundley F	5	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Total	40	72	26-54	3-14	17-24	6	25	31	13	7	1	12	18

FG .481 · 3P .214 · FT .708

Did not play: James Dyson-Merwe, Kaia Berridge, Dakota Candler, Marlon Barnes Jr., Aaron Gutman, Weston Aigner, Leo Amari IV

Officials: Rick Crawford, Antinio Petty, Tommy Johnson

Play-by-play

Show every play (472)

First half

19:58 MTSU Chris Loofe, jumpball won
19:58 EVAN Connor Turnbull, jumpball lost
19:45 MTSU Kamari Lands, 2pt jumpshot made 2–0
19:25 EVAN Connor Turnbull, turnover badpass
19:25 MTSU Tre Green, steal
19:17 MTSU Chris Loofe, turnover offensive
19:17 MTSU Chris Loofe, foul offensive
19:17 EVAN Alex Hemenway, foulon
18:48 EVAN Connor Turnbull, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; made - Joshua Hughes, assist 2–2
18:34 MTSU Torey Alston, foulon
18:34 EVAN Joshua Hughes, foul personal
18:33 EVAN Leif Moeller, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
18:33 MTSU Kamari Lands, foulon
18:33 MTSU Kamari Lands, freethrow 1of2 made 3–2
18:33 MTSU Kamari Lands, freethrow 2of2 made 4–2
18:32 MTSU Jarred Hall, substitution in
18:32 MTSU Chris Loofe, substitution out
18:18 EVAN Connor Turnbull, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
18:14 EVAN Connor Turnbull, rebound offensive
18:03 EVAN Alex Hemenway, 3pt jumpshot 2ndchance; missed
18:00 MTSU Jarred Hall, rebound defensive
17:50 MTSU Tre Green, 3pt jumpshot missed
17:49 EVAN Team, rebound defensive team;
17:36 EVAN Leif Moeller, turnover badpass
17:36 MTSU Kamari Lands, steal
17:31 MTSU Kamari Lands, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; missed
17:28 EVAN Joshua Hughes, rebound defensive
17:00 EVAN AJ Casey, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
16:54 EVAN Joshua Hughes, rebound offensive
16:54 EVAN Joshua Hughes, 2pt tipinlayup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; made 4–4
16:53 MTSU Sean Smith, 2pt jumpshot made 6–4
16:34 EVAN Joshua Hughes, 3pt jumpshot made - AJ Casey, assist 6–7
16:23 MTSU Kamari Lands, 3pt jumpshot made 9–7
16:10 MTSU Tre Green, foul personal
16:10 EVAN Leif Moeller, foulon
16:10 MTSU Tre Green, substitution out
16:10 MTSU Jahvin Carter, substitution in
15:54 MTSU Torey Alston, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
15:54 EVAN Connor Turnbull, foulon
15:54 EVAN Connor Turnbull, freethrow 1of2 made 9–8
15:54 EVAN Connor Turnbull, freethrow 2of2 made 9–9
15:38 MTSU Torey Alston, 3pt jumpshot missed
15:34 EVAN Leif Moeller, rebound defensive
15:23 EVAN Connor Turnbull, 2pt jumpshot pointsinthepaint; made - Joshua Hughes, assist 9–11
15:04 MTSU Torey Alston, 2pt jumpshot pointsinthepaint; made 11–11
14:49 EVAN Alex Hemenway, turnover travel
14:49 EVAN Alex Hemenway, substitution out
14:49 MTSU Sean Smith, substitution out
14:49 EVAN Connor Turnbull, substitution out
14:49 EVAN Bryce Quinet, substitution in
14:49 EVAN Keishon Porter, substitution in
14:49 MTSU Alec Oglesby, substitution in
14:37 MTSU Kamari Lands, 2pt jumpshot fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; missed
14:33 EVAN Bryce Quinet, rebound defensive
14:07 EVAN AJ Casey, 2pt jumpshot missed
14:03 MTSU Kamari Lands, rebound defensive
13:57 MTSU Jarred Hall, 3pt jumpshot missed
13:54 EVAN AJ Casey, rebound defensive
13:43 EVAN AJ Casey, foulon
13:43 MTSU Kamari Lands, foul personal
13:43 MTSU Kamari Lands, substitution out
13:43 MTSU Tre Green, substitution in
13:28 EVAN Keishon Porter, 2pt jumpshot pointsinthepaint; made 11–13
13:09 MTSU Jahvin Carter, 3pt jumpshot missed
13:05 MTSU Tre Green, rebound offensive
13:03 MTSU Chris Loofe, substitution in
13:03 MTSU Jarred Hall, substitution out
12:44 MTSU Tre Green, 3pt jumpshot 2ndchance; made 14–13
12:24 EVAN Bryce Quinet, 3pt jumpshot missed
12:20 EVAN AJ Casey, rebound offensive
12:11 EVAN Joshua Hughes, 3pt jumpshot 2ndchance; missed
12:11 MTSU Torey Alston, foulon
12:11 MTSU Team, rebound defensive team;
12:11 EVAN AJ Casey, foul personal
11:59 MTSU Chris Loofe, 3pt jumpshot missed
11:55 MTSU Jahvin Carter, rebound offensive
11:48 MTSU Tre Green, 3pt jumpshot 2ndchance; missed
11:47 MTSU Torey Alston, foul personal
11:47 EVAN Team, rebound defensive team;
11:47 EVAN AJ Casey, foulon
11:46 MTSU Torey Alston, substitution out
11:46 MTSU Kamari Lands, substitution in
11:29 EVAN Joshua Hughes, 2pt dunk pointsinthepaint; made - Leif Moeller, assist 14–15
11:13 MTSU Jahvin Carter, 2pt jumpshot pointsinthepaint; made 16–15
10:56 EVAN Bryce Quinet, 2pt jumpshot missed
10:53 MTSU Kamari Lands, rebound defensive
10:44 MTSU Alec Oglesby, 3pt jumpshot missed
10:39 EVAN Keishon Porter, rebound defensive
10:29 EVAN Leif Moeller, 3pt jumpshot missed
10:25 MTSU Jahvin Carter, rebound defensive
10:15 MTSU Chris Loofe, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Kamari Lands, assist 18–15
10:04 EVAN Leif Moeller, turnover badpass
10:04 MTSU Kamari Lands, steal
9:58 MTSU Kamari Lands, 2pt dunk fromturnover;pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; made 20–15
9:44 EVAN Keishon Porter, turnover badpass
9:44 MTSU Jahvin Carter, steal
9:32 MTSU Jahvin Carter, turnover badpass
9:32 EVAN AJ Casey, steal
9:08 EVAN Leif Moeller, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; missed
9:04 MTSU Alec Oglesby, rebound defensive
8:58 MTSU Jahvin Carter, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made 22–15
8:54 EVAN Team, timeout short
8:54 MTSU Jarred Hall, substitution in
8:54 MTSU Chris Loofe, substitution out
8:54 EVAN Joshua Hughes, substitution out
8:54 EVAN Connor Turnbull, substitution in
8:37 EVAN Bryce Quinet, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Connor Turnbull, assist 22–17
8:27 MTSU Kamari Lands, 3pt jumpshot made - Jahvin Carter, assist 25–17
8:27 EVAN Connor Turnbull, foul personal shooting;1freethrow;
8:27 MTSU Kamari Lands, foulon
8:27 MTSU Kamari Lands, freethrow 1of1 made 26–17
8:13 EVAN Bryce Quinet, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
8:07 EVAN Connor Turnbull, rebound offensive
8:07 EVAN Connor Turnbull, 2pt tipindunk 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; made 26–19
7:59 MTSU Kamari Lands, 3pt jumpshot missed
7:56 MTSU Tre Green, rebound offensive
7:40 MTSU Jarred Hall, turnover badpass
7:40 EVAN Keishon Porter, steal
7:38 EVAN Keishon Porter, foulon
7:38 MTSU Tre Green, foul personal
7:38 MTSU James Dent Jr., substitution in
7:38 MTSU Tre Green, substitution out
7:38 EVAN Alex Hemenway, substitution in
7:38 EVAN Leif Moeller, substitution out
7:37 EVAN Alex Hemenway, turnover outofbounds
7:22 MTSU Jahvin Carter, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; made - Kamari Lands, assist 28–19
7:02 EVAN AJ Casey, foulon
7:02 MTSU Alec Oglesby, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
7:02 EVAN AJ Casey, freethrow 1of2 missed
7:02 EVAN Team, rebound offensivedeadball
7:02 EVAN AJ Casey, freethrow 2of2 made 28–20
6:39 MTSU Jarred Hall, turnover lostball
6:39 EVAN Bryce Quinet, steal
6:30 EVAN Connor Turnbull, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; made 28–22
6:30 MTSU Team, timeout short
6:30 EVAN AJ Casey, substitution out
6:30 EVAN Joshua Hughes, substitution in
6:30 MTSU Jarred Hall, substitution out
6:30 MTSU Chris Loofe, substitution in
6:16 MTSU Jahvin Carter, 2pt jumpshot pointsinthepaint; missed
6:13 MTSU James Dent Jr., rebound offensive
6:11 MTSU Kamari Lands, turnover travel
5:45 EVAN Bryce Quinet, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; missed
5:36 EVAN Joshua Hughes, rebound offensive
5:36 EVAN Joshua Hughes, 2pt tipinlayup 2ndchance;fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; made 28–24
5:24 MTSU Kamari Lands, 3pt jumpshot missed
5:20 EVAN Joshua Hughes, rebound defensive
5:05 EVAN Keishon Porter, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Joshua Hughes, assist 28–26
4:36 EVAN Alex Hemenway, foul personal
4:36 MTSU James Dent Jr., foulon
4:36 MTSU Jahvin Carter, substitution out
4:36 MTSU Sean Smith, substitution in
4:19 MTSU Chris Loofe, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
4:15 EVAN Bryce Quinet, rebound defensive
4:03 EVAN Connor Turnbull, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
4:03 MTSU Chris Loofe, block
4:03 MTSU Team, rebound defensive team;
3:35 MTSU Sean Smith, 2pt jumpshot made - Kamari Lands, assist 30–26
3:19 EVAN Bryce Quinet, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made 30–28
3:14 EVAN Joshua Hughes, foul personal
3:14 MTSU Kamari Lands, foulon
3:13 MTSU Alec Oglesby, substitution out
3:13 MTSU Jahvin Carter, substitution in
3:13 EVAN AJ Casey, substitution in
3:13 EVAN Connor Turnbull, substitution out
3:05 MTSU Sean Smith, 3pt jumpshot missed
3:05 EVAN Bryce Quinet, foulon
3:05 EVAN Bryce Quinet, rebound defensive
3:05 MTSU James Dent Jr., foul personal oneandone;
3:05 EVAN Bryce Quinet, freethrow 1of1 fastbreak; missed
3:03 MTSU James Dent Jr., rebound defensive
2:45 MTSU Jahvin Carter, 3pt jumpshot missed
2:42 EVAN Keishon Porter, rebound defensive
2:25 EVAN AJ Casey, 2pt jumpshot missed
2:22 MTSU James Dent Jr., rebound defensive
2:14 MTSU Sean Smith, 3pt jumpshot made - James Dent Jr., assist 33–28
1:47 EVAN Keishon Porter, 2pt dunk pointsinthepaint; missed
1:41 MTSU James Dent Jr., rebound defensive
1:31 MTSU Chris Loofe, 3pt jumpshot missed
1:27 EVAN AJ Casey, rebound defensive
1:11 MTSU James Dent Jr., foul personal oneandone;
1:11 EVAN Keishon Porter, foulon
1:11 EVAN Keishon Porter, freethrow 1of1 missed
1:11 EVAN Joshua Hughes, substitution out
1:11 EVAN Leif Moeller, substitution in
1:10 MTSU James Dent Jr., rebound defensive
0:58 MTSU Jahvin Carter, 3pt jumpshot made 36–28
0:36 EVAN Alex Hemenway, 3pt jumpshot missed
0:34 EVAN Team, rebound offensive team;
0:25 EVAN AJ Casey, 2pt jumpshot 2ndchance; missed
0:21 MTSU Jahvin Carter, rebound defensive
0:01 MTSU Jahvin Carter, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
0:00 EVAN Keishon Porter, rebound defensive

Second half