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Porter's 18 help Middle Tennessee down UAB 76-69

AP
Dec 01, 2024

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Jestin Porter scored 18 points as Middle Tennessee beat UAB 76-69 on Sunday night.

Porter shot 6 for 17 (4 for 11 from 3-point range) and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Blue Raiders (6-2). Justin Bufford added 15 points while shooting 3 for 6 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line while they also had five rebounds. Essam Mostafa had 12 points and shot 6 of 10 from the field.

Yaxel Lendeborg led the way for the Blazers (4-5) with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Ja'Borri McGhee added 16 points for UAB. Tyren Moore finished with 12 points.

Middle Tennessee took the lead with 16:57 remaining in the first half and did not give it up. Porter led their team in scoring with 10 points in the first half to help put them ahead 38-28 at the break. Middle Tennessee was outscored by UAB in the second half by a three-point margin, but still wound up on top, while Bufford led the way with a team-high 11 second-half points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
MTSU
Blue Raiders
38
UAB
Blazers
28

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Essam Mostafa vs. Christian Coleman (Kamari Lands gains possession)
19:32	+3	Jestin Porter makes three point jump shot (Justin Bufford assists)	3-0
19:17	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point jump shot	3-2
18:53		Kamari Lands misses three point jump shot
18:51		Blazers defensive rebound
18:51		Essam Mostafa personal foul
18:36	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup	3-4
18:22		Justin Bufford misses three point jump shot
18:20		Camryn Weston offensive rebound
18:12		Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot
18:10		Blazers defensive rebound
17:50		Ja'Borri McGhee turnover (lost ball) (Kamari Lands steals)
17:40		Kamari Lands misses two point jump shot
17:38		Ja'Borri McGhee defensive rebound
17:25		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point jump shot
17:23		Jestin Porter defensive rebound
16:57	+3	Camryn Weston makes three point jump shot (Justin Bufford assists)	6-4
16:39		Ja'Borri McGhee turnover (lost ball) (Jestin Porter steals)
16:30	+2	Camryn Weston makes two point layup	8-4
16:11		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point layup
16:09		Christian Coleman offensive rebound
16:00		Christian Coleman misses two point layup
15:58		Chris Loofe defensive rebound
15:51		TV timeout
15:48	+3	Jestin Porter makes three point jump shot (Camryn Weston assists)	11-4
15:26		Bradley Ezewiro misses two point jump shot
15:24		Torey Alston defensive rebound
15:15		Justin Bufford misses three point jump shot
15:13		Blazers defensive rebound
15:00		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:59		Blazers offensive rebound
14:59		Justin Bufford personal foul
14:50		Tyren Moore misses two point jump shot
14:48		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
14:39		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point jump shot
14:37		Bradley Ezewiro offensive rebound
14:27		Camryn Weston shooting foul (Efrem Johnson draws the foul)
14:27		Efrem Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:27		Efrem Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:27		Efrem Johnson offensive rebound
14:22	+2	Efrem Johnson makes two point jump shot	11-6
13:56		Tony Toney shooting foul (Jestin Porter draws the foul)
13:56		Jestin Porter misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:56	+1	Jestin Porter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-6
13:39	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point jump shot	12-8
13:25		Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot
13:23		Alejandro Vasquez defensive rebound
13:13		Christian Coleman misses two point jump shot
13:11		Christian Coleman offensive rebound
13:11		Torey Alston personal foul
13:11		Christian Coleman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:11		Christian Coleman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:11		Tre Green defensive rebound
12:45		Tre Green misses three point jump shot
12:43		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
12:39		Christian Coleman turnover
12:26		Bradley Ezewiro personal foul
12:08	+2	Jestin Porter makes two point layup	14-8
11:46	+2	Bradley Ezewiro makes two point layup (Tony Toney assists)	14-10
11:31	+2	Chris Loofe makes two point layup (Torey Alston assists)	16-10
11:31		Tyren Moore shooting foul (Chris Loofe draws the foul)
11:31		TV timeout
11:31	+1	Chris Loofe makes regular free throw 1 of 1	17-10
11:12		Tyren Moore misses two point jump shot
11:10		Torey Alston defensive rebound
10:59		Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot
10:57		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
10:41		Jestin Porter shooting foul
10:41		Yaxel Lendeborg misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:41	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-11
10:19		Kamari Lands misses three point jump shot
10:17		Alejandro Vasquez defensive rebound
10:03	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point layup	17-13
9:58		Yaxel Lendeborg shooting foul
9:58	+1	Torey Alston makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-13
9:58	+1	Torey Alston makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-13
9:44		Ja'Borri McGhee misses two point layup
9:42		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
9:37	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup	19-15
9:32		Christian Coleman shooting foul
9:32	+1	Justin Bufford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-15
9:32	+1	Justin Bufford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-15
9:13		Essam Mostafa blocks Christian Coleman's two point jump shot
9:11		Christian Coleman offensive rebound
9:03		Christian Coleman turnover (lost ball) (Essam Mostafa steals)
8:55		Camryn Weston misses two point layup
8:53		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
8:51	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point layup	21-17
8:36	+2	Essam Mostafa makes two point layup (Camryn Weston assists)	23-17
8:10		Efrem Johnson misses two point jump shot
8:08		Blue Raiders defensive rebound
8:08		Yaxel Lendeborg personal foul
7:55		Camryn Weston offensive foul
7:55		Camryn Weston turnover (offensive foul)
7:55		TV timeout
7:43		Bradley Ezewiro misses two point jump shot
7:41		Alejandro Vasquez offensive rebound
7:38	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point layup	23-19
7:20	+2	Essam Mostafa makes two point layup (Jestin Porter assists)	25-19
7:04		Ja'Borri McGhee misses two point jump shot
7:02		Justin Bufford defensive rebound
6:52		Tre Green misses two point jump shot
6:50		Efrem Johnson defensive rebound
6:39		Christian Coleman misses two point jump shot
6:37		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
6:32		Kamari Lands misses three point jump shot
6:30		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
6:13		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point jump shot
6:11		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
5:56		Alejandro Vasquez shooting foul
5:56		Jestin Porter misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:56	+1	Jestin Porter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-19
5:41		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
5:39		Blazers offensive rebound
5:29		Ja'Borri McGhee misses two point jump shot
5:27		Christian Coleman offensive rebound
5:22	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point layup	26-21
5:07		Jestin Porter turnover (bad pass)
4:56		Yaxel Lendeborg turnover (out of bounds)
4:42		Yaxel Lendeborg shooting foul
4:42	+1	Justin Bufford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-21
4:42	+1	Justin Bufford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-21
4:24		Efrem Johnson misses two point jump shot
4:22		Ja'Borri McGhee offensive rebound
4:11		Alejandro Vasquez misses three point jump shot
4:09		Christian Coleman offensive rebound
3:55		Tyren Moore misses three point jump shot
3:53		Justin Bufford defensive rebound
3:35	+2	Torey Alston makes two point jump shot	30-21
3:18		Ja'Borri McGhee turnover (lost ball) (Chris Loofe steals)
3:16		Jestin Porter misses two point layup
3:14		Torey Alston offensive rebound
3:11	+2	Torey Alston makes two point layup	32-21
3:11		Blazers 30 second timeout
3:11		TV timeout
2:51		Christian Coleman misses two point jump shot
2:49		Jacob Johnson defensive rebound
2:42	+2	Chris Loofe makes two point layup (Jestin Porter assists)	34-21
2:24		Tony Toney misses three point jump shot
2:22		Jacob Johnson defensive rebound
1:58		Greg Gordon shooting foul
1:58	+1	Torey Alston makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-21
1:58	+1	Torey Alston makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-21
1:42	+2	Tyren Moore makes two point jump shot	36-23
1:22		Justin Bufford misses three point jump shot
1:20		Tony Toney defensive rebound
1:09		Chris Loofe shooting foul
1:09	+1	Efrem Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-24
1:09	+1	Efrem Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-25
0:45		Torey Alston misses two point jump shot
0:43		Efrem Johnson defensive rebound
0:41		Tyren Moore misses three point jump shot
0:39		Torey Alston defensive rebound
0:36	+2	Torey Alston makes two point layup	38-25
0:36		Blue Raiders 30 second timeout
0:12	+3	Tony Toney makes three point jump shot (Tyren Moore assists)	38-28
0:04		Torey Alston misses two point jump shot
0:02		Tre Green offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MTSU
Blue Raiders
38
UAB
Blazers
41

Time		Play	Score
19:44	+2	Essam Mostafa makes two point layup	40-28
19:24	+2	Bradley Ezewiro makes two point dunk (Ja'Borri McGhee assists)	40-30
19:01		Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot
18:59		Efrem Johnson defensive rebound
18:50		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:48		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
18:27		Kamari Lands misses three point jump shot
18:25		Justin Bufford offensive rebound
18:18	+3	Justin Bufford makes three point jump shot (Kamari Lands assists)	43-30
17:55	+2	Efrem Johnson makes two point jump shot (Alejandro Vasquez assists)	43-32
17:35		Essam Mostafa misses two point layup
17:33		Essam Mostafa offensive rebound
17:33		Bradley Ezewiro shooting foul
17:33		Essam Mostafa misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:33		Essam Mostafa misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:33		Bradley Ezewiro defensive rebound
17:19		Justin Bufford personal foul
17:12	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point jump shot	43-34
16:48		Bradley Ezewiro blocks Jestin Porter's two point jump shot
16:46		Essam Mostafa offensive rebound
16:42		Essam Mostafa misses two point jump shot
16:40		Essam Mostafa offensive rebound
16:38	+2	Essam Mostafa makes two point layup	45-34
16:27		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point jump shot
16:25		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
16:15		Kamari Lands misses two point layup
16:13		Bradley Ezewiro defensive rebound
16:10	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point dunk	45-36
15:44	+2	Camryn Weston makes two point layup	47-36
15:44		Ja'Borri McGhee shooting foul
15:44		TV timeout
15:44	+1	Camryn Weston makes regular free throw 1 of 1	48-36
15:31		Chris Loofe blocks Yaxel Lendeborg's two point jump shot
15:29		Justin Bufford defensive rebound
15:19		Camryn Weston misses two point layup
15:17		Camryn Weston offensive rebound
15:16		Camryn Weston misses two point layup
15:14		Bradley Ezewiro defensive rebound
15:13		Chris Loofe personal foul
15:04	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point jump shot	48-38
14:43		Torey Alston turnover (traveling)
14:30		Chris Loofe blocks Yaxel Lendeborg's two point layup
14:28		Camryn Weston defensive rebound
14:22		Justin Bufford turnover (bad pass) (Will Shaver steals)
14:06		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point layup
14:04		Torey Alston defensive rebound
13:55	+3	Jestin Porter makes three point jump shot (Torey Alston assists)	51-38
13:41	+2	Efrem Johnson makes two point jump shot	51-40
13:14		Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot
13:12		Justin Bufford offensive rebound
13:10	+2	Justin Bufford makes two point layup	53-40
12:52		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
12:50		Camryn Weston defensive rebound
12:38		Camryn Weston misses two point layup
12:36		Efrem Johnson defensive rebound
12:31	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point layup (Efrem Johnson assists)	53-42
12:22		Jestin Porter misses two point layup
12:20		Chris Loofe offensive rebound
12:17	+2	Chris Loofe makes two point layup	55-42
11:59		Christian Coleman misses two point layup
11:57		Tony Toney offensive rebound
11:52		Tony Toney misses two point layup
11:50		Torey Alston defensive rebound
11:41	+3	Jestin Porter makes three point jump shot (Tre Green assists)	58-42
11:21		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:19		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
11:11	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup	58-44
10:50		Essam Mostafa turnover (lost ball) (Tony Toney steals)
10:35	+3	Tyren Moore makes three point jump shot (Efrem Johnson assists)	58-47
10:35		Blue Raiders 30 second timeout
10:35		TV timeout
10:13	+2	Kamari Lands makes two point layup (Jestin Porter assists)	60-47
9:58		Kamari Lands shooting foul
9:58		TV timeout
9:58		Yaxel Lendeborg misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:58		Yaxel Lendeborg misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:58		Camryn Weston defensive rebound
9:30		Marquis Hargrove shooting foul
9:30		Justin Bufford misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:30	+1	Justin Bufford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-47
9:21	+3	Tyren Moore makes three point jump shot	61-50
8:52		Kamari Lands misses three point jump shot
8:50		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
8:44		Marquis Hargrove misses three point jump shot
8:42		Christian Coleman offensive rebound
8:41		Christian Coleman misses two point jump shot
8:39		Blue Raiders defensive rebound
8:22		Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot
8:20		Blazers defensive rebound
8:10		Tyren Moore misses two point jump shot
8:08		Torey Alston defensive rebound
7:47		Jestin Porter misses two point layup
7:45		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
7:35		Alejandro Vasquez misses three point jump shot
7:33		Christian Coleman offensive rebound
7:28		Camryn Weston shooting foul
7:28		TV timeout
7:28	+1	Tyren Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-51
7:28	+1	Tyren Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-52
6:59		Camryn Weston misses three point jump shot
6:57		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
6:36	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup	61-54
6:12		Torey Alston turnover (lost ball) (Marquis Hargrove steals)
6:06		Tyren Moore misses three point jump shot
6:04		Camryn Weston defensive rebound
5:54		Tyren Moore shooting foul
5:54	+1	Justin Bufford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-54
5:54	+1	Justin Bufford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-54
5:40		Tyren Moore misses three point jump shot
5:38		Kamari Lands defensive rebound
5:22	+3	Justin Bufford makes three point jump shot (Kamari Lands assists)	66-54
5:22		Justin Bufford technical foul
5:22	+1	Tyren Moore makes technical free throw 1 of 2	66-55
5:22	+1	Tyren Moore makes technical free throw 2 of 2	66-56
5:14		Alejandro Vasquez misses three point jump shot
5:12		Camryn Weston defensive rebound
4:42		Kamari Lands misses two point jump shot
4:40		Blazers defensive rebound
4:27		Chris Loofe shooting foul
4:27	+1	Ja'Borri McGhee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-57
4:27		Ja'Borri McGhee misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:27		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
4:26		Essam Mostafa personal foul
4:26	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-58
4:26	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-59
4:08		Bradley Ezewiro blocks Camryn Weston's two point jump shot
4:06		Bradley Ezewiro defensive rebound
3:59		TV timeout
3:54	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup	66-61
3:35		Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot
3:33		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
3:24		Alejandro Vasquez turnover (lost ball) (Jestin Porter steals)
3:21	+2	Jestin Porter makes two point layup	68-61
3:07		Yaxel Lendeborg turnover (bad pass) (Essam Mostafa steals)
2:57		Bradley Ezewiro shooting foul
2:57	+1	Camryn Weston makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-61
2:57	+1	Camryn Weston makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-61
2:53		Camryn Weston personal foul
2:53	+1	Ja'Borri McGhee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-62
2:53	+1	Ja'Borri McGhee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-63
2:38	+2	Essam Mostafa makes two point layup	72-63
2:21		Alejandro Vasquez misses three point jump shot
2:19		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
1:55		Jestin Porter turnover (out of bounds)
1:52	+3	Ja'Borri McGhee makes three point jump shot	72-66
1:47		Blazers 30 second timeout
1:24		Jestin Porter turnover (bad pass) (Yaxel Lendeborg steals)
1:18		Ja'Borri McGhee misses three point jump shot
1:16		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
1:16		Essam Mostafa shooting foul
1:16	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-67
1:16		Yaxel Lendeborg misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:16		Kamari Lands defensive rebound
1:04		Essam Mostafa misses two point layup
1:02		Ja'Borri McGhee defensive rebound
0:47	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup (Christian Coleman assists)	72-69
0:24		Yaxel Lendeborg blocks Essam Mostafa's two point jump shot
0:22		Camryn Weston offensive rebound
0:22		Blue Raiders 60 second timeout
0:20	+2	Essam Mostafa makes two point jump shot (Camryn Weston assists)	74-69
0:11		Ja'Borri McGhee misses three point jump shot
0:09		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
0:08		Yaxel Lendeborg personal foul
0:05		Christian Coleman personal foul
0:05	+1	Camryn Weston makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-69
0:05	+1	Camryn Weston makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-69
0:02		Tyren Moore misses three point jump shot
0:00		Blazers offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Blazers offensive rebound