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Middle Tennessee defeats Kennesaw State 84-79

AP
Jan 09, 2025

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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1st Half
KNSW
Owls
39
MTSU
Blue Raiders
43

Time		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

2nd Half
KNSW
Owls
40
MTSU
Blue Raiders
41

Time		Play	Score
19:37	+2	Andre Weir makes two point layup (Adrian Wooley assists)	41-43
19:21	+3	Justin Bufford makes three point jump shot (Torey Alston assists)	41-46
19:10		Adrian Wooley turnover (lost ball) (Jlynn Counter steals)
18:59	+2	Torey Alston makes two point dunk (Jlynn Counter assists)	41-48
18:59		Owls 30 second timeout
18:59		TV timeout
18:52		Adrian Wooley turnover (lost ball) (Justin Bufford steals)
18:35		Jlynn Counter misses three point jump shot
18:33		Owls defensive rebound
18:27		Torey Alston personal foul
18:20		Justin Bufford blocks Simeon Cottle's two point layup
18:18		Jlynn Counter defensive rebound
18:08		Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot
18:06		Essam Mostafa offensive rebound
17:48		Essam Mostafa misses two point layup
17:46		Essam Mostafa offensive rebound
17:41		Jlynn Counter misses three point jump shot
17:39		Torey Alston offensive rebound
17:28	+3	Justin Bufford makes three point jump shot (Jlynn Counter assists)	41-51
17:14	+3	Simeon Cottle makes three point jump shot (Ricardo Wright assists)	44-51
17:01		Simeon Cottle shooting foul (Jestin Porter draws the foul)
17:01		Jestin Porter misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:01	+1	Jestin Porter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-52
16:48		Jlynn Counter personal foul
16:35		Ricardo Wright misses three point jump shot
16:33		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
16:19	+2	Jestin Porter makes two point jump shot	44-54
16:07		Simeon Cottle misses three point jump shot
16:05		Torey Alston defensive rebound
15:59	+2	Essam Mostafa makes two point layup (Torey Alston assists)	44-56
15:39		Andre Weir misses two point layup
15:37		Andre Weir offensive rebound
15:37		Torey Alston shooting foul (Andre Weir draws the foul)
15:37		TV timeout
15:37		Andre Weir misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:37	+1	Andre Weir makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-56
15:16		Essam Mostafa turnover (bad pass)
14:58		Delaney Heard misses three point jump shot
14:56		Blue Raiders defensive rebound
14:29		Essam Mostafa misses two point hook shot
14:27		Rongie Gordon defensive rebound
14:13		Essam Mostafa personal foul
14:05		Simeon Cottle turnover (lost ball) (Jestin Porter steals)
13:59		Camryn Weston misses two point layup
13:57		Jestin Porter offensive rebound
13:53	+2	Jestin Porter makes two point layup	45-58
13:44		Adrian Wooley misses three point jump shot
13:42		Braedan Lue offensive rebound
13:36	+2	Braedan Lue makes two point layup	47-58
13:27		Jestin Porter turnover (lost ball) (Simeon Cottle steals)
13:17		Rongie Gordon misses three point jump shot
13:15		Camryn Weston defensive rebound
13:11		Camryn Weston turnover (lost ball) (Adrian Wooley steals)
13:10		Jestin Porter personal foul
13:02		Ricardo Wright misses three point jump shot
13:00		Braedan Lue offensive rebound
12:52		Chris Loofe personal foul
12:44	+2	Adrian Wooley makes two point layup	49-58
12:25		Adrian Wooley personal foul
12:23	+3	Tre Green makes three point jump shot (Camryn Weston assists)	49-61
12:03	+3	Braedan Lue makes three point jump shot (Ricardo Wright assists)	52-61
11:46	+2	Chris Loofe makes two point dunk (Jacob Johnson assists)	52-63
11:26		Ramone Seals misses two point layup
11:24		Chris Loofe defensive rebound
11:16		Justin Bufford misses three point jump shot
11:14		Ricardo Wright defensive rebound
11:04		Camryn Weston personal foul (Adrian Wooley draws the foul)
11:04		TV timeout
11:04	+1	Adrian Wooley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-63
11:04	+1	Adrian Wooley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-63
10:49		Ricardo Wright personal foul
10:42		Tre Green turnover (out of bounds)
10:30	+2	Adrian Wooley makes two point layup	56-63
10:30		Jlynn Counter shooting foul (Adrian Wooley draws the foul)
10:30	+1	Adrian Wooley makes regular free throw 1 of 1	57-63
10:04		Jlynn Counter turnover (bad pass) (Braedan Lue steals)
9:56	+2	Ramone Seals makes two point layup	59-63
9:42		Braedan Lue personal foul
9:32		Jlynn Counter misses two point jump shot
9:30		Braedan Lue defensive rebound
9:25	+2	Rongie Gordon makes two point layup (Ricardo Wright assists)	61-63
9:25		Blue Raiders 30 second timeout
9:12	+3	Jlynn Counter makes three point jump shot (Essam Mostafa assists)	61-66
8:59		Essam Mostafa shooting foul (Adrian Wooley draws the foul)
8:59	+1	Adrian Wooley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-66
8:59	+1	Adrian Wooley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-66
8:49		Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot
8:47		Adrian Wooley defensive rebound
8:35		Essam Mostafa blocks Ramone Seals's two point layup
8:33		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
8:28		Adrian Wooley shooting foul (Jestin Porter draws the foul)
8:28	+1	Jestin Porter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-67
8:28	+1	Jestin Porter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-68
8:14		Rongie Gordon misses two point hook shot
8:12		Owls offensive rebound
8:07		Adrian Wooley misses two point layup
8:05		Blue Raiders defensive rebound
7:52	+3	Jestin Porter makes three point jump shot (Camryn Weston assists)	63-71
7:52		TV timeout
7:41		Jamil Miller misses two point layup
7:39		Jamil Miller offensive rebound
7:33		Jamil Miller misses two point layup
7:31		Camryn Weston defensive rebound
7:21		Camryn Weston misses three point jump shot
7:19		Adrian Wooley defensive rebound
7:06	+2	Adrian Wooley makes two point layup	65-71
6:40	+3	Jestin Porter makes three point jump shot	65-74
6:21		Rongie Gordon turnover (lost ball)
6:05		Jamil Miller shooting foul (Camryn Weston draws the foul)
6:05		Camryn Weston misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:05		Camryn Weston misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:03		Adrian Wooley defensive rebound
5:58		Chris Loofe blocks Simeon Cottle's two point layup
5:56		Justin Bufford defensive rebound
5:48		Torey Alston turnover (bad pass) (Andre Weir steals)
5:41		Simeon Cottle turnover (bad pass) (Camryn Weston steals)
5:32		Jestin Porter turnover (bad pass) (Jamil Miller steals)
5:25		Jamil Miller misses two point layup
5:23		Andre Weir offensive rebound
5:23	+2	Andre Weir makes two point layup	67-74
5:08		Camryn Weston misses three point jump shot
5:06		Andre Weir defensive rebound
5:06		Justin Bufford personal foul (Andre Weir draws the foul)
5:06		Andre Weir misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:06	+1	Andre Weir makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-74
4:45		Adrian Wooley shooting foul (Torey Alston draws the foul)
4:45		Torey Alston misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:45	+1	Torey Alston makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-75
4:34		Adrian Wooley misses three point jump shot
4:32		Jestin Porter defensive rebound
4:06	+2	Essam Mostafa makes two point layup	68-77
3:55	+3	Braedan Lue makes three point jump shot (Simeon Cottle assists)	71-77
3:53		Owls 30 second timeout
3:53		TV timeout
3:42		Jlynn Counter misses three point jump shot
3:40		Jamil Miller defensive rebound
3:29	+2	Rongie Gordon makes two point layup	73-77
3:13		Jestin Porter misses two point jump shot
3:11		Jestin Porter offensive rebound
3:01		Justin Bufford misses two point layup
2:59		Essam Mostafa offensive rebound
2:45		Camryn Weston turnover (out of bounds)
2:36		Simeon Cottle misses three point jump shot
2:34		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
2:22	+3	Tre Green makes three point jump shot (Justin Bufford assists)	73-80
2:22		Blue Raiders 30 second timeout
2:04		Braedan Lue misses three point jump shot
2:02		Justin Bufford defensive rebound
1:45		Camryn Weston turnover (bad pass) (Simeon Cottle steals)
1:38		Simeon Cottle turnover (lost ball) (Camryn Weston steals)
1:32	+2	Camryn Weston makes two point layup	73-82
1:28		Camryn Weston personal foul (Adrian Wooley draws the foul)
1:28	+1	Adrian Wooley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-82
1:28	+1	Adrian Wooley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-82
1:05		Justin Bufford turnover (bad pass)
0:53		Jestin Porter blocks Simeon Cottle's three point jump shot
0:51		Jamil Miller offensive rebound
0:51		Justin Bufford shooting foul (Jamil Miller draws the foul)
0:51	+1	Jamil Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-82
0:51		Jamil Miller misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:51		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
0:28		Blue Raiders 30 second timeout
0:23		Camryn Weston misses two point jump shot
0:21		Owls defensive rebound
0:16		Simeon Cottle misses three point jump shot
0:14		Owls offensive rebound
0:12	+3	Simeon Cottle makes three point jump shot	79-82
0:09		Adrian Wooley personal foul (Camryn Weston draws the foul)
0:09	+1	Camryn Weston makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-83
0:09	+1	Camryn Weston makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-84
0:03		Simeon Cottle turnover (lost ball) (Torey Alston steals)
0:00		End of period

Simeon Cottle turnover (lost ball) (Torey Alston steals)