BASKETBALL Middle Tennessee (10-15, 4-6) vs UTEP (13-12, 4-6), 5PM, Saturday, February 17, 2024

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TEXAS EL PASO

Location: El Paso, Texas
Enrollment: 23,880
Conference: Conference USA
Arena: Don Haskins Center (11,892)
Website: utepminers.com Twitter: @UTEP_MBB
Colors: Blue, Orange & Silver Nickname: Miners
Head Coach: Joe Golding Record at School: 34-32 (3rd Season) Career Record: 168-146 (11th Season)
2022-23 Record: 14-18 22-23 Finish: T-9th CUSA 22-23 Postseason: CUSA First Round
Starters R/L: 3/2 Letterwinners R/L: 7/6
Roster: Miners
Series: MT leads 10-7

Classic Hits 93.3 - 95.1

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55.3%

 

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UTEP Men’s Basketball Looks To Complete Season Sweep Of Middle Tennessee On The Road Saturday - UTEP Miners

Game Notes in PDF Format

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Blue Raiders host UTEP looking for third straight win - Middle Tennessee State University Athletics

Saturday, Feb. 17 | 5 p.m. | Murphy Center | Murfreesboro, Tenn. MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS 10-15, 4-6 CUSA vs UTEP MINERS 13-12,

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55.3%

Line: UTEP -1.5
Over/Under: 135.5

 

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Bufford on fire with 10 points early

MT leads 19-15

 

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time out 8:58

MT leads 27-19

MT 8 of 10 from three







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38-32 halftime lead

Team Comparison

STATISTIC	UTEP	MT
FG%	37%	54%
FGs	11-30	13-24
3FG%	29%	69%
3FGs	2-7	11-16
FT%	100%	50%
FTs	8-8	1-2
TOs	4	12
PtsOffTO	6	5
TotReb	12	17
DefReb	6	12
Off Reb	6	5
2ndChPts	3	3
BenchPts	17	3
PtsPaint	12	4
FstBkPt	4	2
Blocks	3	4
Steals	8	0
Assts	4	11
Times Tied:	1
Lead Chg:	1
LeadTime	0:36	17:43

 

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#	Player	PTS	FG	3FG	FT	REB	A	PF	TO	MIN
3*	PORTER,J	17	6-8	5-5	0-0	3	1	0	4	18
10*	KING,E	3	1-3	1-3	0-0	0	2	1	1	20
11	GREEN,T	3	1-3	1-3	0-0	1	0	1	0	12
14	JORDAN,J	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	4
31*	COLEMAN-JONES,J	3	1-3	1-1	0-0	3	5	1	4	17
4*	BUFFORD,J	10	3-5	3-4	1-2	3	0	1	1	17
13	LOOFE,C	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	1	3
15*	JOHNSON,J	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	2	2	1	9
TM	TEAM,		-	-	-	4		0	0
TOTALS	38	13-24	11-16	1-2	17	11	6	12
GAME PCT	54.2	68.8	50.0

 

[SpaceRaider]

12 freaking turnovers in first half

 

[sWiley]

12 freaking turnovers in first half

Insane. Up to 19 turnovers with 10 minutes left. On pace for 25+ turnovers in one game.....We've had more turnovers in the second half than we've attempted shots....Not sure i've ever seen something like that before....

This program is never going to sniff a championship with undisciplined play like this. Nick has never been a disciplinary guy. Never gets mad. Never yanks players for making bone headed plays. Just accepts the turnovers and hopes his guys can overcome it (Newsflash: They can't)


I know a certain former successful coach who would have already used all of MT's timeouts in the first half and benched the whole team.....and his head would have probably exploded by the second half with this amount of turnovers......I miss him.

I cannot stand what this program has become. Undisciplined garbage that resorts to hero ball when physically challenged and can't figure things out. Simply weak, and the results show it.

 

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utep leads 53-48 under 8 minutes

20 turnovers

only ten points in second half

 

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6:46 media timeout

Current Trends

UTEP	11-0 RUN OVER 5:17
UTEP	11-1 RUN OVER 5:17
MT	FGs: 0 OF LAST 7
MT	4TURNS LAST 5:44
MT	SCORING DROUGHT 5:44

 

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UTEP has 14 steals to MT with no steals

 

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3:34 media timeout

UTEP 59
MT 56

UTEP has 19 points off turnovers, MT 5

 

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1:05

MT 66
utep 65

 

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overtime

 

[sWiley]

Only fitting to lose to a turnover

 

[SpaceRaider]

2nd overtime

77-77

 

[SpaceRaider]

Only fitting to lose to a turnover

25th turnover made MT not have a shot to win it.

 

[SpaceRaider]

96-90 in double OT

 

[sWiley]

Should have no business winning when you turn the ball over like that......but JP wasn't going to be denied tonight. Insane performance

 

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Team Comparison

STATISTIC	UTEP	MT
FG%	40%	49%
FGs	32-80	27-55
3FG%	28%	58%
3FGs	5-18	14-24
FT%	84%	88%
FTs	21-25	28-32
TOs	10	25
PtsOffTO	27	8
TotReb	33	43
DefReb	17	31
Off Reb	16	12
2ndChPts	16	15
BenchPts	39	11
PtsPaint	42	24
FstBkPt	13	12
Blocks	6	6
Steals	15	1
Assts	13	19
Times Tied:	8
Lead Chg:	9
LeadTime	8:05	36:24

 

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#	Player	PTS	FG	3FG	FT	REB	A	PF	TO	MIN
3*	PORTER,J	41	11-16	8-8	11-12	7	3	1	10	47
4*	BUFFORD,J	12	3-9	3-7	3-4	5	0	5	2	38
10*	KING,E	11	5-11	1-5	0-0	1	2	1	3	47
15*	JOHNSON,J	6	3-3	0-0	0-0	3	3	5	3	26
31*	COLEMAN-JONES,J	15	3-10	1-1	8-9	13	8	4	6	45
11	GREEN,T	9	2-5	1-3	4-5	4	2	2	0	32
13	LOOFE,C	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	1	5
14	JORDAN,J	2	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	0	1	0	10
TM	TEAM,		-	-	-	8		0	0
TOTALS	96	27-55	14-24	28-32	43	19	19	25
GAME PCT	49.1	58.3	87.5
OVERTIME	0	6-10	2-2	14-17	8	3	4	2
OT PCT	60.0	100.0	82.4

 

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OPT UTEP vs MTSU

MTSU 75 UTEP 63 Road wins for UTEP and most CUSA teams are like a win for the Dallas Cowboys in the playoffs, not gonna happen.

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[sWiley]

Not sure I have ever seen a team attempt 80 FG's in one game....

 

[SpaceRaider]

2023-24 CUSA Standings​

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVR
Louisiana Tech	8-3	-	18-8
Sam Houston	8-3	-	15-11
Western Kentucky	8-4	0.5	19-7
Liberty	5-6	3	16-10
New Mexico State	5-6	3	11-15
Middle Tennessee	5-6	3	11-15
UTEP	4-7	4	13-13
Jacksonville State	4-7	4	12-14
Florida International	3-8	5	8-18

 

[blue rai]

Not sure I have Ever seen our team shoot free throws that well. The TO will drive you crazy but you have to appreciate the effort and enjoy the game. Should Cam come back at near 100% next year , our backcourt will be crazy good!

 

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UTEP Men’s Basketball Falls In Double OT At Middle Tennessee, 96-90 - UTEP Miners

Game Book In PDF Format

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Porter's 41 points push Blue Raiders past Miners in double overtime - Middle Tennessee State University Athletics

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Jestin Porter made his mark on the Middle Tennessee men's basketball record book Saturday, propelling his team to a 96-90 double-overtime victory

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[ewglenn]

Love to see the guys get a win but this is going to set us back if Nick figures a way to get above .500 in conference play.

 

[Brew_Raider]

….but this is going to set us back if Nick figures a way to get above .500 in conference play.

He’s 3 wins away from a successful season according to our AD.

Knowing M&M, they may have already offered McDevitt a super secret contract extension due to his “success” with Cam out.

 

[MTFAN61]

Checked out remaining schedule. Even with Porter's emergence to win 3 of remaining 5 games will be a tough road to hoe. That said, I wouldn't be surprised that in the eyes of the administration CNM has done enough to garner a 1 year extension.

 

[MT01]

He’s 3 wins away from a successful season according to our AD.

Knowing M&M, they may have already offered McDevitt a super secret contract extension due to his “success” with Cam out.

Look at the conference standings. CNM is only able to win a few games against the other worst teams in the league. There's only one of those left - and it's a road game.

 

[sWiley]

I made a post a few weeks back saying he was safe. Still believe he is. He will, somehow, get a mulligan for this season due to 1 starter being injured.

Which is so strange, because coaches in their 6th/7th season, I don't believe should be getting mulligans...

Every team faces adversity, injuries, so on and so forth. We were picked first and will finish middle of the pack or towards the bottom in addition to our pathetic and embarrassing out of conference play....That's not acceptable for a coach that has been here this long. And it's not acceptable for our program.

What happens next year when JP leaves for an NIL deal ? Does Nick get another pass because our best player isn't playing any more again ?

 

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Big performances propel Porter to CUSA Player of the Week honor - Middle Tennessee State University Athletics

DALLAS – Jestin Porter has been named the Conference USA Player of the Week for February 19, as announced by the conference office Monday. Porter averaged 33.5 points,

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