Porter's 28 lead Middle Tennessee over Sam Houston 77-75
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) Jestin Porter's 28 points helped Middle Tennessee defeat Sam Houston 77-75 on Thursday night.
Camryn Weston made two free throws with 2:04 remaining to give Middle Tennessee a 77-70 lead.
Porter shot 10 for 16, including 8 for 12 from beyond the arc for the Blue Raiders (14-5, 5-1 Conference USA). Essam Mostafa scored 16 points while going 6 of 11 and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line and added nine rebounds. Weston had 11 points and shot 3 of 9 from the field, including 0 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 6 from the line.
The Bearkats (8-12, 1-6) were led in scoring by Marcus Boykin, who finished with 22 points, six rebounds and eight assists. Lamar Wilkerson added 20 points and Cameron Huefner also recorded 14 points.
Mostafa scored 12 points in the first half and Middle Tennessee went into the break trailing 38-36. Porter scored 16 points in the second half.
Both teams play on Saturday. Middle Tennessee visits Louisiana Tech and Sam Houston hosts Western Kentucky.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Essam Mostafa vs. Josiah Hammons (Bearkats gains possession) | Â | |
19:46 | +3 | Cameron Huefner makes three point jump shot (Lamar Wilkerson assists) | 0-3 | |
19:14 | +3 | Justin Bufford makes three point jump shot | 3-3 | |
18:57 | +3 | Lamar Wilkerson makes three point jump shot (Marcus Boykin assists) | 3-6 | |
18:36 | Â | Essam Mostafa misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:34 | Â | Marcus Boykin defensive rebound | Â | |
18:17 | +2 | Kalifa Sakho makes two point dunk (Marcus Boykin assists) | 3-8 | |
18:01 | Â | Jlynn Counter misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:59 | Â | Josiah Hammons defensive rebound | Â | |
17:47 | Â | Kalifa Sakho misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:45 | Â | Essam Mostafa defensive rebound | Â | |
17:38 | Â | Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:36 | Â | Lamar Wilkerson defensive rebound | Â | |
17:12 | Â | Josiah Hammons misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:10 | Â | Kalifa Sakho offensive rebound | Â | |
17:07 | Â | Kalifa Sakho misses two point layup | Â | |
17:05 | Â | Jestin Porter defensive rebound | Â | |
17:02 | Â | Cameron Huefner shooting foul (Essam Mostafa draws the foul) | Â | |
17:02 | +1 | Essam Mostafa makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-8 | |
17:02 | +1 | Essam Mostafa makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-8 | |
16:44 | Â | Justin Bufford personal foul | Â | |
16:34 | Â | Torey Alston blocks Cameron Huefner's two point jump shot | Â | |
16:32 | Â | Essam Mostafa defensive rebound | Â | |
16:15 | +3 | Jestin Porter makes three point jump shot (Torey Alston assists) | 8-8 | |
16:00 | Â | Kalifa Sakho misses two point layup | Â | |
15:58 | Â | Cameron Huefner offensive rebound | Â | |
15:56 | Â | Cameron Huefner misses two point layup | Â | |
15:54 | Â | Cameron Huefner offensive rebound | Â | |
15:54 | Â | Torey Alston shooting foul (Cameron Huefner draws the foul) | Â | |
15:54 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:54 | Â | Cameron Huefner misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
15:54 | +1 | Cameron Huefner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-9 | |
15:43 | Â | Josiah Hammons personal foul | Â | |
15:38 | Â | Chris Loofe turnover (lost ball) (Lamar Wilkerson steals) | Â | |
15:32 | Â | Torey Alston personal foul | Â | |
15:13 | Â | Brennen Burns misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:11 | Â | Lamar Wilkerson offensive rebound | Â | |
15:09 | Â | Lamar Wilkerson misses two point layup | Â | |
15:07 | Â | Cameron Huefner offensive rebound | Â | |
15:03 | Â | Cheikh Ndiaye misses two point layup | Â | |
15:01 | Â | Lamar Wilkerson offensive rebound | Â | |
14:57 | Â | Lamar Wilkerson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:55 | Â | Jestin Porter defensive rebound | Â | |
14:45 | Â | Jestin Porter misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:43 | Â | Jestin Porter offensive rebound | Â | |
14:39 | Â | Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:37 | Â | Marcus Boykin defensive rebound | Â | |
14:30 | Â | Chris Loofe personal foul | Â | |
14:10 | +3 | Marcus Boykin makes three point jump shot | 8-12 | |
13:57 | +2 | Camryn Weston makes two point layup | 10-12 | |
13:29 | +2 | Cheikh Ndiaye makes two point dunk (Marcus Boykin assists) | 10-14 | |
13:17 | Â | Jlynn Counter misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:01 | +3 | Lamar Wilkerson makes three point jump shot (Marcus Boykin assists) | 10-17 | |
12:37 | +2 | Essam Mostafa makes two point layup (Camryn Weston assists) | 12-17 | |
12:17 | Â | Cheikh Ndiaye misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:15 | Â | Essam Mostafa defensive rebound | Â | |
12:02 | Â | Cheikh Ndiaye personal foul | Â | |
11:52 | +2 | Camryn Weston makes two point layup | 14-17 | |
11:33 | Â | Erik Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:31 | Â | Tre Green defensive rebound | Â | |
11:24 | Â | Kalifa Sakho blocks Camryn Weston's two point jump shot | Â | |
11:24 | Â | Blue Raiders offensive rebound | Â | |
11:24 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:17 | Â | Erik Taylor shooting foul (Essam Mostafa draws the foul) | Â | |
11:17 | +1 | Essam Mostafa makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-17 | |
11:17 | +1 | Essam Mostafa makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-17 | |
11:06 | +3 | Josiah Hammons makes three point jump shot | 16-20 | |
10:50 | +2 | Essam Mostafa makes two point layup (Jacob Johnson assists) | 18-20 | |
10:37 | Â | Josiah Hammons offensive foul | Â | |
10:37 | Â | Josiah Hammons turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
10:26 | Â | Essam Mostafa misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:24 | Â | Erik Taylor defensive rebound | Â | |
10:15 | Â | Lamar Wilkerson turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
9:49 | Â | Essam Mostafa misses two point layup | Â | |
9:47 | Â | Cameron Huefner defensive rebound | Â | |
9:19 | Â | Erik Taylor misses two point layup | Â | |
9:17 | Â | Jacob Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
9:17 | Â | Cameron Huefner personal foul | Â | |
8:59 | Â | Justin Bufford misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:57 | Â | Justin Bufford offensive rebound | Â | |
8:56 | Â | Justin Bufford misses two point layup | Â | |
8:54 | Â | Brennen Burns defensive rebound | Â | |
8:39 | Â | Lamar Wilkerson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:37 | Â | Jestin Porter defensive rebound | Â | |
8:31 | Â | Camryn Weston misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:29 | Â | Brennen Burns defensive rebound | Â | |
8:24 | +2 | Jaxson Ford makes two point layup (Lamar Wilkerson assists) | 18-22 | |
8:08 | Â | Chris Loofe misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:06 | Â | Jacob Johnson offensive rebound | Â | |
7:56 | +3 | Jestin Porter makes three point jump shot (Jacob Johnson assists) | 21-22 | |
7:31 | Â | Erik Taylor turnover (lost ball) (Jlynn Counter steals) | Â | |
7:25 | +3 | Jestin Porter makes three point jump shot | 24-22 | |
7:17 | Â | Bearkats 30 second timeout | Â | |
7:17 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
6:58 | +3 | Marcus Boykin makes three point jump shot (Lamar Wilkerson assists) | 24-25 | |
6:39 | +3 | Chris Loofe makes three point jump shot (Jestin Porter assists) | 27-25 | |
6:24 | Â | Jestin Porter personal foul | Â | |
6:04 | Â | Bearkats turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
5:53 | Â | Tre Green misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:51 | Â | Camryn Weston offensive rebound | Â | |
5:51 | Â | Jaxson Ford personal foul (Camryn Weston draws the foul) | Â | |
5:51 | Â | Camryn Weston misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
5:51 | Â | Jaxson Ford defensive rebound | Â | |
5:50 | Â | Chris Loofe personal foul | Â | |
5:27 | +2 | Marcus Boykin makes two point jump shot | 27-27 | |
5:01 | Â | Essam Mostafa turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Boykin steals) | Â | |
4:56 | Â | Camryn Weston personal foul (Marcus Boykin draws the foul) | Â | |
4:56 | +1 | Marcus Boykin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-28 | |
4:56 | +1 | Marcus Boykin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-29 | |
4:41 | +2 | Jacob Johnson makes two point layup (Tre Green assists) | 29-29 | |
4:07 | Â | Brennen Burns turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
4:07 | Â | Tre Green misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:05 | Â | Kalifa Sakho defensive rebound | Â | |
3:41 | Â | Cameron Huefner turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
3:41 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:26 | +3 | Jestin Porter makes three point jump shot (Camryn Weston assists) | 32-29 | |
3:00 | +2 | Lamar Wilkerson makes two point jump shot | 32-31 | |
2:48 | Â | Kalifa Sakho blocks Essam Mostafa's two point layup | Â | |
2:46 | Â | Blue Raiders offensive rebound | Â | |
2:32 | Â | Essam Mostafa misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:30 | Â | Essam Mostafa offensive rebound | Â | |
2:27 | +2 | Essam Mostafa makes two point layup | 34-31 | |
2:03 | Â | Essam Mostafa blocks Marcus Boykin's two point layup | Â | |
2:01 | Â | Marcus Boykin offensive rebound | Â | |
1:55 | +2 | Kalifa Sakho makes two point layup | 34-33 | |
1:48 | Â | Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:46 | Â | Kalifa Sakho defensive rebound | Â | |
1:34 | Â | Bearkats 30 second timeout | Â | |
1:29 | +2 | Lamar Wilkerson makes two point layup | 34-35 | |
1:12 | +2 | Essam Mostafa makes two point dunk (Jlynn Counter assists) | 36-35 | |
0:51 | +3 | Lamar Wilkerson makes three point jump shot (Marcus Boykin assists) | 36-38 | |
0:25 | Â | Camryn Weston misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:23 | Â | Kalifa Sakho defensive rebound | Â | |
0:23 | Â | Essam Mostafa personal foul (Kalifa Sakho draws the foul) | Â | |
0:23 | Â | Kalifa Sakho misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
0:23 | Â | Tre Green defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |