Who’s Playing
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders @ La. Tech Bulldogs
Current Records: Middle Tennessee 14-5, La. Tech 14-6
How To Watch
When: Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. ETWhere: Thomas Assembly Center — Ruston, LouisianaTV: ESPN UniversityFollow: CBS Sports AppOnline streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
What to Know
We’ve got another exciting Conference USA matchup on schedule as the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders and the La. Tech Bulldogs are set to tip at 6:30 p.m. ET on Saturday at Thomas Assembly Center. The Blue Raiders are coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
On Thursday, Middle Tennessee sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 77-75 win over Sam Houston. Having forecasted a close victory for the Blue Raiders, the oddsmakers were right on the money.
Middle Tennessee can attribute much of their success to Jestin Porter, who went 8 for 12 from beyond the arc en route to 28 points. The dominant performance gave Porter a new career-high in threes. The team also got some help courtesy of Essam Mostafa, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, there’s no place like home for La. Tech, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Saturday. They walked away with a 77-67 win over Western Kentucky on Thursday.
La. Tech’s win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Daniel Batcho, who went 5 for 7 en route to 18 points. Jordan Crawford was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.
Middle Tennessee is on a roll lately: they’ve won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for La. Tech, they pushed their record up to 14-6 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
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