The Blue Raiders took down the Bulldogs, 77-75 in double overtime to advance to the Conference USA semifinals.

BOTTOM LINE: Jacksonville State plays in the CUSA Tournament against Middle Tennessee. The Gamecocks have gone 13-6 against CUSA opponents, with an 8-5 record in non-conference play. Jacksonville ...

Jestin Porter had 20 points, and Essam Mostafa scored the winner with 16 seconds left in the second overtime to rally Middle Tennessee to a 77-75 victory over Louisiana Tech in a quarterfinal of the ...

Middle Tennessee State men's basketball won an overtime thriller over Louisiana Tech Thursday to reach the Conference USA ...

The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders and Louisiana Tech Bulldogs square off in the CUSA Tournament. Thursday's meeting will be ...

THE OPENING TIP • After closing out the regular season with a hard-fought 76-69 road loss to Sam Houston in Huntsville, Texas ...

Middle Tennessee makes 45.4% of its shots from the field this season, which is 4.1 percentage points higher than Louisiana Tech has allowed to its opponents (41.3%). Louisiana Tec ...

The Division II transfer led Liberty in scoring with 13.7 points per game and took home sixth man of the year honors after helping the Flames to a regular-season title in Conference USA.

BOTTOM LINE: Middle Tennessee takes on Florida International after Essam Mostafa scored 30 points in Middle Tennessee's 86-81 loss to the Liberty Flames. The Blue Raiders have gone 10-4 at home.

Florida International Panthers (9-21, 3-14 CUSA) at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (20-10, 11-6 CUSA) Murfreesboro, Tennessee; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Middle Tennessee plays Florida ...

Essam Mostafa led the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders with 16 points and Kamari Lands scored the game-winning layup with four ...