Led by Jestin Porter's 18 points, the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders defeated the UAB Blazers 76-69. The Blue Raiders improved to 6-2 with the win and the Blazers fell to 4-5. Yaxel Lendeborg led UAB with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts.BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Jestin Porter scored 18 points as Middle Tennessee beat UAB 76-69 on Sunday night.
Porter shot 6 for 17 and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Blue Raiders . Justin Bufford added 15 points while shooting 3 for 6 and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line while they also had five rebounds. Essam Mostafa had 12 points and shot 6 of 10 from the field. Yaxel Lendeborg led the way for the Blazers with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Ja’Borri McGhee added 16 points for UAB. Tyren Moore finished with 12 points.
Middle Tennessee took the lead with 16:57 remaining in the first half and did not give it up. Porter led their team in scoring with 10 points in the first half to help put them ahead 38-28 at the break. Middle Tennessee was outscored by UAB in the second half by a three-point margin, but still wound up on top, while Bufford led the way with a team-high 11 second-half points.
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