Alston 2-5 7-11 11, Mostafa 5-8 1-2 11, Bufford 1-4 0-2 2, Counter 4-8 6-7 16, Porter 8-17 2-2 20, Weston 2-10 1-1 5, Loofe 3-4 1-4 7, T.Green 1-4 0-0 2, Lands 1-3 0-0 3, Fussell 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 27-65 18-29 77.

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 Conference USA Tournament.

Louisiana Tech had its postseason hopes come to an end in heartbreaking fashion, falling 77-75 in double overtime to Middle Tennessee late Thursday night in the Conference USA Tournament quarterfinals at the VBC Propst Arena.

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

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