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Jefferson lifts Middle Tennessee over FIU 71-65
MIAMI (AP) Josh Jefferson had 15 points as Middle Tennessee topped Florida International 71-65 on Thursday night.
Eli Lawrence had 14 points for Middle Tennessee (18-7, 9-3 Conference USA), which won its fourth straight game. DeAndre Dishman added 10 rebounds.
Tevin Brewer had 17 points and nine assists for the Panthers (14-12, 4-9). Isaiah Banks and Denver Jones each had 11 points.
The Blue Raiders improve to 2-0 against the Panthers on the season. Middle Tennessee defeated Florida International 50-39 on Jan. 15.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | DeAndre Dishman vs. Seth Pinkney (Blue Raiders gains possession) | Â |
| 19:39 | | +2 | Tevin Brewer makes two point jump shot | 0-2 |
| 19:19 |  | +3 | Donovan Sims makes three point jump shot (Josh Jefferson assists) | 3-2 |
| 19:06 | | Â | Eric Lovett turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Millin steals) | Â |
| 18:54 | | +2 | Tyler Millin makes two point layup (Donovan Sims assists) | 5-2 |
| 18:45 | | Â | Golden Panthers 30 second timeout | Â |
| 18:12 | | Â | Tevin Brewer misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:10 | | Â | Clevon Brown offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:06 | | Â | Eli Lawrence personal foul | Â |
| 17:57 | | Â | Eric Lovett misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:55 | | Â | Teafale Lenard defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:42 | | +3 | Teafale Lenard makes three point jump shot (DeAndre Dishman assists) | 8-2 |
| 17:33 | | Â | Tevin Brewer turnover (lost ball) (DeAndre Dishman steals) | Â |
| 17:28 | | +2 | Josh Jefferson makes two point layup (Donovan Sims assists) | 10-2 |
| 17:05 | | +2 | Clevon Brown makes two point layup | 10-4 |
| 16:46 | | Â | Josh Jefferson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:44 | | Â | Teafale Lenard offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:41 | | +2 | Teafale Lenard makes two point dunk | 12-4 |
| 16:32 | | Â | Isaiah Banks turnover (lost ball) (Donovan Sims steals) | Â |
| 16:32 | | Â | Tyler Millin offensive foul | Â |
| 16:32 | | Â | Tyler Millin turnover | Â |
| 16:09 | | +3 | Isaiah Banks makes three point jump shot (Tevin Brewer assists) | 12-7 |
| 15:41 | | +3 | Justin Bufford makes three point jump shot (Donovan Sims assists) | 15-7 |
| 15:26 | | +2 | Denver Jones makes two point layup | 15-9 |
| 15:08 | | +2 | Justin Bufford makes two point jump shot | 17-9 |
| 14:44 | | Â | Isaiah Banks misses two point layup | Â |
| 14:42 | | Â | DeAndre Dishman defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:27 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 14:13 | | Â | Camryn Weston misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:11 | | Â | Tevin Brewer defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:58 | | +2 | Denver Jones makes two point jump shot | 17-11 |
| 13:37 | | Â | Christian Fussell misses two point layup | Â |
| 13:35 | | Â | Clevon Brown defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:25 | | Â | Teafale Lenard personal foul (Denver Jones draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:14 | | +2 | Tevin Brewer makes two point layup | 17-13 |
| 12:54 | | Â | Eli Lawrence misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:52 | | Â | Donovan Sims offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:37 | | Â | Eli Lawrence misses two point layup | Â |
| 12:35 | | Â | Justin Bufford offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:30 | | Â | Justin Bufford misses two point layup | Â |
| 12:28 | | Â | Javaunte Hawkins defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:07 | | Â | Denver Jones misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:05 | | Â | Justin Bufford defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:54 | | Â | Donovan Sims misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:52 | | Â | Golden Panthers defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:52 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:27 | | Â | Petar Krivokapic turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 11:23 | | Â | Justin Bufford offensive foul | Â |
| 11:23 | | Â | Justin Bufford turnover | Â |
| 11:12 | | Â | Aquan Smart turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 11:00 | | Â | Tyler Millin misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:58 | | Â | Mohamed Sanogo defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:45 | | Â | Javaunte Hawkins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:43 | | Â | Denver Jones offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:38 | | +2 | Aquan Smart makes two point layup | 17-15 |
| 10:19 | | Â | Josh Jefferson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:17 | | Â | Mohamed Sanogo defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:07 | | Â | Javaunte Hawkins turnover (bad pass) (Eli Lawrence steals) | Â |
| 10:03 | | Â | Aquan Smart shooting foul (Camryn Weston draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:03 | | +1 | Camryn Weston makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-15 |
| 10:03 | | +1 | Camryn Weston makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-15 |
| 9:48 | | Â | Tevin Brewer misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:46 | | Â | Tyler Millin defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:33 | | +2 | Eli Lawrence makes two point layup | 21-15 |
| 9:08 | | Â | DeAndre Dishman blocks Petar Krivokapic's three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:06 | | Â | Tevin Brewer offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:03 | | +3 | Petar Krivokapic makes three point jump shot (Tevin Brewer assists) | 21-18 |
| 8:30 | | Â | Blue Raiders turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 8:12 | | Â | Tevin Brewer misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:10 | | Â | DeAndre Dishman defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:51 | | +2 | Tyler Millin makes two point dunk (Josh Jefferson assists) | 23-18 |
| 7:49 | | Â | Aquan Smart technical foul | Â |
| 7:49 | | Â | Aquan Smart turnover | Â |
| 7:49 | | Â | Josh Jefferson technical foul | Â |
| 7:49 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:21 | | Â | Denver Jones misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:19 | | Â | Eric Lovett offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:17 | | +2 | Eric Lovett makes two point layup | 23-20 |
| 6:45 | | +3 | Eli Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Donovan Sims assists) | 26-20 |
| 6:33 | | Â | Eli Lawrence personal foul | Â |
| 6:31 | | Â | DeAndre Dishman blocks Tevin Brewer's two point layup | Â |
| 6:29 | | Â | Golden Panthers offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:11 | | Â | Tevin Brewer turnover (bad pass) (Josh Jefferson steals) | Â |
| 6:07 | | Â | Seth Pinkney shooting foul (Teafale Lenard draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:07 | | +1 | Teafale Lenard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-20 |
| 6:07 | | +1 | Teafale Lenard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-20 |
| 5:56 | | +3 | Eric Lovett makes three point jump shot (Denver Jones assists) | 28-23 |
| 5:35 | | Â | Josh Jefferson misses two point layup | Â |
| 5:33 | | Â | Camryn Weston offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:29 | | Â | Teafale Lenard misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:27 | | Â | Denver Jones defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:23 | | Â | Denver Jones turnover (lost ball) (Josh Jefferson steals) | Â |
| 5:23 | | Â | Denver Jones personal foul | Â |
| 5:02 | | Â | Camryn Weston misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:00 | | Â | Clevon Brown defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:49 | | Â | Eric Lovett misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:47 | | Â | DeAndre Dishman defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:32 | | +2 | DeAndre Dishman makes two point layup (Josh Jefferson assists) | 30-23 |
| 4:14 | | Â | Isaiah Banks turnover (bad pass) (Camryn Weston steals) | Â |
| 4:07 | | +2 | Camryn Weston makes two point layup | 32-23 |
| 3:59 | | Â | Camryn Weston personal foul | Â |
| 3:59 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:59 | | Â | Tevin Brewer misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 3:59 | | Â | DeAndre Dishman defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:44 | | Â | Camryn Weston turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Banks steals) | Â |
| 3:40 | | Â | Denver Jones offensive foul | Â |
| 3:40 | | Â | Denver Jones turnover | Â |
| 3:25 | | Â | DeAndre Dishman turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Banks steals) | Â |
| 3:10 | | Â | Eric Lovett turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 2:45 | | Â | Clevon Brown blocks Justin Bufford's two point layup | Â |
| 2:43 | | Â | Golden Panthers defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:19 | | +2 | Isaiah Banks makes two point layup (Tevin Brewer assists) | 32-25 |
| 2:19 | | Â | DeAndre Dishman shooting foul (Isaiah Banks draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:19 | | Â | Isaiah Banks misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 2:19 | | Â | Blue Raiders defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:59 | | +2 | DeAndre Dishman makes two point layup | 34-25 |
| 1:53 | | +3 | Eric Lovett makes three point jump shot (Tevin Brewer assists) | 34-28 |
| 1:37 | | Â | Elias King turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 1:25 | | +2 | Isaiah Banks makes two point dunk (Tevin Brewer assists) | 34-30 |
| 0:59 | | Â | Josh Jefferson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:59 | | Â | Josh Jefferson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:57 | | Â | Petar Krivokapic defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:28 | | +3 | Petar Krivokapic makes three point jump shot (Tevin Brewer assists) | 34-33 |
| 0:08 | | +3 | Josh Jefferson makes three point jump shot (Tyler Millin assists) | 37-33 |