UTEP

MTSU

Middle Tennesse holds off UTEP 66-59 in OT in C-USA tourney

AP
Mar 11, 2022

FRISCO, Texas (AP) Eli Lawrence had 19 points, Deandre Dishman scored 18 and made a go-ahead layup with 2:01 left in overtime to help Middle Tenn. Blue Raidersssee get past UTEP 66-59 in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA tournament on Thursday night.

Camryn Weston followed Dishman with a basket and two free throws to give the Blue Raiders (23-9) a 62-56 lead with 39 seconds left. Donovan Sims had eight rebounds, while Dishman grabbed seven.

Jamal Bieniemy had 13 points for the Miners (19-13). Souley Boum added 12 points, nine rebounds and seven steals. Keonte Kennedy had 11 points and 10 rebounds.

The Blue Raiders advance to play UAB in the semifinals on Friday.

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1st Half
UTEP
Miners
21
MTSU
Blue Raiders
25

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jamari Sibley vs. DeAndre Dishman (Eli Lawrence gains possession)
19:39	+2	DeAndre Dishman makes two point driving layup	0-2
19:22		Jamari Sibley misses two point pullup jump shot
19:20		Teafale Lenard defensive rebound
19:13		Teafale Lenard misses three point jump shot
19:11		Souley Boum defensive rebound
18:40		Tydus Verhoeven misses two point driving layup
18:38		Tyler Millin defensive rebound
18:29		Donovan Sims misses two point layup
18:27		Donovan Sims offensive rebound
18:20		DeAndre Dishman turnover (bad pass) (Souley Boum steals)
18:04		Teafale Lenard blocks Souley Boum's two point driving layup
18:02		Teafale Lenard defensive rebound
17:47	+2	DeAndre Dishman makes two point driving layup	0-4
17:29	+2	Jamal Bieniemy makes two point driving layup	2-4
17:11		DeAndre Dishman misses two point driving layup
17:09		Jamari Sibley defensive rebound
16:57		Teafale Lenard shooting foul (Tydus Verhoeven draws the foul)
16:57		Tydus Verhoeven misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:57	+1	Tydus Verhoeven makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-4
16:41		Tyler Millin misses three point jump shot
16:39		Miners defensive rebound
16:23		Souley Boum misses three point jump shot
16:21		Camryn Weston defensive rebound
16:08	+2	Christian Fussell makes two point driving layup (Camryn Weston assists)	3-6
15:47	+2	Keonte Kennedy makes two point pullup jump shot	5-6
15:25		Donovan Sims misses three point jump shot
15:23		Keonte Kennedy defensive rebound
15:00	+2	Jamari Sibley makes two point jump shot	7-6
14:37		Christian Fussell turnover (bad pass) (Jamal Bieniemy steals)
14:31	+2	Jamal Bieniemy makes two point driving layup	9-6
14:08		Donovan Sims misses two point driving layup
14:06		Camryn Weston offensive rebound
13:59		Camryn Weston misses two point reverse layup
13:57		Tyler Millin offensive rebound
13:55		Keonte Kennedy shooting foul (Tyler Millin draws the foul)
13:55		TV timeout
13:55		Tyler Millin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:55	+1	Tyler Millin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-7
13:42		Keonte Kennedy misses two point jump shot
13:40		Camryn Weston defensive rebound
13:16	+2	Donovan Sims makes two point driving layup	9-9
13:15		Souley Boum shooting foul (Donovan Sims draws the foul)
13:15	+1	Donovan Sims makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-10
13:07		Camryn Weston personal foul
13:00		Alfred Hollins misses two point layup
12:58		Keonte Kennedy offensive rebound
12:58		Keonte Kennedy misses two point putback layup
12:56		Miners offensive rebound
12:47		Souley Boum misses two point jump shot
12:45		Camryn Weston defensive rebound
12:19		Justin Bufford offensive foul (Souley Boum draws the foul)
12:19		Justin Bufford turnover
12:00		Keonte Kennedy misses two point step back jump shot
11:58		Eli Lawrence defensive rebound
11:44	+3	Eli Lawrence makes three point pullup jump shot	9-13
11:22	+2	Alfred Hollins makes two point finger roll layup (Keonte Kennedy assists)	11-13
10:51	+2	Eli Lawrence makes two point pullup jump shot	11-15
10:20		Souley Boum misses three point jump shot
10:18		Tyler Millin defensive rebound
10:02		Keonte Kennedy personal foul (Eli Lawrence draws the foul)
10:02		Keonte Kennedy personal foul (Eli Lawrence draws the foul)
9:52		Donovan Sims misses three point jump shot
9:50		Tydus Verhoeven defensive rebound
9:39		Jamal Bieniemy misses three point jump shot
9:37		Donovan Sims defensive rebound
9:31		Christian Agnew personal foul (Donovan Sims draws the foul)
9:08		Eli Lawrence misses three point jump shot
9:06		Souley Boum defensive rebound
8:53		Jamal Bieniemy turnover (lost ball) (Teafale Lenard steals)
8:47	+2	Teafale Lenard makes two point dunk (Eli Lawrence assists)	11-17
8:15		Miners turnover (shot clock violation)
8:03		Tydus Verhoeven blocks Donovan Sims's two point driving layup
8:03		Tydus Verhoeven blocks Donovan Sims's two point driving layup
8:01		Jamal Bieniemy defensive rebound
7:32	+2	Tydus Verhoeven makes two point layup	13-17
7:06		Elias King misses three point jump shot
7:04		Souley Boum defensive rebound
6:50		Tydus Verhoeven misses two point hook shot
6:48		Tyler Millin defensive rebound
6:19		Christian Agnew personal foul (Camryn Weston draws the foul)
6:19		TV timeout
6:04		Jamari Sibley blocks Justin Bufford's two point driving layup
6:02		Tydus Verhoeven defensive rebound
5:45	+2	Tydus Verhoeven makes two point layup	15-17
5:12		DeAndre Dishman turnover (lost ball) (Souley Boum steals)
5:07		Jamal Bieniemy turnover (bad pass) (Justin Bufford steals)
4:57	+2	Elias King makes two point layup	15-19
4:28		Miners turnover (shot clock violation)
4:15		Jamari Sibley blocks Christian Fussell's two point jump shot
4:13		Miners defensive rebound
3:48		Souley Boum misses three point jump shot
3:46		Justin Bufford defensive rebound
3:28		Eli Lawrence misses two point turnaround jump shot
3:26		Eli Lawrence offensive rebound
3:22	+2	Eli Lawrence makes two point putback layup	15-21
2:58	+2	Christian Agnew makes two point jump shot	17-21
2:58		Christian Fussell shooting foul (Christian Agnew draws the foul)
2:58		TV timeout
2:58	+1	Christian Agnew makes regular free throw 1 of 1	18-21
2:47		DeAndre Dishman misses two point driving layup
2:45		Justin Bufford offensive rebound
2:41		Teafale Lenard misses two point reverse layup
2:39		DeAndre Dishman offensive rebound
2:31	+2	DeAndre Dishman makes two point dunk	18-23
2:07		Tydus Verhoeven offensive foul (DeAndre Dishman draws the foul)
2:07		Tydus Verhoeven turnover
1:47		Camryn Weston turnover (bad pass) (Souley Boum steals)
1:37		Christian Agnew turnover (bad pass)
1:19	+2	DeAndre Dishman makes two point hook shot	18-25
0:59	+3	Christian Agnew makes three point jump shot (Tydus Verhoeven assists)	21-25
0:25		Tydus Verhoeven turnover
0:46		Camryn Weston misses two point step back jump shot
0:44		Tydus Verhoeven defensive rebound
0:25		Tydus Verhoeven offensive foul (Eli Lawrence draws the foul)
0:25		Tydus Verhoeven turnover
0:07		Camryn Weston misses two point jump shot
0:05		Jamal Bieniemy defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UTEP
Miners
31
MTSU
Blue Raiders
27

Time		Play	Score
19:37		Jamal Bieniemy misses two point jump shot
19:35		Tydus Verhoeven offensive rebound
19:31		Keonte Kennedy misses three point jump shot
19:29		Teafale Lenard defensive rebound
19:14		Tyler Millin turnover (lost ball) (Keonte Kennedy steals)
18:57		Jamal Bieniemy misses three point jump shot
18:55		Tyler Millin defensive rebound
18:37		Teafale Lenard turnover (bad pass) (Souley Boum steals)
18:32		Souley Boum misses three point jump shot
18:31		Keonte Kennedy offensive rebound
18:31		Eli Lawrence shooting foul (Keonte Kennedy draws the foul)
18:31		Keonte Kennedy misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:31	+1	Keonte Kennedy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-25
18:19		Souley Boum blocks Donovan Sims's two point jump shot
18:17		Souley Boum defensive rebound
17:51		Keonte Kennedy misses three point jump shot
17:49		Donovan Sims defensive rebound
17:42		Keonte Kennedy shooting foul (DeAndre Dishman draws the foul)
17:42	+1	DeAndre Dishman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-26
17:42	+1	DeAndre Dishman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-27
17:35		Teafale Lenard personal foul (Jamal Bieniemy draws the foul)
17:27		Tyler Millin personal foul (Souley Boum draws the foul)
17:16		Jamal Bieniemy turnover (lost ball) (Justin Bufford steals)
16:57	+3	Eli Lawrence makes three point jump shot (DeAndre Dishman assists)	22-30
16:37		Keonte Kennedy turnover (lost ball) (Eli Lawrence steals)
16:25	+2	Camryn Weston makes two point jump shot	22-32
16:23		Miners 30 second timeout
16:23		TV timeout
15:59		Tydus Verhoeven turnover (lost ball) (Teafale Lenard steals)
15:53	+2	Teafale Lenard makes two point alley-oop dunk (Camryn Weston assists)	22-34
15:28		Keonte Kennedy misses three point jump shot
15:26		Camryn Weston defensive rebound
15:04		Tydus Verhoeven personal foul (Camryn Weston draws the foul)
15:04		TV timeout
14:44		DeAndre Dishman misses two point jump shot
14:42		Alfred Hollins defensive rebound
14:41		Camryn Weston personal foul (Alfred Hollins draws the foul)
14:29	+2	Jamal Bieniemy makes two point driving layup	24-34
14:14		Ze'Rik Onyema personal foul (DeAndre Dishman draws the foul)
14:00		Teafale Lenard offensive foul (Souley Boum draws the foul)
14:00		Teafale Lenard turnover
13:51		Jamal Bieniemy misses two point driving layup
13:49		Donovan Sims defensive rebound
13:30		Donovan Sims misses two point driving layup
13:28		Souley Boum defensive rebound
13:18	+2	Alfred Hollins makes two point reverse layup (Jamal Bieniemy assists)	26-34
13:18		Camryn Weston shooting foul (Alfred Hollins draws the foul)
13:17	+1	Alfred Hollins makes regular free throw 1 of 1	27-34
13:02		DeAndre Dishman turnover (bad pass)
12:40	+2	Jamal Bieniemy makes two point driving layup	29-34
12:23	+2	Elias King makes two point driving layup	29-36
12:21		Christian Agnew shooting foul (Elias King draws the foul)
12:21		Elias King misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:21		Souley Boum defensive rebound
12:05		Jamal Bieniemy misses two point driving layup
12:03		Eli Lawrence defensive rebound
11:54		Donovan Sims misses two point layup
11:52		Souley Boum defensive rebound
11:46	+2	Alfred Hollins makes two point layup (Souley Boum assists)	31-36
11:25		Jamal Bieniemy personal foul
11:26		TV timeout
11:23		Donovan Sims misses three point jump shot
11:21		Christian Agnew defensive rebound
11:15		Christian Agnew misses two point driving layup
11:13		Eli Lawrence defensive rebound
11:04		Eli Lawrence turnover (lost ball) (Christian Agnew steals)
10:51		Souley Boum misses two point jump shot
10:49		DeAndre Dishman defensive rebound
10:30		DeAndre Dishman misses two point turnaround jump shot
10:28		Keonte Kennedy defensive rebound
10:09		Jamal Bieniemy turnover (traveling)
9:55		Camryn Weston misses two point step back jump shot
9:53		Tydus Verhoeven defensive rebound
9:35	+2	Keonte Kennedy makes two point fadeaway jump shot	33-36
9:14	+2	DeAndre Dishman makes two point layup (Camryn Weston assists)	33-38
8:56		Jamal Bieniemy misses three point jump shot
8:54		Donovan Sims defensive rebound
8:48		Donovan Sims turnover (bad pass) (Souley Boum steals)
8:42	+2	Souley Boum makes two point driving layup	35-38
8:21		Camryn Weston misses two point driving layup
8:19		Tydus Verhoeven defensive rebound
8:12		Keonte Kennedy misses three point jump shot
8:10		Tydus Verhoeven offensive rebound
8:02		Souley Boum misses three point jump shot
8:00		DeAndre Dishman defensive rebound
7:59		Tydus Verhoeven personal foul (DeAndre Dishman draws the foul)
7:59		TV timeout
7:46		Ze'Rik Onyema blocks Eli Lawrence's two point driving layup
7:44		Blue Raiders offensive rebound
7:39		Eli Lawrence turnover (bad pass) (Souley Boum steals)
7:34	+3	Jamal Bieniemy makes three point jump shot (Keonte Kennedy assists)	38-38
7:18		DeAndre Dishman turnover (bad pass) (Souley Boum steals)
7:14	+2	Souley Boum makes two point driving layup	40-38
7:13		Blue Raiders 30 second timeout
6:56	+3	Eli Lawrence makes three point jump shot (DeAndre Dishman assists)	40-41
6:28		Teafale Lenard personal foul (Keonte Kennedy draws the foul)
6:28	+1	Keonte Kennedy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-41
6:28	+1	Keonte Kennedy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-41
6:12		Jamari Sibley blocks Justin Bufford's two point layup
6:10		Justin Bufford offensive rebound
6:03		Justin Bufford misses two point putback layup
6:01		Ze'Rik Onyema defensive rebound
5:54		Souley Boum misses two point floating jump shot
5:52		Souley Boum offensive rebound
5:48		Souley Boum turnover (lost ball) (Eli Lawrence steals)
5:43		Eli Lawrence misses two point layup
5:41		Miners defensive rebound
5:27	+2	Souley Boum makes two point driving layup	44-41
5:06		DeAndre Dishman misses two point hook shot
5:04		Souley Boum defensive rebound
4:46		Camryn Weston shooting foul (Souley Boum draws the foul)
4:46	+1	Souley Boum makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-41
4:46		Souley Boum misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:46		Donovan Sims defensive rebound
4:32	+2	Eli Lawrence makes two point driving layup	45-43
4:32		Ze'Rik Onyema shooting foul (Eli Lawrence draws the foul)
4:32	+1	Eli Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-44
4:13		Keonte Kennedy misses two point fadeaway jump shot
4:11		Donovan Sims defensive rebound
3:50		Camryn Weston misses three point step back jump shot
3:48		Justin Bufford offensive rebound
3:41		Ze'Rik Onyema shooting foul (Camryn Weston draws the foul)
3:41		TV timeout
3:41		Camryn Weston misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:41	+1	Camryn Weston makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-45
3:30		Souley Boum turnover (lost ball) (Donovan Sims steals)
3:15	+2	Justin Bufford makes two point layup (Eli Lawrence assists)	45-47
3:15		Jamal Bieniemy shooting foul (Eli Lawrence draws the foul)
3:15		Justin Bufford misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:15		Keonte Kennedy defensive rebound
3:01		Jamal Bieniemy misses two point floating jump shot
2:59		Justin Bufford defensive rebound
2:44		Teafale Lenard misses three point pullup jump shot
2:42		Keonte Kennedy defensive rebound
2:32	+2	Souley Boum makes two point pullup jump shot	47-47
2:06		DeAndre Dishman misses two point hook shot
2:04		Tydus Verhoeven defensive rebound
1:52		Miners 30 second timeout
1:48		Keonte Kennedy misses two point turnaround jump shot
1:46		DeAndre Dishman defensive rebound
1:40		Blue Raiders 30 second timeout
1:37		Jamal Bieniemy personal foul (Camryn Weston draws the foul)
1:37	+1	Camryn Weston makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-48
1:37	+1	Camryn Weston makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-49
1:27		Jamal Bieniemy misses three point jump shot
1:25		Keonte Kennedy offensive rebound
1:21	+3	Jamari Sibley makes three point jump shot (Jamal Bieniemy assists)	50-49
1:03		Tydus Verhoeven shooting foul (Eli Lawrence draws the foul)
1:03	+1	Eli Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-50
1:03	+1	Eli Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-51
0:43	+2	Keonte Kennedy makes two point driving layup	52-51
0:23		Blue Raiders 60 second timeout
0:18		Ze'Rik Onyema shooting foul (DeAndre Dishman draws the foul)
0:18		DeAndre Dishman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:18	+1	DeAndre Dishman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-52
0:02		Keonte Kennedy misses two point jump shot
0:00		DeAndre Dishman defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

OT
UTEP
Miners
7
MTSU
Blue Raiders
14

Time		Play	Score
4:59		Jamari Sibley vs. DeAndre Dishman (Miners gains possession)
4:15		Souley Boum misses two point jump shot
4:13		Ze'Rik Onyema offensive rebound
4:05		Ze'Rik Onyema turnover (bad pass) (Eli Lawrence steals)
4:15		Eli Lawrence misses three point jump shot
4:13		DeAndre Dishman offensive rebound
4:04	+2	DeAndre Dishman makes two point putback layup	52-54
3:46		Keonte Kennedy misses two point step back jump shot
3:44		Eli Lawrence defensive rebound
3:32		Eli Lawrence misses two point driving layup
3:30		Keonte Kennedy defensive rebound
3:21	+2	Jamal Bieniemy makes two point jump shot	54-54
2:58	+2	Donovan Sims makes two point layup (Justin Bufford assists)	54-56
2:35		Jamal Bieniemy misses two point jump shot
2:33		Keonte Kennedy offensive rebound
2:32	+2	Keonte Kennedy makes two point putback layup	56-56
2:06	+2	DeAndre Dishman makes two point reverse layup	56-58
1:49		Jamal Bieniemy misses two point driving layup
1:47		Eli Lawrence defensive rebound
1:21	+2	Camryn Weston makes two point turnaround jump shot	56-60
0:58		Miners 30 second timeout
0:43		Teafale Lenard blocks Souley Boum's two point floating jump shot
0:46		Miners turnover (shot clock violation)
0:39		Jamal Bieniemy personal foul (Camryn Weston draws the foul)
0:39	+1	Camryn Weston makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-61
0:39	+1	Camryn Weston makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-62
0:31	+3	Souley Boum makes three point jump shot (Jamal Bieniemy assists)	59-62
0:30		Souley Boum personal foul (Donovan Sims draws the foul)
0:30		Souley Boum personal foul (Donovan Sims draws the foul)
0:30	+1	Donovan Sims makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-63
0:30	+1	Donovan Sims makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-64
0:22		Souley Boum misses two point floating jump shot
0:20		Eli Lawrence defensive rebound
0:19		Souley Boum personal foul (Eli Lawrence draws the foul)
0:19	+1	Eli Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-65
0:19		Eli Lawrence misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:19		Keonte Kennedy defensive rebound
0:14		Keonte Kennedy misses three point jump shot
0:12		DeAndre Dishman defensive rebound
0:09		Christian Agnew personal foul (DeAndre Dishman draws the foul)
0:09		DeAndre Dishman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:09	+1	DeAndre Dishman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-66
0:04		Jamal Bieniemy misses three point jump shot
0:02		Donovan Sims defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Donovan Sims defensive rebound