Porter scores 24, Middle Tennessee beats Abilene Christian 79-56

AP
Nov 09, 2024

ABILENE, Texas (AP) Jestin Porter's 24 points helped Middle Tennessee defeat Abilene Christian 79-56 on Saturday night.

Porter added four steals for the Blue Raiders (2-0). Jlynn Counter scored 15 points, going 6 of 9 (1 for 3 from 3-point range). Essam Mostafa shot 6 of 9 from the field and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 14 points.

Joseph Venzant finished with 10 points and six rebounds for the Wildcats (1-1). Hunter Jack Madden added eight points for Abilene Christian. Leonardo Bettiol finished with eight points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
MTSU
Blue Raiders
44
ABIL
Wildcats
30

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Blue Raiders gains possession)
19:42		Camryn Weston turnover (back court violation)
19:35	+2	Nasir DeGruy makes two point layup (Hunter Jack Madden assists)	0-2
19:06		Essam Mostafa misses two point hook shot
19:04		Hunter Jack Madden defensive rebound
18:53	+2	Leonardo Bettiol makes two point layup	0-4
18:26		Kamari Lands misses three point jump shot
18:24		Nasir DeGruy defensive rebound
18:19	+2	Leonardo Bettiol makes two point layup (Joseph Venzant assists)	0-6
18:19		Blue Raiders 30 second timeout
17:48		Blue Raiders turnover (shot clock violation)
17:27		Nasir DeGruy misses three point jump shot
17:25		Chris Loofe defensive rebound
17:14	+2	Justin Bufford makes two point layup	2-6
16:52		Chris Loofe shooting foul (Quion Williams draws the foul)
16:52	+1	Quion Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-7
16:52	+1	Quion Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-8
16:40	+2	Jlynn Counter makes two point layup	4-8
16:19		Leonardo Bettiol turnover (traveling)
15:56	+3	Jlynn Counter makes three point jump shot (Essam Mostafa assists)	7-8
15:35	+2	Cade Hornecker makes two point jump shot (Quion Williams assists)	7-10
15:22		Justin Bufford misses three point jump shot
15:20		Joseph Venzant defensive rebound
15:20		Essam Mostafa personal foul
15:20		TV timeout
15:05		Quion Williams turnover (Camryn Weston steals)
14:55		Essam Mostafa misses two point layup
14:53		Quion Williams defensive rebound
14:40		Quion Williams misses two point layup
14:38		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
14:30	+2	Essam Mostafa makes two point layup (Justin Bufford assists)	9-10
14:08		Joseph Venzant turnover (Justin Bufford steals)
14:07		Justin Bufford turnover
13:56		Rich Smith turnover (Jlynn Counter steals)
13:52	+2	Camryn Weston makes two point layup (Jlynn Counter assists)	11-10
13:30		Quion Williams misses three point jump shot
13:28		Camryn Weston defensive rebound
13:15	+2	Jestin Porter makes two point layup	13-10
12:51		Leonardo Bettiol misses two point hook shot
12:49		Jlynn Counter defensive rebound
12:37	+2	Essam Mostafa makes two point layup	15-10
12:37		Leonardo Bettiol shooting foul (Essam Mostafa draws the foul)
12:37		Essam Mostafa misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:37		Joseph Venzant defensive rebound
12:15		Joseph Venzant turnover (Jacob Johnson steals)
11:54	+2	Essam Mostafa makes two point hook shot	17-10
11:45		Tre Green personal foul
11:45		TV timeout
11:37		Nasir DeGruy turnover (bad pass)
11:25	+3	Camryn Weston makes three point jump shot (Chris Loofe assists)	20-10
10:55		Chris Loofe blocks Nasir DeGruy's two point jump shot
10:53		Quion Williams offensive rebound
10:53		Torey Alston shooting foul (Quion Williams draws the foul)
10:53	+1	Quion Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-11
10:53	+1	Quion Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-12
10:25		Jacob Johnson misses two point layup
10:23		Nasir DeGruy defensive rebound
10:15		Quion Williams turnover (lost ball)
10:01	+2	Jlynn Counter makes two point jump shot	22-12
9:44		Bradyn Hubbard turnover (Justin Bufford steals)
9:38		Justin Bufford misses two point layup
9:36		Quion Williams defensive rebound
9:33		Hunter Jack Madden misses three point jump shot
9:31		Kamari Lands defensive rebound
9:13		Jlynn Counter misses two point jump shot
9:11		Quion Williams defensive rebound
9:11		Kamari Lands personal foul
9:02		Nasir DeGruy turnover (Jestin Porter steals)
8:59	+2	Jlynn Counter makes two point dunk (Jestin Porter assists)	24-12
8:48		Ma'Shy Hill turnover (Justin Bufford steals)
8:33		Justin Bufford misses two point layup
8:31		Joseph Venzant defensive rebound
8:17	+2	Ma'Shy Hill makes two point layup	24-14
7:53	+3	Jestin Porter makes three point jump shot (Kamari Lands assists)	27-14
7:53		TV timeout
7:25		Hunter Jack Madden misses three point jump shot
7:23		Quion Williams offensive rebound
7:17		Quion Williams misses two point layup
7:15		Blue Raiders defensive rebound
6:57		Chris Loofe misses three point jump shot
6:55		Wildcats defensive rebound
6:39		Hunter Jack Madden turnover (Jestin Porter steals)
6:39		Hunter Jack Madden personal foul
6:33		Camryn Weston turnover (Dontrez Williams steals)
6:25		Chris Loofe blocks Dontrez Williams's two point layup
6:23		Leonardo Bettiol offensive rebound
6:21		Leonardo Bettiol misses two point layup
6:19		Dontrez Williams offensive rebound
6:13	+2	Joseph Venzant makes two point layup (Leonardo Bettiol assists)	27-16
5:39		Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot
5:37		Rich Smith defensive rebound
5:25		Dontrez Williams turnover (Camryn Weston steals)
5:18	+3	Camryn Weston makes three point jump shot	30-16
5:00	+2	Leonardo Bettiol makes two point layup	30-18
4:39		Chris Loofe turnover (Hunter Jack Madden steals)
4:34		Joseph Venzant misses two point layup
4:32		Justin Bufford defensive rebound
4:25	+2	Kamari Lands makes two point layup	32-18
4:03	+2	Rich Smith makes two point jump shot	32-20
3:39	+2	Jestin Porter makes two point layup	34-20
3:12		Camryn Weston shooting foul (Rich Smith draws the foul)
3:12		TV timeout
3:12	+1	Rich Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-21
3:12	+1	Rich Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-22
3:04		Torey Alston misses two point layup
3:02		Essam Mostafa offensive rebound
3:00		Dontrez Williams blocks Essam Mostafa's two point layup
2:58		Dontrez Williams defensive rebound
2:38	+3	Hunter Jack Madden makes three point jump shot (Nasir DeGruy assists)	34-25
2:17	+2	Essam Mostafa makes two point layup	36-25
1:58		Quion Williams misses two point layup
1:56		Jacob Johnson defensive rebound
1:52		Dontrez Williams personal foul
1:48	+2	Torey Alston makes two point jump shot	38-25
1:29	+2	Leonardo Bettiol makes two point hook shot	38-27
1:11		Jestin Porter turnover (Dontrez Williams steals)
1:01		Hunter Jack Madden misses two point layup
0:59		Torey Alston defensive rebound
0:55	+3	Jestin Porter makes three point jump shot (Camryn Weston assists)	41-27
0:44		Nasir DeGruy misses two point layup
0:42		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
0:25	+3	Camryn Weston makes three point jump shot (Jlynn Counter assists)	44-27
0:19		Leonardo Bettiol technical foul
0:19		Leonardo Bettiol turnover
0:19		Jlynn Counter technical foul
0:19		Jlynn Counter turnover
0:19		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:03	+3	Cade Hornecker makes three point jump shot (Rich Smith assists)	44-30
0:00		End of period

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Porter scores 24, Middle Tennessee beats Abilene Christian 79-56

1st Half
MTSU
Blue Raiders
44
ABIL
Wildcats
30

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Porter scores 24, Middle Tennessee beats Abilene Christian 79-56

1st Half MTSUBlue Raiders44ABILWildcats30

1st Half
MTSU
Blue Raiders
44
ABIL
Wildcats
30