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Porter scores 15 as Middle Tennessee beats Western Kentucky 71-57

AP
Jan 18, 2025

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) Jestin Porter scored 15 points as Middle Tennessee beat Western Kentucky 71-57 on Saturday night.

Porter had three steals for the Blue Raiders (13-5, 4-1 Conference USA). Camryn Weston scored 14 points while going 5 of 12 from the floor, including 2 for 6 from 3-point range, and 2 for 5 from the free-throw line. Jlynn Counter had 13 points and went 6 of 11 from the field.

Don McHenry led the way for the Hilltoppers (11-7, 2-3) with 16 points. Julius Thedford added 10 points for Western Kentucky. Khristian Lander also had nine points.

Weston scored 10 points in the first half and Middle Tennessee went into halftime trailing 28-27. Middle Tennessee used an 11-1 second-half run to erase a four-point deficit and take the lead at 43-37 about 6 1/2 minutes into the second half before finishing off the victory. Porter scored nine second-half points.

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1st Half
WKU
Hilltoppers
28
MTSU
Blue Raiders
27

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Leeroy Odiahi vs. Essam Mostafa (Hilltoppers gains possession)
19:40	+2	Khristian Lander makes two point pullup jump shot	2-0
19:23		Jlynn Counter turnover (bad pass)
19:15		Don McHenry turnover (bad pass) (Jestin Porter steals)
18:53		Essam Mostafa misses two point layup
18:51		Don McHenry defensive rebound
18:45		Jalen Jackson misses three point jump shot
18:43		Jestin Porter defensive rebound
18:23		Jlynn Counter turnover (traveling)
18:12		Torey Alston blocks Tyrone Marshall Jr.'s two point layup
18:10		Torey Alston defensive rebound
17:53		Torey Alston misses two point layup
17:51		Justin Bufford offensive rebound
17:46		Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot
17:44		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
17:40		Leeroy Odiahi turnover (bad pass) (Jestin Porter steals)
17:35		Tyrone Marshall Jr. personal foul
17:18		Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot
17:16		Blue Raiders offensive rebound
17:13		Justin Bufford turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Jackson steals)
16:43		Torey Alston blocks Jalen Jackson's three point jump shot
16:41		Hilltoppers offensive rebound
16:40		Hilltoppers turnover (shot clock violation)
16:28		Camryn Weston turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Jackson steals)
16:19	+2	Khristian Lander makes two point layup (Jalen Jackson assists)	4-0
15:58		Enoch Kalambay blocks Jestin Porter's two point layup
15:56		Blaise Keita defensive rebound
15:47		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
15:45		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
15:32		Camryn Weston misses three point jump shot
15:30		Blaise Keita defensive rebound
15:22		Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot
15:20		Blaise Keita offensive rebound
15:07		Enoch Kalambay misses two point driving floating jump shot
15:05		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
14:53	+2	Essam Mostafa makes two point turnaround hook shot (Camryn Weston assists)	4-2
14:35		Don McHenry turnover (bad pass)
14:34		TV timeout
14:21		Braxton Bayless personal foul
14:21		Jlynn Counter misses two point layup
14:19		Jlynn Counter offensive rebound
14:19		Jlynn Counter misses three point jump shot
14:17		Enoch Kalambay defensive rebound
14:17		Julius Thedford misses two point layup
14:15		Torey Alston defensive rebound
13:39		Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot
13:37		Enoch Kalambay defensive rebound
13:28	+2	Julius Thedford makes two point pullup jump shot	6-2
13:05	+2	Jlynn Counter makes two point fadeaway jump shot	6-4
12:47	+2	Julius Thedford makes two point layup (Enoch Kalambay assists)	8-4
12:47		Jestin Porter shooting foul (Julius Thedford draws the foul)
12:47	+1	Julius Thedford makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-4
12:19		Camryn Weston misses three point jump shot
12:17		Leeroy Odiahi defensive rebound
12:02		Enoch Kalambay misses two point driving floating jump shot
12:00		Blue Raiders defensive rebound
11:45		Tyrone Marshall Jr. personal foul
11:45		TV timeout
11:37		Tre Green misses three point jump shot
11:35		Camryn Weston offensive rebound
11:27		Justin Bufford misses three point jump shot
11:25		Julius Thedford defensive rebound
11:11		Enoch Kalambay turnover (bad pass)
11:01	+2	Jlynn Counter makes two point driving floating jump shot	9-6
10:47		Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot
10:45		Jlynn Counter defensive rebound
10:28		Justin Bufford misses three point jump shot
10:26		Hilltoppers defensive rebound
10:00		Don McHenry misses two point pullup jump shot
9:58		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
9:46		Jalen Jackson shooting foul (Jestin Porter draws the foul)
9:46	+1	Jestin Porter makes regular free throw 1 of 3	9-7
9:46	+1	Jestin Porter makes regular free throw 2 of 3	9-8
9:46	+1	Jestin Porter makes regular free throw 3 of 3	9-9
9:32		Essam Mostafa personal foul (Leeroy Odiahi draws the foul)
9:23		Camryn Weston shooting foul (Khristian Lander draws the foul)
9:23	+1	Khristian Lander makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-9
9:23	+1	Khristian Lander makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-9
9:08	+2	Jlynn Counter makes two point pullup jump shot	11-11
8:47		Enoch Kalambay turnover (traveling)
8:32	+2	Chris Loofe makes two point layup (Camryn Weston assists)	11-13
8:13	+2	Blaise Keita makes two point turnaround hook shot	13-13
7:51		Jlynn Counter misses two point jump shot
7:49		Khristian Lander defensive rebound
7:39		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
7:37		Camryn Weston defensive rebound
7:30		Jalen Jackson shooting foul (Camryn Weston draws the foul)
7:30		TV timeout
7:30		Torey Alston turnover (lost ball) (Tyrone Marshall Jr. steals)
7:01		Chris Loofe blocks Julius Thedford's two point layup
6:59		Blaise Keita offensive rebound
6:59		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:57		Blue Raiders defensive rebound
6:44	+2	Camryn Weston makes two point pullup jump shot	13-15
6:23		Chris Loofe blocks Tyrone Marshall Jr.'s two point driving floating jump shot
6:21		Jlynn Counter defensive rebound
6:14		Chris Loofe turnover (bad pass) (Blaise Keita steals)
5:57	+3	Tyrone Marshall Jr. makes three point jump shot (Khristian Lander assists)	16-15
5:48		Khristian Lander personal foul (Camryn Weston draws the foul)
5:37		Camryn Weston misses two point layup
5:35		Don McHenry defensive rebound
5:33	+3	Julius Thedford makes three point jump shot (Enoch Kalambay assists)	19-15
5:35		Blue Raiders 30 second timeout
5:15	+2	Camryn Weston makes two point driving floating jump shot	19-17
4:56		Julius Thedford turnover (bad pass) (Essam Mostafa steals)
4:51		Enoch Kalambay shooting foul (Camryn Weston draws the foul)
4:51		Camryn Weston misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:51	+1	Camryn Weston makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-18
4:41	+2	Julius Thedford makes two point layup (Enoch Kalambay assists)	21-18
4:29	+3	Jestin Porter makes three point pullup jump shot	21-21
4:05		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
4:03		Justin Bufford defensive rebound
3:47		Julius Thedford shooting foul (Tre Green draws the foul)
3:47		TV timeout
3:47		Tre Green misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:47		Leeroy Odiahi defensive rebound
3:32		Braxton Bayless misses two point jump shot
3:30		Leeroy Odiahi offensive rebound
3:21	+3	Enoch Kalambay makes three point jump shot (Leeroy Odiahi assists)	24-21
3:02	+3	Camryn Weston makes three point pullup jump shot	24-24
2:49	+2	Jalen Jackson makes two point layup	26-24
2:29		Essam Mostafa misses two point layup
2:27		Enoch Kalambay defensive rebound
2:04		Enoch Kalambay misses three point jump shot
2:02		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
1:54	+2	Camryn Weston makes two point pullup jump shot	26-26
1:48		Blue Raiders 30 second timeout
1:30	+2	Braxton Bayless makes two point driving floating jump shot	28-26
1:14		Camryn Weston misses two point fadeaway jump shot
1:12		Essam Mostafa offensive rebound
1:03		Blaise Keita shooting foul (Justin Bufford draws the foul)
1:03	+1	Justin Bufford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-27
1:03		Justin Bufford misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:03		Enoch Kalambay defensive rebound
0:46		Don McHenry misses three point stepback jump shot
0:44		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
0:37		Camryn Weston misses three point stepback jump shot
0:35		Blaise Keita defensive rebound
0:35		Essam Mostafa personal foul (Blaise Keita draws the foul)
0:11		Camryn Weston personal foul (Don McHenry draws the foul)
0:04		Tre Green personal foul (Don McHenry draws the foul)
0:03		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
0:01		Chris Loofe defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WKU
Hilltoppers
29
MTSU
Blue Raiders
44

Time		Play	Score
19:43		Jestin Porter turnover (lost ball) (Don McHenry steals)
19:33		Essam Mostafa blocks Tyrone Marshall Jr.'s two point layup
19:31		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
19:23	+2	Torey Alston makes two point driving floating jump shot	28-29
19:02	+3	Khristian Lander makes three point pullup jump shot (Jalen Jackson assists)	31-29
18:40		Justin Bufford misses two point jump shot
18:38		Don McHenry defensive rebound
18:26		Don McHenry misses two point layup
18:24		Khristian Lander offensive rebound
18:19		Jalen Jackson misses three point jump shot
18:17		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
18:12	+2	Essam Mostafa makes two point reverse layup	31-31
17:51		Justin Bufford shooting foul (Don McHenry draws the foul)
17:51	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-31
17:51	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-31
17:25		Leeroy Odiahi shooting foul (Justin Bufford draws the foul)
17:25	+1	Justin Bufford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-32
17:25		Justin Bufford misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:25		Khristian Lander defensive rebound
17:15	+3	Don McHenry makes three point pullup jump shot (Khristian Lander assists)	36-32
17:06	+3	Torey Alston makes three point jump shot (Camryn Weston assists)	36-35
16:28		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:26		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
16:19		Jestin Porter misses three point stepback jump shot
16:17		Khristian Lander defensive rebound
16:17		Khristian Lander turnover (traveling)
15:58	+2	Essam Mostafa makes two point turnaround hook shot (Jestin Porter assists)	36-37
15:37		Khristian Lander misses three point pullup jump shot
15:35		Torey Alston defensive rebound
15:12		Jalen Jackson personal foul (Camryn Weston draws the foul)
15:12		TV timeout
15:08		Camryn Weston turnover (bad pass) (Khristian Lander steals)
14:59		Julius Thedford misses three point jump shot
14:57		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
14:52	+2	Justin Bufford makes two point layup (Essam Mostafa assists)	36-39
14:37		Justin Bufford shooting foul (Blaise Keita draws the foul)
14:37		TV timeout
14:37	+1	Blaise Keita makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-39
14:37		Blaise Keita misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:37		Tre Green defensive rebound
14:12		Justin Bufford misses two point pullup jump shot
14:10		Camryn Weston offensive rebound
13:58		Tyrone Marshall Jr. shooting foul (Camryn Weston draws the foul)
13:58		Camryn Weston misses regular free throw 1 of 3
13:58		Camryn Weston misses regular free throw 2 of 3
13:58	+1	Camryn Weston makes regular free throw 3 of 3	37-40
13:45		Enoch Kalambay misses three point jump shot
13:43		Blaise Keita offensive rebound
13:34		Essam Mostafa blocks Blaise Keita's two point layup
13:32		Jestin Porter defensive rebound
13:26	+2	Essam Mostafa makes two point layup	37-42
13:26		Blaise Keita shooting foul (Essam Mostafa draws the foul)
13:26	+1	Essam Mostafa makes regular free throw 1 of 1	37-43
13:07	+2	Don McHenry makes two point layup	39-43
13:07		Hilltoppers 30 second timeout
12:50	+2	Essam Mostafa makes two point layup	39-45
12:31		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
12:29		Leeroy Odiahi offensive rebound
12:19		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:17		Jestin Porter defensive rebound
12:10		Camryn Weston misses two point driving floating jump shot
12:08		Essam Mostafa offensive rebound
11:53		Jestin Porter misses two point layup
11:51		Essam Mostafa offensive rebound
11:50		Essam Mostafa misses two point tip layup
11:48		Leeroy Odiahi defensive rebound
11:44		Jestin Porter personal foul
11:44		TV timeout
11:30		Enoch Kalambay misses two point driving floating jump shot
11:28		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
11:13	+3	Tre Green makes three point jump shot (Essam Mostafa assists)	39-48
10:57	+2	Enoch Kalambay makes two point jump shot	41-48
10:51		Leeroy Odiahi blocks Essam Mostafa's two point layup
10:49		Hilltoppers defensive rebound
10:30		Jalen Jackson misses two point layup
10:28		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
10:19	+3	Tre Green makes three point jump shot (Camryn Weston assists)	41-51
9:58		Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot
9:57		Blaise Keita offensive rebound
9:57		Essam Mostafa shooting foul (Blaise Keita draws the foul)
9:57		Blaise Keita misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:57	+1	Blaise Keita makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-51
9:57		Hilltoppers 30 second timeout
9:30		Khristian Lander shooting foul (Torey Alston draws the foul)
9:30		Torey Alston misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:30	+1	Torey Alston makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-52
9:13		Enoch Kalambay misses two point jump shot
9:11		Chris Loofe defensive rebound
8:55	+2	Jlynn Counter makes two point turnaround hook shot	42-54
8:40		Enoch Kalambay misses two point layup
8:38		Tyrone Marshall Jr. offensive rebound
8:34	+2	Tyrone Marshall Jr. makes two point layup	44-54
8:05		Justin Bufford misses three point jump shot
8:03		Khristian Lander defensive rebound
7:44		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses two point layup
7:42		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
7:33	+2	Jestin Porter makes two point driving floating jump shot	44-56
7:15		Enoch Kalambay turnover (out of bounds)
7:15		TV timeout
7:09	+2	Jlynn Counter makes two point layup	44-58
6:57		Braxton Bayless turnover (bad pass) (Jlynn Counter steals)
6:44	+2	Jlynn Counter makes two point layup	44-60
6:43		Hilltoppers 30 second timeout
6:29		Jack Edelen misses two point layup
6:27		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
6:25		Jlynn Counter offensive foul
6:25		Jlynn Counter turnover (offensive foul)
6:15		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
6:13		Jlynn Counter defensive rebound
5:46		Jack Edelen shooting foul (Jestin Porter draws the foul)
5:46	+1	Jestin Porter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-61
5:46	+1	Jestin Porter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-62
5:31	+2	Don McHenry makes two point layup	46-62
5:31	+3	Jestin Porter makes three point pullup jump shot	46-65
5:23	+2	Leeroy Odiahi makes two point dunk	48-65
4:55		Justin Bufford turnover (lost ball) (Braxton Bayless steals)
4:49	+2	Don McHenry makes two point layup (Braxton Bayless assists)	50-65
4:27		Blue Raiders 30 second timeout
4:27		TV timeout
4:23		Jlynn Counter misses three point jump shot
4:21		Enoch Kalambay defensive rebound
4:04		Tyrone Marshall Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jestin Porter steals)
3:41		Khristian Lander shooting foul (Jlynn Counter draws the foul)
3:41		Jlynn Counter misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:41	+1	Jlynn Counter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-66
3:33		Essam Mostafa blocks Leeroy Odiahi's two point layup
3:31		Justin Bufford defensive rebound
3:07		Camryn Weston misses three point jump shot
3:05		Essam Mostafa offensive rebound
3:03		Essam Mostafa turnover (lost ball) (Braxton Bayless steals)
3:03		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:01		Enoch Kalambay offensive rebound
2:56		Jlynn Counter personal foul (Enoch Kalambay draws the foul)
2:50		Justin Bufford blocks Don McHenry's two point layup
2:48		Jlynn Counter defensive rebound
2:15		Jlynn Counter misses two point layup
2:13		Don McHenry defensive rebound
2:07		Don McHenry misses two point layup
2:05		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
1:40	+2	Jestin Porter makes two point pullup jump shot	50-68
1:28		Justin Bufford shooting foul (Don McHenry draws the foul)
1:28	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 1 of 1	51-68
1:28	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-68
1:10		Jlynn Counter offensive foul
1:10		Jlynn Counter turnover (offensive foul)
0:55	+2	Enoch Kalambay makes two point jump shot	54-68
0:55		Justin Bufford turnover (bad pass)
0:50		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:48		Justin Bufford defensive rebound
0:26	+3	Camryn Weston makes three point stepback jump shot	54-71
0:18	+2	Don McHenry makes two point layup	56-71
0:18		Essam Mostafa shooting foul (Don McHenry draws the foul)
0:18	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 1 of 1	57-71
0:00		End of period

OT
WKU
Hilltoppers
0
MTSU
Blue Raiders
0

Time	Team		Play	Score
0:00			End of period

+ 1

Don McHenry makes regular free throw 1 of 1