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    Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders @ Florida International Panthers

    MTSU
    Middle Tennessee Blue RaidersMTSUMTSU
    10-4, 1-0 CUSA
    73
    10-4, 1-0 CUSA
    Final
    12T
    MTSU
    MTSU
    324173
    FIU
    FIU
    353469
    FIU
    Florida International PanthersFIUFIU
    6-8, 0-1 CUSA
    69
    6-8, 0-1 CUSA
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    Game Leaders

    MTSUFIU
    Jlynn Counter
    17
    J. Counter#82
    6/8 FG, 4/5 FT
    17
    Points
    Vianney Salatchoum
    21
    V. Salatchoum#23
    10/14 FG, 0/0 FT
    21
    Jlynn Counter
    5
    J. Counter#82
    4 DREB, 1 OREB
    5
    Rebounds
    Jonathan Aybar
    6
    J. Aybar#21
    6 DREB, 0 OREB
    6
    Jlynn Counter
    3
    J. Counter#82
    4 TO, 30 MIN
    3
    Assists
    Asim Jones
    5
    A. Jones#3
    4 TO, 34 MIN
    5
    Full Box Score

    Team Stats

    MTSU
    FIU

    46% (26-57)

    Field Goal %

    51% (29-57)

    32% (6-19)

    Three Point %

    40% (6-15)

    65% (15-23)

    Free Throw %

    83% (5-6)

    14

    Turnovers

    20

    29

    Rebounds

    33

    0

    Largest Lead

    5

    Full Team Stats

    Game Information

    Miami, FL

    Referee:Ron Groover

    Referee:Craig Murley

    Referee:Pat Adams

    Counter's 17 help Middle Tennessee down Florida International 73-69 in C-USA opener

    — Jlynn Counter's 17 points helped Middle Tennessee defeat Florida International 73-69 to open Conference USA play on Thursday night.
    Jan 3, 2026, 11:05 am - Data Skrive

    Probabilities & Game Flow

    99.2%
    --MTSU
    0.8%
    --FIU

    According to ESPN Analytics

    Data is currently unavailable.

    2025-26 Standings

    NCAA Division I
    Conference USAConference USACONFGBOVR
    Liberty17-3-26-8
    Sam Houston13-7422-12
    Louisiana Tech11-9620-14
    Western Kentucky11-9618-14
    Middle Tennessee11-9617-15
    Kennesaw State10-10721-14
    Jacksonville State10-10715-17
    New Mexico State8-12916-16
    Missouri State8-12916-18
    Florida International8-12915-17
    UTEP7-131011-20
    Delaware6-141110-21
    Full Standings

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    3m

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    Michigan forward Morez Johnson Jr. is keeping his name in the NBA draft.

    6h

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    6h

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