Middle Tennessee 65-53 Louisiana (7 Jan, 2012) Play-by-Play

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

8-9, 2-1 Conference

	1	2	T
UL	22	31	53
MTSU	25	40	65

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

15-2, 4-0 Conference

TIME		UL	MTSU
19:38	Bryant Mbamalu missed Layup.	0	0
19:38	LaRon Dendy Block.	0	0
19:35	LaRon Dendy Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:19	LaRon Dendy missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:19	Bryant Mbamalu Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:00	Bryant Mbamalu Turnover.	0	0
19:00	Marcos Knight Steal.	0	0
18:48	Marcos Knight missed Jumper.	0	0
18:48	Bryant Mbamalu Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:27	Josh Brown missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
18:27	Middle Tennessee Defensive Rebou.	0	0
18:11	JT Sulton made Layup. Assisted by Marcos Knight.	0	2
17:58	Kadeem Coleby missed Jumper.	0	2
17:58	Kadeem Coleby Offensive Rebound.	0	2
17:55	Kadeem Coleby Turnover.	0	2
17:39	JT Sulton missed Jumper.	0	2
17:39	Bryant Mbamalu Defensive Rebound.	0	2
17:34	Josh Brown missed Jumper.	0	2
17:34	JT Sulton Block.	0	2
17:34	Louisiana-Lafayette Offensive Re.	0	2
17:17	Kadeem Coleby made Jumper.	2	2
17:09	Bruce Massey Turnover.	2	2
16:58	Raymone Andrews made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Brown.	5	2
16:56	Middle Tennessee Full Timeout.	5	2
16:37	Jimmy Oden missed Jumper.	5	2
16:37	Raymone Andrews Block.	5	2
16:33	Darnell Jackson Defensive Rebound.	5	2
16:28	Darshawn McClellan made Layup.	7	2
16:07	Marcos Knight made Jumper.	7	4
16:07	Foul on Kadeem Coleby	7	4
16:07	Marcos Knight missed Free Throw.	7	4
16:07	Josh Brown Defensive Rebound.	7	4
15:50	Darshawn McClellan Turnover.	7	4
15:49	Jimmy Oden Steal.	7	4
15:47	Official TV Timeout.	7	4
15:44	Foul on Raymone Andrews	7	4
15:44	LaRon Dendy made Free Throw.	7	5
15:44	LaRon Dendy made Free Throw.	7	6
15:28	Raymone Andrews Turnover.	7	6
15:11	Marcos Knight missed Jumper.	7	6
15:11	J.J. Thomas Defensive Rebound.	7	6
14:50	Foul on James Gallman	7	6
14:41	Foul on J.J. Thomas	7	6
14:41	J.J. Thomas Turnover.	7	6
14:23	LaRon Dendy made Layup.	7	8
14:16	Darnell Jackson missed Jumper.	7	8
14:16	LaRon Dendy Defensive Rebound.	7	8
13:59	Marcos Knight made Jumper. Assisted by Raymond Cintron.	7	10
13:26	J.J. Thomas Turnover.	7	10
13:25	Raymond Cintron Steal.	7	10
13:19	Foul on Darnell Jackson	7	10
13:14	LaRon Dendy missed Jumper.	7	10
13:14	Darshawn McClellan Defensive Rebound.	7	10
12:55	Elfrid Payton missed Three Point Jumper.	7	10
12:55	Marcos Knight Defensive Rebound.	7	10
12:49	Foul on Kadeem Coleby	7	10
12:49	Shawn Jones made Free Throw.	7	11
12:49	Shawn Jones made Free Throw.	7	12
12:34	David Perez missed Jumper.	7	12
12:34	Jason Jones Defensive Rebound.	7	12
12:21	Shawn Jones missed Jumper.	7	12
12:21	J.J. Thomas Defensive Rebound.	7	12
11:57	J.J. Thomas missed Jumper.	7	12
11:57	Shawn Jones Defensive Rebound.	7	12
11:41	Raymond Cintron made Jumper.	7	14
11:25	Foul on Kerry Hammonds	7	14
11:25	Official TV Timeout.	7	14
11:25	Elfrid Payton made Free Throw.	8	14
11:25	Elfrid Payton made Free Throw.	9	14
11:06	Shawn Jones Turnover.	9	14
11:05	J.J. Thomas Steal.	9	14
11:01	Josh Brown made Layup.	11	14
10:51	Raymond Cintron missed Three Point Jumper.	11	14
10:51	Shawn Jones Offensive Rebound.	11	14
10:41	Raymond Cintron missed Three Point Jumper.	11	14
10:41	Darshawn McClellan Defensive Rebound.	11	14
10:30	Kentwan Smith Turnover.	11	14
10:29	Bruce Massey Steal.	11	14
10:21	Jason Jones missed Jumper.	11	14
10:21	Kentwan Smith Defensive Rebound.	11	14
9:49	Josh Brown made Three Point Jumper.	14	14
9:48	Louisiana-Lafayette Full Timeout.	14	14
9:29	Marcos Knight Turnover.	14	14
9:28	Kentwan Smith Steal.	14	14
9:26	Kentwan Smith Turnover.	14	14
8:59	LaRon Dendy made Dunk. Assisted by Bruce Massey.	14	16
8:52	Foul on Marcos Knight	14	16
8:52	Elfrid Payton made Free Throw.	15	16
8:52	Elfrid Payton made Free Throw.	16	16
8:37	Foul on Josh Brown	16	16
8:37	Raymond Cintron made Free Throw.	16	17
8:37	Raymond Cintron made Free Throw.	16	18
8:27	Foul on Raymond Cintron	16	18
8:20	Darshawn McClellan Turnover.	16	18
8:19	Jimmy Oden Steal.	16	18
8:17	Foul on Raymone Andrews	16	18
8:16	Jimmy Oden made Free Throw.	16	19
8:16	Jimmy Oden made Free Throw.	16	20
8:02	Darnell Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Elfrid Payton.	18	20
7:47	Jimmy Oden Turnover.	18	20
7:47	Official TV Timeout.	18	20
7:31	J.J. Thomas Turnover.	18	20
7:30	LaRon Dendy Steal.	18	20
7:07	Foul on Alan-Michael Thompson	18	20
7:07	Raymond Cintron made Free Throw.	18	21
7:07	Raymond Cintron made Free Throw.	18	22
6:52	J.J. Thomas missed Jumper.	18	22
6:52	Jimmy Oden Defensive Rebound.	18	22
6:31	LaRon Dendy missed Jumper.	18	22
6:31	Darshawn McClellan Defensive Rebound.	18	22
6:05	Alan-Michael Thompson made Jumper. Assisted by J.J. Thomas.	20	22
5:41	Marcos Knight missed Jumper.	20	22
5:41	J.J. Thomas Defensive Rebound.	20	22
5:37	Elfrid Payton Turnover.	20	22
5:36	LaRon Dendy Steal.	20	22
5:35	LaRon Dendy Turnover.	20	22
5:16	Darnell Jackson missed Layup.	20	22
5:16	James Gallman Defensive Rebound.	20	22
5:02	Bruce Massey Turnover.	20	22
5:01	Darshawn McClellan Steal.	20	22
4:56	Elfrid Payton missed Layup.	20	22
4:56	Shawn Jones Block.	20	22
4:55	Elfrid Payton Offensive Rebound.	20	22
4:52	Elfrid Payton missed Jumper.	20	22
4:52	Bruce Massey Defensive Rebound.	20	22
4:40	JT Sulton Turnover.	20	22
4:38	Darshawn McClellan Steal.	20	22
4:35	Elfrid Payton missed Layup.	20	22
4:35	Louisiana-Lafayette Offensive Re.	20	22
4:22	Foul on Bruce Massey	20	22
4:04	Darshawn McClellan missed Three Point Jumper.	20	22
4:04	Louisiana-Lafayette Offensive Re.	20	22
4:01	Louisiana-Lafayette Full Timeout.	20	22
3:57	J.J. Thomas missed Jumper.	20	22
3:57	LaRon Dendy Block.	20	22
3:56	Louisiana-Lafayette Offensive Re.	20	22
3:56	Official TV Timeout.	20	22
3:46	Kentwan Smith Turnover.	20	22
3:20	Shawn Jones Turnover.	20	22
3:05	Foul on Elfrid Payton	20	22
3:05	Elfrid Payton Turnover.	20	22
2:52	James Gallman Turnover.	20	22
2:28	Foul on J.J. Thomas	20	22
2:28	J.J. Thomas Turnover.	20	22
2:17	Marcos Knight missed Layup.	20	22
2:17	Josh Brown Defensive Rebound.	20	22
1:55	Elfrid Payton missed Jumper.	20	22
1:55	Shawn Jones Defensive Rebound.	20	22
1:41	LaRon Dendy missed Layup.	20	22
1:41	LaRon Dendy Offensive Rebound.	20	22
1:39	LaRon Dendy made Layup.	20	24
1:23	Kentwan Smith missed Jumper.	20	24
1:23	Marcos Knight Defensive Rebound.	20	24
1:10	Foul on Darshawn McClellan	20	24
1:10	Marcos Knight made Free Throw.	20	25
1:10	Marcos Knight missed Free Throw.	20	25
1:10	Josh Brown Defensive Rebound.	20	25
0:48	Elfrid Payton Turnover.	20	25
0:47	Shawn Jones Steal.	20	25
0:17	Jason Jones missed Jumper.	20	25
0:17	Marcos Knight Offensive Rebound.	20	25
0:14	Marcos Knight missed Jumper.	20	25
0:14	Kentwan Smith Block.	20	25
0:12	Elfrid Payton Defensive Rebound.	20	25
0:08	Josh Brown made Layup. Assisted by Elfrid Payton.	22	25
0:08	Foul on Marcos Knight	22	25
0:08	Josh Brown missed Free Throw.	22	25
0:08	Marcos Knight Defensive Rebound.	22	25
0:00	Raymond Cintron missed Three Point Jumper.	22	25
0:00	Bryant Mbamalu Defensive Rebound.	22	25

Murphy Center

11:30 PM, 7 January 2012

Murfreesboro, TN

Attendance: 4,028

Referees:
Tim Gattis
Dedric Taylor
Barry Mathis

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Arkansas State	1-0	-	10-3
South Alabama	1-0	-	8-4
Texas State	1-0	-	8-4
Troy	1-0	-	8-4
Southern Miss	1-0	-	5-7
Old Dominion	1-0	-	4-8
Louisiana	1-0	-	3-10
Georgia Southern	0-1	1	7-6
Marshall	0-1	1	7-6
App State	0-1	1	6-6
Coastal Carolina	0-1	1	6-6
James Madison	0-1	1	6-6
Georgia State	0-1	1	4-8
UL Monroe	0-1	1	4-10

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Liberty	0-0	-	12-1
Louisiana Tech	0-0	-	11-2
Middle Tennessee	0-0	-	9-3
UTEP	0-0	-	9-3
Western Kentucky	0-0	-	9-3
Jacksonville State	0-0	-	7-5
Kennesaw State	0-0	-	7-5
New Mexico State	0-0	-	6-6
Sam Houston	0-0	-	6-6
Florida International	0-0	-	5-7

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