SAN ANTONIO – Having trailed by 17 with just over eight minutes to play, Middle Tennessee men's basketball tied Thursday's game at 72 with 13 seconds to play on Eli Lawrence's 3-point play. But UTSA's John Buggs III knocked down a contested 3-pointer at the buzzer to give his team a 75-72 Conference USA victory at the Convocation Center.
MTSU dug itself a hole by turning the ball over 14 times, leading to 17 Roadrunner points. The Blue Raiders outscored the host team 29-15 the rest of the way, finishing the second half with a .