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Middle Tennessee’s Winning Streak Snapped by UTEP

EL PASO, Texas—Middle Tennessee women's basketball saw its 16 game winning streak come to an end Thursday night against UTEP by a score of 65-62.

Neither team held a lead of more than nine points throughout the game. Trailing by seven at the 4:27 mark in the fourth, a 9-2 Lady Raider run, which included big shots from Alexis Whittington and Jalynn Gregory, tied the game at 62-all with a minute on the clock. UTEP's (14-6, 7-4 C-USA) Jazion Jackson's game-winning shot fell in with .4 seconds remaining to sink MTSU (18-3, 11-1 C-USA) for the first time in conference play.