HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Jestin Porter had 20 points, and Essam Mostafa scored the winner with 16 seconds left in the second overtime to rally Middle Tennessee to a 77-75 victory over Louisiana Tech in a quarterfinal of the Conference USA Tournament on Thursday night.
Mostafa grabbed the ball and scored off AL Green's block of a shot by Porter for the third-seeded Blue Raiders (22-10). Sean Newman Jr. and Green missed shots in the final five seconds for the sixth-seeded Bulldogs (20-12).
Middle Tennessee will play No. 2 seed Jacksonville State in a Friday semifinal. Top seed Liberty will play fourth-seeded Kennesaw State in the other semifinal.