Jones hits late FT's, gets Middle Tennessee past UTSA 83-80
SAN ANTONIO -- C.J. Jones scored a career-high 27 points that included three free throws with 2.8 seconds left as Middle Tennessee beat UTSA 83-80 on Saturday for its sixth straight victory over the Roadrunners.
Jones made four 3-pointers, was 7 of 16 from the floor and made 9 of 10 free throws. Eli Lawrence, a freshman guard from Atlanta, was 7-of-9 shooting from 3-point range and added a career-best 27 points for the Blue Raiders (6-17, 2-8 Conference USA). Jo'Vontae Millner had 10 points.
UTSA (10-13, 4-6) rallied from a 15-point deficit with 11 minutes left to tie the game 78-all with 1:53 remaining. Jhivvan Jackson, the nation's second-leading scorer averaging 26 points, scored 13 of his 32 points for the Roadrunners during the stretch.
Keaton Wallace added 22 points for UTSA, which shot 50% (28 of 56) from the floor.
Middle Tennessee plays North Texas at home on Thursday. UTSA faces Old Dominion on the road on Thursday.
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2020-2021 Conference USA Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Western Kentucky | 11-3 | - | 21-8 |
Old Dominion | 11-5 | 1 | 15-8 |
Marshall | 9-5 | 2 | 15-7 |
Florida Atlantic | 7-5 | 3 | 13-10 |
Charlotte | 5-11 | 7 | 9-16 |
Middle Tennessee | 3-13 | 9 | 5-18 |
Florida International | 2-15 | 10.5 | 9-17 |
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
Louisiana Tech | 12-4 | - | 24-8 |
UAB | 13-5 | - | 22-7 |
North Texas | 9-5 | 2 | 18-10 |
UTSA | 9-7 | 3 | 15-11 |
UTEP | 8-8 | 4 | 12-12 |
Rice | 6-10 | 6 | 15-13 |
Southern Miss | 4-13 | 8.5 | 8-17 |