BOTTOM LINE: UAB faces Middle Tennessee after Alejandro scored 25 points in UAB’s 98-86 win over the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns. The Blazers are 3-1 on their home court. UAB is eighth in the AAC with 24.5 defensive rebounds per game led by Yaxel Lendeborg averaging 6.0.

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Jestin Porter scored 18 points as Middle Tennessee beat UAB 76-69 on Sunday night. Porter shot 6 for 17 (4 for 11 from 3-point range) and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Blue Raiders (6-2). Justin Bufford added 15 points while shooting 3 for 6 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line while they also had five rebounds.

Point Goals_Middle Tennessee 7-24 (Porter 4-11, Bufford 2-5, Weston 1-2, Green 0-1, Lands 0-5), UAB 4-22 (Moore 2-7, Toney 1-2, McGhee 1-3, Hargrove 0-1, Vasquez 0-4, E.Johnson 0-5). Rebounds_Middle Tennessee 38 (Mostafa 9),