ABILENE, Texas (AP) Jestin Porter's 24 points helped Middle Tennessee defeat Abilene Christian 79-56 on Saturday night. Porter added four steals for the Blue Raiders (2-0). Jlynn Counter scored 15 points, going 6 of 9 (1 for 3 from 3-point range). Essam Mostafa shot 6 of 9 from the field and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 14 points.

Point Goals_Middle Tennessee 6-17 (Weston 3-4, Porter 2-5, Counter 1-3, Loofe 0-1, Bufford 0-2, Lands 0-2), Abilene Christian 2-14 (Hornecker 1-1, Madden 1-7, C.Alston 0-1, D.Williams 0-1, DeGruy 0-2,

Abilene Christian takes on the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders after Leonardo Bettiol scored 22 points in Abilene Christian's 107-74 victory over the Howard Payne Yellow Jackets.

Jestin Porter scored 20 points to help Middle Tennessee defeat Oglethorpe 97-51 on Monday. Porter shot 6 of 9 from the field, including 5 for 8 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 4 from the line for the Blue Raiders.