MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (Interstat) — Torey Alston scored 22 points and Kamari Lands added 21 as Middle Tennessee outlasted Missouri State 90-87 in a double-overtime men’s basketball game Saturday at Murphy Athletics Center.

The Conference USA contest saw the Blue Raiders (11-7) edge the Bears (10-8) in a back-and-forth affair. Middle Tennessee led 38-36 at halftime, but regulation ended tied at 68. The teams were again knotted at 78 after the first overtime before the Blue Raiders secured the win in the second extra period.

Keith Palek led Missouri State with 20 points and seven assists. Michael Osei-Bonsu also scored 20 for the Bears. A crowd of 4,482 watched the game, which Middle Tennessee was projected to win with an 84.5% probability according to Interstat’s ELO system.