Middle Tennessee beats La.-Lafayette 93-91 in OT
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}James Washington scored 23 points and Middle Tennessee defeated Louisiana-Lafayette 93-91 in overtime on Saturday night.
Jason Jones added 17 points for the Blue Raiders (7-9, 2-1 Sun Belt Conference).
Middle Tennessee led for the final 3:09 of OT, but Louisiana-Lafayette's Raymone Andrews hit a layup to cut the deficit to 91-90 with 7 seconds left.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}James Gallman hit two free throws to extend the lead to 93-90 with 4 seconds left. Louisiana-Lafayette's Randell Daigle was fouled on a half-court attempt, but hit only one of his three foul shots with 2 seconds left.
Daigle, who scored 13 points, hit a jumper with 1 second left in regulation to force OT.
J.T. Sulton added 16 points and Gallman had 12 for the Blue Raiders.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}La'Ryan Gary scored 20 points, Scottie Farrington had 15 and 10 rebounds and Travis Bureau added 14 points for the Ragin' Cajuns (3-12, 1-3).