MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Jestin Porter had felt he'd let the team down. Coming off a split on the road to start Conference USA play, the Middle Tennessee men's basketball guard had struggled against two strong defensive teams on the road. His 11 points at FIU were nothing to scoff at, particularly on a team where his teammates often had hot hands, as Jlynn Counter did with 17 points against the Panthers.
But the zero points Porter scored at Liberty burned inside of him.
"I just felt like I was failing the team by playing like I was playing," Porter said after a week where he shot 3-for-21 from the floor.