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Liberty Flames (23-6, 11-5 CUSA) at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (20-9, 11-5 CUSA) Murfreesboro, Tennessee; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: CUSA foes Middle Tennessee and Liberty square off on Thursday.

The TSSAA basketball playoffs have reached the sectional round for Division I boys and girls programs. Here are the Tennessee high school basketball pairings for the final round before teams advance to the TSSAA basketball championships at Middle Tennessee State in Murfreesboro. All sectional winners advance to the state quarterfinals.

Essam Mostafa led the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders with 16 points and Kamari Lands scored the game-winning layup with four seconds remaining in the overtime as the Blue Raiders knocked off the UTEP M

The UTEP women’s basketball team (10-17 3-13 CUSA) fell to Middle Tennessee (23-6, 15-1 CUSA) 57-35 Saturday afternoon. The Miners shot 25.9 percent (15-58) from the field, 18.2 percent (2-11) from beyond the arc,

Zach Leite was 3 for 4 with two RBIs, Kyle Edwards was 2 for 4 and scored twice, and Bailey Matela got the final two outs for a save, stranding the bases loaded.

Sam Houston Bearkats (11-16, 4-10 CUSA) at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (17-9, 8-5 CUSA) Murfreesboro, Tennessee; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Sam Houston will try to keep its three-game win streak alive when the Bearkats take on Middle Tennessee.

New Mexico State Aggies (15-12, 8-6 CUSA) at Middle Tennessee Raiders (21-6, 13-1 CUSA) Murfreesboro, Tennessee; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Middle Tennessee hosts New Mexico State

Murfreesboro, Tennessee; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Middle Tennessee hosts UTEP after Ta'Mia Scott scored 20

BOTTOM LINE: Essam Mostafa and Middle Tennessee host Lamar Wilkerson and Sam Houston in CUSA action Saturday. The Blue Raiders have gone 9-3 at home. Middle Tennessee is 5-1 in one-possession games.

Middle Tennessee plays the UTEP Miners after Ta'Mia Scott scored 20 points in Middle Tennessee's 63-41 win over the New Mexico State Aggies.