Louisiana Tech survives late drought to beat UTEP 62-61
EL PASO, Texas (AP) Erik McCree had 19 points and eight rebounds Thursday night and Louisiana Tech held on, despite going scoreless over the final 3:45, to beat UTEP 62-61.
Derric Jean's free throw made it 62-54 and the Bulldogs (17-8, 9-3 Conference USA) missed their final five shots from the field while the Miners (8-15, 6-5) scored the final seven points.
Matt Willms' dunk with 1:23 left got UTEP within one, but Omega Harris turned it over at 42 seconds and Dominic Artis missed a 3-point attempt with four seconds left.
Jean added 12 points and DaQuan Bracey had a career-high 11 assists to go with nine points. The Bulldogs trailed by eight early in the second half and took the lead for good during a 21-3 run that ended at 45-35.
Harris led UTEP with 14 points, Willms added 13 and Artis scored 12. Paul Thomas had 11 points and 13 rebounds.
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| Points | 0 | 0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
| Offensive | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 0 | 0 |
| Steals | 0 | 0 |
| Blocks | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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77.5 PPG | 40.4 RPG | 16.5 APG |
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69.3 PPG | 36.8 RPG | 14.5 APG |
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