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UTEP tops Liberty 66-57 in Conference USA semifinal

AP
Mar 14, 2024

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) Zid Powell had 13 points in UTEP's 66-57 victory against Liberty on Thursday night in the semifinals of the Conference USA Tournament.

The Miners, the tourney's fifth seed, advance to face top-seeded Sam Houston in the title game Friday.

Powell also added seven rebounds for the Miners (17-15). David Terrell Jr. scored 12 points while going 4 of 5 and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line. Tae Hardy had 11 points and shot 4 of 11 from the field and 3 for 4 from the line.

Kaden Metheny led the way for the Flames (18-14) with 20 points. Joseph Venzant added 10 points, eight rebounds and two blocks for Liberty. Kyle Rode also had 10 points and five assists.

A 10-0 run in the first half gave UTEP a seven-point lead. The teams entered the break with UTEP ahead 31-30, while Derick Hamilton led their club in scoring with 10 points. UTEP pulled off the victory after a 19-2 second-half run erased a 12-point deficit and gave them the lead at 61-56 with 34 seconds remaining in the half. Powell scored nine second-half points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
UTEP
Miners
31
LIB
Flames
30

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Zid Powell vs. Colin Porter (Miners gains possession)
19:46	+3	Corey Camper Jr. makes three point jump shot (Zid Powell assists)	3-0
19:13		Colin Porter misses two point jump shot
19:11		Zid Powell defensive rebound
19:01		Otis Frazier III misses three point jump shot
18:59		Joseph Venzant defensive rebound
18:48	+2	Joseph Venzant makes two point layup (Kyle Rode assists)	3-2
18:17		Tae Hardy misses two point layup
18:17		Joseph Venzant defensive rebound
17:54		Otis Frazier III personal foul
17:36		Joseph Venzant misses two point layup
17:34		Zach Cleveland offensive rebound
17:29	+2	Joseph Venzant makes two point layup (Zach Cleveland assists)	3-4
17:08		Otis Frazier III turnover (bad pass)
16:40		Kaden Metheny turnover (out of bounds)
16:13		Corey Camper Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:11		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
15:56	+3	Kyle Rode makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists)	3-7
15:56		TV timeout
15:39		Zid Powell misses two point layup
15:37		Joseph Venzant defensive rebound
15:13	+2	Joseph Venzant makes two point layup (Colin Porter assists)	3-9
14:45		Corey Camper Jr. misses two point jump shot
14:32		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
14:32		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
14:30		Tae Hardy defensive rebound
14:26	+2	Corey Camper Jr. makes two point jump shot (Tae Hardy assists)	5-9
14:03		Kyle Rode misses two point jump shot
14:01		Joseph Venzant offensive rebound
13:45		Joseph Venzant misses two point jump shot
13:43		Kevin Kalu defensive rebound
13:19	+2	Kevin Kalu makes two point layup (Calvin Solomon assists)	7-9
12:55		Zach Cleveland misses two point layup
12:53		Zach Cleveland offensive rebound
12:50		Zach Cleveland turnover (bad pass) (Corey Camper Jr. steals)
12:35		Kyle Rode shooting foul (Derick Hamilton draws the foul)
12:35	+1	Derick Hamilton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-9
12:35	+1	Derick Hamilton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-9
12:24		Colin Porter misses two point layup
12:22		Colin Porter offensive rebound
12:05		Kyle Rode turnover (bad pass) (Otis Frazier III steals)
12:00		Colin Porter blocks Tae Hardy's two point layup
11:58		Colin Porter defensive rebound
11:54	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point layup (Colin Porter assists)	9-11
11:54		Derick Hamilton shooting foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul)
11:54		TV timeout
11:54	+1	Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-12
11:39		Tae Hardy misses three point jump shot
11:37		Derick Hamilton offensive rebound
11:34	+2	Derick Hamilton makes two point layup	11-12
11:08		Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot
11:06		David Terrell Jr. defensive rebound
10:52	+2	Derick Hamilton makes two point layup	13-12
10:28		Colin Porter misses three point jump shot
10:26		Tae Hardy defensive rebound
10:09		Shiloh Robinson personal foul
10:04		Kaden Metheny personal foul
9:55		Derick Hamilton misses two point jump shot
9:53		Kyle Rode defensive rebound
9:26		Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot
9:24		Tae Hardy defensive rebound
9:01		Brody Peebles shooting foul (David Terrell Jr. draws the foul)
9:01	+1	David Terrell Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-12
9:01	+1	David Terrell Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-12
8:44		Kaden Metheny misses two point layup
8:42		Calvin Solomon defensive rebound
8:32		Shiloh Robinson shooting foul (Zid Powell draws the foul)
8:32	+1	Zid Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-12
8:32	+1	Zid Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-12
8:00		Zach Cleveland turnover (lost ball) (David Terrell Jr. steals)
7:54		David Terrell Jr. turnover (lost ball)
7:54		TV timeout
7:42		Kyle Rode turnover (bad pass) (Zid Powell steals)
7:37	+2	Otis Frazier III makes two point dunk (Zid Powell assists)	19-12
7:25	+3	Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Kyle Rode assists)	19-15
7:10		Otis Frazier III misses two point jump shot
7:08		Flames defensive rebound
6:50	+3	Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Colin Porter assists)	19-18
6:29	+2	Zid Powell makes two point layup	21-18
5:59	+3	Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot	21-21
5:43		Zid Powell misses three point jump shot
5:41		Miners offensive rebound
5:31	+2	Tae Hardy makes two point jump shot	23-21
5:11		Colin Porter turnover (bad pass) (Calvin Solomon steals)
5:03		Calvin Solomon misses two point layup
5:01		Kevin Kalu offensive rebound
4:55		Zach Cleveland blocks Kevin Kalu's two point layup
4:53		Kevin Kalu offensive rebound
4:46		Kevin Kalu turnover (lost ball) (Colin Porter steals)
4:39	+3	Kyle Rode makes three point jump shot (Colin Porter assists)	23-24
4:19		Zid Powell misses two point layup
4:17		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
3:48		Zach Cleveland misses two point jump shot
3:46		Calvin Solomon defensive rebound
3:17	+2	Tae Hardy makes two point jump shot	25-24
2:58		Corey Camper Jr. shooting foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul)
2:58		TV timeout
2:58		Zach Cleveland misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:58		Zach Cleveland misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:58		Otis Frazier III defensive rebound
2:45	+2	Derick Hamilton makes two point layup (Otis Frazier III assists)	27-24
2:13		Otis Frazier III personal foul
2:05		Kaden Metheny turnover (lost ball) (Corey Camper Jr. steals)
1:59	+2	David Terrell Jr. makes two point layup (Corey Camper Jr. assists)	29-24
1:40	+3	Brody Peebles makes three point jump shot (Kyle Rode assists)	29-27
1:18	+2	Derick Hamilton makes two point jump shot (Corey Camper Jr. assists)	31-27
1:00	+3	Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot	31-30
0:45		Corey Camper Jr. offensive foul
0:45		Corey Camper Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
0:25		Brody Peebles misses three point jump shot
0:23		Zid Powell defensive rebound
0:03		David Terrell Jr. turnover (traveling)
0:01		Flames 30 second timeout
0:01		Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot
0:00		Miners defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UTEP
Miners
35
LIB
Flames
27

Time		Play	Score
19:42	+3	Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot	31-33
19:23		Joseph Venzant personal foul
19:23		Kevin Kalu offensive foul
19:23		Kevin Kalu turnover (offensive foul)
19:08		Zach Cleveland misses two point layup
19:06		Otis Frazier III defensive rebound
18:57	+2	Kevin Kalu makes two point layup (Zid Powell assists)	33-33
18:57		Zach Cleveland shooting foul (Kevin Kalu draws the foul)
18:57	+1	Kevin Kalu makes regular free throw 1 of 1	34-33
18:43	+2	Joseph Venzant makes two point layup (Zach Cleveland assists)	34-35
18:12		Kevin Kalu offensive foul
18:12		Kevin Kalu turnover (offensive foul)
17:57	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point layup (Colin Porter assists)	34-37
17:37		Tae Hardy misses two point jump shot
17:35		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
17:26	+2	Joseph Venzant makes two point layup (Kyle Rode assists)	34-39
17:24		Miners 30 second timeout
17:24		TV timeout
17:00		Tae Hardy misses three point jump shot
16:58		Calvin Solomon offensive rebound
16:55		Kaden Metheny personal foul
16:46		Kaden Metheny shooting foul (Tae Hardy draws the foul)
16:46	+1	Tae Hardy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-39
16:46	+1	Tae Hardy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-39
16:30		Kyle Rode misses two point jump shot
16:28		Zid Powell defensive rebound
16:23	+2	Zid Powell makes two point jump shot	38-39
16:03	+2	Kyle Rode makes two point layup (Zach Cleveland assists)	38-41
15:44		Corey Camper Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Colin Porter steals)
15:18	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point layup (Kyle Rode assists)	38-43
14:57	+2	Otis Frazier III makes two point layup	40-43
14:43		Joseph Venzant turnover (lost ball) (Calvin Solomon steals)
14:36		Joseph Venzant blocks Calvin Solomon's two point layup
14:34		Kyle Rode defensive rebound
14:22		Brody Peebles turnover (traveling)
14:22		TV timeout
13:58		Otis Frazier III misses three point jump shot
13:56		Joseph Venzant defensive rebound
13:37		Zid Powell shooting foul (Brody Peebles draws the foul)
13:37	+1	Brody Peebles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-44
13:37	+1	Brody Peebles makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-45
13:26		Corey Camper Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:24		Joseph Venzant defensive rebound
13:16		Brody Peebles misses two point layup
13:14		Corey Camper Jr. defensive rebound
13:11		Colin Porter personal foul
13:02		Kyle Rode personal foul
12:48		Tae Hardy turnover (lost ball) (Colin Porter steals)
12:42	+2	Brody Peebles makes two point layup	40-47
12:17		Tae Hardy misses two point jump shot
12:15		Brody Peebles defensive rebound
12:10		Brody Peebles misses two point layup
12:08		Brody Peebles offensive rebound
12:05		Brody Peebles misses two point layup
12:03		Joseph Venzant offensive rebound
12:01		Zid Powell personal foul
11:56		Zach Cleveland turnover (lost ball) (Derick Hamilton steals)
11:50		Otis Frazier III turnover (lost ball)
11:49		TV timeout
11:29	+2	Kaden Metheny makes two point layup	40-49
11:12		Tae Hardy turnover (lost ball) (Zach Cleveland steals)
11:05	+2	Shiloh Robinson makes two point dunk (Zach Cleveland assists)	40-51
11:04		Miners 30 second timeout
10:53		Colin Porter shooting foul (David Terrell Jr. draws the foul)
10:53	+1	David Terrell Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-51
10:53	+1	David Terrell Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-51
10:33	+3	Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists)	42-54
10:11		Joseph Venzant blocks Otis Frazier III's three point jump shot
10:09		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
9:58		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
9:56		Miners defensive rebound
9:47		David Terrell Jr. misses two point layup
9:45		David Terrell Jr. offensive rebound
9:31		Tae Hardy misses two point layup
9:31		Otis Frazier III offensive rebound
9:31		Otis Frazier III misses two point layup
9:29		Zid Powell offensive rebound
9:25	+2	Zid Powell makes two point layup	44-54
9:00		Kaden Metheny misses two point jump shot
8:58		Zid Powell defensive rebound
8:57		Zach Cleveland personal foul (Zid Powell draws the foul)
8:57		Zid Powell misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:57		Joseph Venzant defensive rebound
8:38		Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot
8:36		Corey Camper Jr. defensive rebound
8:25	+2	Tae Hardy makes two point layup	46-54
8:11		Tae Hardy personal foul
7:58		Brody Peebles turnover (lost ball) (David Terrell Jr. steals)
7:54	+2	David Terrell Jr. makes two point layup	48-54
7:32		Zach Cleveland turnover (lost ball) (Zid Powell steals)
7:24	+2	David Terrell Jr. makes two point layup (Zid Powell assists)	50-54
7:17		Tae Hardy personal foul
7:17		TV timeout
7:00		Kyle Rode offensive foul
7:00		Kyle Rode turnover (offensive foul)
6:54		David Terrell Jr. turnover (traveling)
6:30		Flames 30 second timeout
6:28		Kyle Rode turnover (bad pass) (Tae Hardy steals)
6:27		Joseph Venzant personal foul (Tae Hardy draws the foul)
6:27	+1	Tae Hardy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-54
6:27		Tae Hardy misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:27		Kyle Rode defensive rebound
6:15		Tae Hardy personal foul (Brody Peebles draws the foul)
6:15		Colin Porter misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:15		Zid Powell defensive rebound
5:59	+2	Tae Hardy makes two point layup	53-54
5:28		Tae Hardy personal foul (Joseph Venzant draws the foul)
5:28		Joseph Venzant misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:28		Zid Powell defensive rebound
5:03		Zid Powell turnover (traveling)
4:37	+2	Kyle Rode makes two point layup (Kaden Metheny assists)	53-56
4:14	+2	David Terrell Jr. makes two point layup	55-56
3:53		Kyle Rode offensive foul
3:53		Kyle Rode turnover (offensive foul)
3:53		TV timeout
3:32		Kaden Metheny personal foul (Zid Powell draws the foul)
3:32	+1	Zid Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-56
3:32	+1	Zid Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-56
3:09		Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot
3:07		Otis Frazier III defensive rebound
2:41		Zid Powell misses two point layup
2:39		Colin Porter defensive rebound
2:20		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
2:18		Tae Hardy defensive rebound
2:10		Miners 30 second timeout
1:57	+2	Corey Camper Jr. makes two point layup	59-56
1:21		Tae Hardy personal foul (Shiloh Robinson draws the foul)
1:21		Shiloh Robinson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:21		Otis Frazier III defensive rebound
0:53		Zach Cleveland blocks Otis Frazier III's two point layup
0:51		Flames defensive rebound
0:39		Zach Cleveland misses two point layup
0:37		Zach Cleveland offensive rebound
0:36		Zach Cleveland misses two point layup
0:35		Miners defensive rebound
0:34		Joseph Venzant personal foul (Zid Powell draws the foul)
0:34	+1	Zid Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-56
0:34	+1	Zid Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-56
0:29		Calvin Solomon shooting foul (Colin Porter draws the foul)
0:29		Colin Porter misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:29	+1	Colin Porter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-57
0:29		Joseph Venzant personal foul (Zid Powell draws the foul)
0:29		Zid Powell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:29	+1	Zid Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-57
0:23		Colin Porter misses two point layup
0:21		Miners defensive rebound
0:18		Gabriel McKay personal foul (Trey Horton III draws the foul)
0:18	+1	Trey Horton III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-57
0:18	+1	Trey Horton III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-57
0:12		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
0:10		Corey Camper Jr. defensive rebound
0:02	+2	Calvin Solomon makes two point dunk	66-57
0:00		End of period

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Calvin Solomon makes two point dunk