Grant Newell scores 25 and Western Kentucky defeats UTEP 97-65
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) Grant Newell scored 25 points and Western Kentucky Hilltoppers beat UTEP 97-65 on Saturday.
Newell also added seven rebounds for the Hilltoppers (18-11, 11-7 Conference USA). Teagan Moore scored 24 points and added five rebounds. LJ Hackman had 21 points and shot 7 of 11 from the field and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line. It was the sixth victory in a row for the Hilltoppers.
Jamal West led the Miners (10-19, 6-12) in scoring, finishing with 22 points and seven rebounds. UTEP also got 15 points from Kaseem Watson. Caleb Blackwell also had 14 points and four assists.
Western Kentucky took the lead for good with 18:00 remaining in the first half. The score was 49-39 at halftime, with Moore racking up 15 points. Western Kentucky extended its lead to 93-63 during the second half, fueled by a 19-1 scoring run. Newell scored a team-high 12 points in the second half.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | (Miners gains possession) | |||
| 19:48 | +3 | KJ Thomas makes three point jump shot (Caleb Blackwell assists) | 3-0 | |
| 19:26 | +2 | LJ Hackman makes two point jump shot | 3-2 | |
| 19:13 | Jamal West Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
| 19:11 | Blaise Keita defensive rebound | |||
| 19:02 | +2 | Teagan Moore makes two point layup (Terrion Murdix assists) | 3-4 | |
| 19:02 | Jamal West Jr. shooting foul (Teagan Moore draws the foul) | |||
| 19:02 | +1 | Teagan Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 3-5 | |
| 18:49 | +3 | Kaseem Watson makes three point jump shot (Caleb Blackwell assists) | 6-5 | |
| 18:32 | +3 | Grant Newell makes three point jump shot (Terrion Murdix assists) | 6-8 | |
| 18:20 | +2 | Caleb Blackwell makes two point layup | 8-8 | |
| 18:00 | +2 | Teagan Moore makes two point layup (LJ Hackman assists) | 8-10 | |
| 17:36 | Elijah Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
| 17:34 | Grant Newell defensive rebound | |||
| 17:29 | +2 | Blaise Keita makes two point layup (Terrion Murdix assists) | 8-12 | |
| 17:02 | Kaseem Watson misses two point jump shot | |||
| 17:00 | Terrion Murdix defensive rebound | |||
| 16:56 | +3 | Grant Newell makes three point jump shot (Terrion Murdix assists) | 8-15 | |
| 16:24 | Caleb Blackwell misses three point jump shot | |||
| 16:22 | Miners turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
| 16:06 | +2 | Teagan Moore makes two point layup | 8-17 | |
| 15:56 | Caleb Blackwell turnover (lost ball) (LJ Hackman steals) | |||
| 15:50 | +2 | LJ Hackman makes two point layup | 8-19 | |
| 15:35 | KJ Thomas misses two point jump shot | |||
| 15:33 | Blaise Keita defensive rebound | |||
| 15:24 | Terrion Murdix turnover (bad pass) (KJ Thomas steals) | |||
| 15:15 | +3 | Caleb Blackwell makes three point jump shot (Kaseem Watson assists) | 11-19 | |
| 14:44 | LJ Hackman misses three point jump shot | |||
| 14:42 | KJ Thomas defensive rebound | |||
| 14:21 | +3 | Kaseem Watson makes three point jump shot (Jamal West Jr. assists) | 14-19 | |
| 14:17 | Hilltoppers 30 second timeout | |||
| 14:17 | TV timeout | |||
| 13:53 | Armelo Boone misses two point layup | |||
| 13:51 | Armelo Boone offensive rebound | |||
| 13:49 | +2 | Armelo Boone makes two point layup | 14-21 | |
| 13:18 | Miners turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
| 13:03 | +2 | Teagan Moore makes two point jump shot (Armelo Boone assists) | 14-23 | |
| 12:44 | Elijah Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
| 12:42 | Teagan Moore defensive rebound | |||
| 12:35 | +3 | Ryan Myers makes three point jump shot (Teagan Moore assists) | 14-26 | |
| 12:35 | Miners 30 second timeout | |||
| 12:08 | Leeroy Odiahi shooting foul (Jamal West Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 12:08 | +1 | Jamal West Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-26 | |
| 12:08 | Jamal West Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 12:08 | Leeroy Odiahi defensive rebound | |||
| 11:57 | Armelo Boone turnover (lost ball) (LA Hayes steals) | |||
| 11:44 | +3 | Kaseem Watson makes three point jump shot | 18-26 | |
| 11:24 | Ryan Myers misses two point jump shot | |||
| 11:22 | Ryan Myers offensive rebound | |||
| 11:18 | +2 | Grant Newell makes two point layup | 18-28 | |
| 11:10 | LA Hayes turnover (bad pass) | |||
| 11:10 | TV timeout | |||
| 10:44 | LA Hayes shooting foul (Grant Newell draws the foul) | |||
| 10:44 | +1 | Grant Newell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-29 | |
| 10:44 | +1 | Grant Newell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-30 | |
| 10:32 | Blaise Keita shooting foul (Mouhamed Mbaye draws the foul) | |||
| 10:32 | +1 | Mouhamed Mbaye makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-30 | |
| 10:32 | +1 | Mouhamed Mbaye makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-30 | |
| 10:23 | Teagan Moore turnover (bad pass) (KJ Thomas steals) | |||
| 10:15 | Teagan Moore personal foul (Jamal West Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 10:10 | +2 | Kaseem Watson makes two point jump shot (KJ Thomas assists) | 22-30 | |
| 10:02 | Teagan Moore turnover (lost ball) (LA Hayes steals) | |||
| 9:59 | LA Hayes turnover (lost ball) (Terrion Murdix steals) | |||
| 9:52 | Teagan Moore turnover (bad pass) | |||
| 9:35 | Jamal West Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:33 | Terrion Murdix defensive rebound | |||
| 9:30 | Mouhamed Mbaye personal foul | |||
| 9:11 | +2 | Teagan Moore makes two point jump shot | 22-32 | |
| 8:55 | Cam Haffner personal foul (KJ Thomas draws the foul) | |||
| 8:52 | KJ Thomas technical foul | |||
| 8:52 | KJ Thomas turnover | |||
| 8:52 | Cam Haffner technical foul | |||
| 8:52 | Cam Haffner turnover | |||
| 8:44 | Leeroy Odiahi shooting foul (Trey Horton III draws the foul) | |||
| 8:44 | +1 | Trey Horton III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-32 | |
| 8:44 | +1 | Trey Horton III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-32 | |
| 8:27 | Trey Horton III shooting foul (Terrion Murdix draws the foul) | |||
| 8:27 | Terrion Murdix misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 8:27 | +1 | Terrion Murdix makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-33 | |
| 8:17 | Trey Horton III misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:15 | Armelo Boone defensive rebound | |||
| 8:08 | +3 | Grant Newell makes three point jump shot (Armelo Boone assists) | 24-36 | |
| 7:43 | Elijah Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:41 | Ryan Myers defensive rebound | |||
| 7:32 | LJ Hackman misses two point layup | |||
| 7:30 | Elijah Jones defensive rebound | |||
| 7:23 | LJ Hackman shooting foul (KJ Thomas draws the foul) | |||
| 7:23 | TV timeout | |||
| 7:23 | +1 | KJ Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-36 | |
| 7:23 | +1 | KJ Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-36 | |
| 7:07 | +2 | Ryan Myers makes two point jump shot (LJ Hackman assists) | 26-38 | |
| 6:34 | Kaseem Watson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:32 | Grant Newell defensive rebound | |||
| 6:26 | Grant Newell misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:24 | Armelo Boone offensive rebound | |||
| 6:15 | Elijah Jones shooting foul (Teagan Moore draws the foul) | |||
| 6:15 | +1 | Teagan Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-39 | |
| 6:15 | +1 | Teagan Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-40 | |
| 6:05 | +2 | Jamal West Jr. makes two point layup (Caleb Blackwell assists) | 28-40 | |
| 5:37 | +2 | LJ Hackman makes two point layup | 28-42 | |
| 5:06 | Ryan Myers shooting foul (Caleb Blackwell draws the foul) | |||
| 5:06 | +1 | Caleb Blackwell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-42 | |
| 5:06 | +1 | Caleb Blackwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-42 | |
| 4:53 | +2 | LJ Hackman makes two point layup | 30-44 | |
| 4:53 | Elijah Jones shooting foul (LJ Hackman draws the foul) | |||
| 4:53 | +1 | LJ Hackman makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 30-45 | |
| 4:28 | KJ Thomas turnover (bad pass) | |||
| 4:17 | +2 | LJ Hackman makes two point layup (Terrion Murdix assists) | 30-47 | |
| 4:03 | +3 | Jamal West Jr. makes three point jump shot (Caleb Blackwell assists) | 33-47 | |
| 3:42 | Armelo Boone turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Blackwell steals) | |||
| 3:36 | Kaseem Watson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:34 | Blaise Keita defensive rebound | |||
| 3:09 | Grant Newell misses two point jump shot | |||
| 3:07 | Kaseem Watson defensive rebound | |||
| 3:07 | Blaise Keita personal foul | |||
| 3:06 | TV timeout | |||
| 3:07 | +1 | KJ Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-47 | |
| 3:07 | +1 | KJ Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-47 | |
| 2:46 | Ryan Myers misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:44 | Blaise Keita offensive rebound | |||
| 2:35 | +2 | Teagan Moore makes two point hook shot | 35-49 | |
| 2:34 | Mouhamed Mbaye shooting foul (Teagan Moore draws the foul) | |||
| 2:34 | Teagan Moore misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 2:34 | Mouhamed Mbaye defensive rebound | |||
| 2:17 | Kaseem Watson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:15 | Jamal West Jr. offensive rebound | |||
| 1:57 | Leeroy Odiahi shooting foul (Jamal West Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 1:57 | +1 | Jamal West Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-49 | |
| 1:57 | Jamal West Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 1:57 | Grant Newell defensive rebound | |||
| 1:33 | Ryan Myers misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:31 | Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 1:23 | Kaseem Watson misses two point layup | |||
| 1:21 | Grant Newell defensive rebound | |||
| 1:12 | KJ Thomas blocks Ryan Myers's two point layup | |||
| 1:10 | Miners defensive rebound | |||
| 0:55 | Grant Newell personal foul (Kaseem Watson draws the foul) | |||
| 0:55 | Kaseem Watson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 0:55 | +1 | Kaseem Watson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-49 | |
| 0:36 | Grant Newell turnover (bad pass) | |||
| 0:09 | Trey Horton III misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:07 | Jamal West Jr. offensive rebound | |||
| 0:06 | +2 | Jamal West Jr. makes two point layup | 39-49 | |
| 0:06 | Teagan Moore shooting foul (Jamal West Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 0:06 | Jamal West Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 0:06 | Grant Newell defensive rebound | |||
| 0:02 | Grant Newell misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:00 | Mouhamed Mbaye defensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:52 | +2 | LJ Hackman makes two point layup (Terrion Murdix assists) | 39-51 | |
| 19:30 | Elijah Jones misses two point jump shot | |||
| 19:28 | Blaise Keita defensive rebound | |||
| 19:12 | Blaise Keita misses two point hook shot | |||
| 19:10 | Kaseem Watson defensive rebound | |||
| 19:00 | +2 | Jamal West Jr. makes two point jump shot | 41-51 | |
| 19:00 | Blaise Keita shooting foul (Jamal West Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 19:00 | Jamal West Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 19:00 | LJ Hackman defensive rebound | |||
| 18:49 | KJ Thomas shooting foul (LJ Hackman draws the foul) | |||
| 18:49 | +1 | LJ Hackman makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-52 | |
| 18:49 | +1 | LJ Hackman makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-53 | |
| 18:24 | +2 | Kaseem Watson makes two point jump shot (KJ Thomas assists) | 43-53 | |
| 18:01 | +3 | Grant Newell makes three point jump shot (Terrion Murdix assists) | 43-56 | |
| 17:35 | +3 | Jamal West Jr. makes three point jump shot (KJ Thomas assists) | 46-56 | |
| 17:19 | Grant Newell misses three point jump shot | |||
| 17:17 | Caleb Blackwell defensive rebound | |||
| 17:10 | Jamal West Jr. misses two point layup | |||
| 17:08 | Blaise Keita defensive rebound | |||
| 17:04 | KJ Thomas personal foul | |||
| 16:56 | +3 | Teagan Moore makes three point jump shot (Ryan Myers assists) | 46-59 | |
| 16:34 | Trey Horton III misses three point jump shot | |||
| 16:32 | Armelo Boone defensive rebound | |||
| 16:25 | Armelo Boone misses two point layup | |||
| 16:23 | Caleb Blackwell defensive rebound | |||
| 16:20 | Terrion Murdix blocks Kaseem Watson's two point layup | |||
| 16:18 | Miners offensive rebound | |||
| 16:16 | +3 | Caleb Blackwell makes three point jump shot (Trey Horton III assists) | 49-59 | |
| 15:57 | +2 | Grant Newell makes two point layup (Terrion Murdix assists) | 49-61 | |
| 15:57 | Trey Horton III shooting foul (Grant Newell draws the foul) | |||
| 15:57 | TV timeout | |||
| 15:57 | +1 | Grant Newell makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 49-62 | |
| 15:37 | Caleb Blackwell misses three point jump shot | |||
| 15:35 | Grant Newell defensive rebound | |||
| 15:25 | Ryan Myers misses three point jump shot | |||
| 15:23 | Caleb Blackwell defensive rebound | |||
| 15:19 | +2 | Caleb Blackwell makes two point layup | 51-62 | |
| 15:04 | Caleb Blackwell personal foul (Terrion Murdix draws the foul) | |||
| 14:52 | Elijah Jones personal foul (Teagan Moore draws the foul) | |||
| 14:42 | Trey Horton III shooting foul (Teagan Moore draws the foul) | |||
| 14:42 | +1 | Teagan Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 51-63 | |
| 14:42 | +1 | Teagan Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 51-64 | |
| 14:15 | +2 | Caleb Blackwell makes two point jump shot | 53-64 | |
| 13:49 | +2 | Grant Newell makes two point dunk (Teagan Moore assists) | 53-66 | |
| 13:23 | Grant Newell personal foul | |||
| 13:20 | Leeroy Odiahi shooting foul (Jamal West Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 13:20 | +1 | Jamal West Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 54-66 | |
| 13:20 | Jamal West Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 13:20 | Teagan Moore defensive rebound | |||
| 13:04 | Terrion Murdix turnover (bad pass) (Elijah Jones steals) | |||
| 12:49 | Trey Horton III misses two point jump shot | |||
| 12:47 | Hilltoppers defensive rebound | |||
| 12:29 | LJ Hackman misses two point layup | |||
| 12:27 | Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 12:01 | LJ Hackman shooting foul (Jamal West Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 12:01 | +1 | Jamal West Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 55-66 | |
| 12:01 | +1 | Jamal West Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 56-66 | |
| 11:47 | Ryan Myers misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:45 | Elijah Jones defensive rebound | |||
| 11:36 | KJ Thomas misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:34 | Cam Haffner defensive rebound | |||
| 11:28 | +2 | Teagan Moore makes two point layup (Cam Haffner assists) | 56-68 | |
| 11:03 | Cam Haffner shooting foul (Jamal West Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 11:03 | TV timeout | |||
| 11:03 | +1 | Jamal West Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 57-68 | |
| 11:03 | Jamal West Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 11:03 | Teagan Moore defensive rebound | |||
| 10:46 | +2 | Grant Newell makes two point alley-oop dunk (LJ Hackman assists) | 57-70 | |
| 10:22 | +2 | Jamal West Jr. makes two point layup | 59-70 | |
| 10:22 | Cam Haffner shooting foul (Jamal West Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 10:22 | Jamal West Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 10:22 | Grant Newell defensive rebound | |||
| 10:09 | Elijah Jones shooting foul (Grant Newell draws the foul) | |||
| 10:09 | Grant Newell misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | |||
| 10:09 | +1 | Grant Newell makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 59-71 | |
| 10:09 | +1 | Grant Newell makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 59-72 | |
| 9:44 | Kaseem Watson misses two point layup | |||
| 9:42 | Kaseem Watson offensive rebound | |||
| 9:41 | Kaseem Watson misses two point layup | |||
| 9:39 | Kaseem Watson offensive rebound | |||
| 9:39 | Blaise Keita shooting foul (Kaseem Watson draws the foul) | |||
| 9:39 | Kaseem Watson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 9:39 | +1 | Kaseem Watson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 60-72 | |
| 9:19 | +2 | Ryan Myers makes two point layup (Grant Newell assists) | 60-74 | |
| 8:48 | Kaseem Watson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:46 | LJ Hackman defensive rebound | |||
| 8:41 | Grant Newell misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:39 | Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 8:36 | Jump ball. (Miners gains possession) | |||
| 8:22 | Caleb Blackwell misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:20 | Jamal West Jr. offensive rebound | |||
| 8:19 | Jamal West Jr. misses two point layup | |||
| 8:17 | Jamal West Jr. offensive rebound | |||
| 8:15 | +2 | Jamal West Jr. makes two point layup | 62-74 | |
| 7:46 | Jamal West Jr. blocks Ryan Myers's two point layup | |||
| 7:44 | Mouhamed Mbaye defensive rebound | |||
| 7:42 | Kaseem Watson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:40 | Teagan Moore defensive rebound | |||
| 7:36 | Mouhamed Mbaye personal foul | |||
| 7:36 | TV timeout | |||
| 7:36 | +1 | Teagan Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 62-75 | |
| 7:36 | +1 | Teagan Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 62-76 | |
| 7:07 | Caleb Blackwell turnover (bad pass) (Blaise Keita steals) | |||
| 6:53 | Mouhamed Mbaye shooting foul (LJ Hackman draws the foul) | |||
| 6:53 | +1 | LJ Hackman makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 62-77 | |
| 6:53 | +1 | LJ Hackman makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 62-78 | |
| 6:31 | Kaseem Watson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:29 | Mouhamed Mbaye offensive rebound | |||
| 6:28 | Mouhamed Mbaye turnover (lost ball) (Noah Boyde steals) | |||
| 6:26 | Kaseem Watson personal foul | |||
| 6:26 | +1 | Terrion Murdix makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 62-79 | |
| 6:26 | +1 | Terrion Murdix makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 62-80 | |
| 5:57 | Trey Horton III turnover (lost ball) | |||
| 5:44 | Teagan Moore misses two point jump shot | |||
| 5:42 | Mouhamed Mbaye defensive rebound | |||
| 5:26 | Kaseem Watson misses two point jump shot | |||
| 5:24 | LJ Hackman defensive rebound | |||
| 5:16 | +3 | Ryan Myers makes three point jump shot (LJ Hackman assists) | 62-83 | |
| 4:50 | Ryan Myers personal foul (Mouhamed Mbaye draws the foul) | |||
| 4:50 | +1 | Mouhamed Mbaye makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 63-83 | |
| 4:50 | Mouhamed Mbaye misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 4:50 | Teagan Moore defensive rebound | |||
| 4:27 | Kaseem Watson blocks Teagan Moore's two point layup | |||
| 4:25 | Kaseem Watson defensive rebound | |||
| 4:24 | Jump ball. Kaseem Watson vs. Noah Boyde (Noah Boyde gains possession) | |||
| 4:24 | Kaseem Watson turnover (lost ball) (Noah Boyde steals) | |||
| 4:20 | +3 | Ryan Myers makes three point jump shot (Terrion Murdix assists) | 63-86 | |
| 4:01 | Kaseem Watson turnover (lost ball) (Noah Boyde steals) | |||
| 3:53 | LJ Hackman misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:51 | LA Hayes defensive rebound | |||
| 3:45 | Kaseem Watson misses two point layup | |||
| 3:43 | Ryan Myers defensive rebound | |||
| 3:23 | +2 | LJ Hackman makes two point layup | 63-88 | |
| 3:23 | Elijah Jones shooting foul (LJ Hackman draws the foul) | |||
| 3:23 | TV timeout | |||
| 3:23 | LJ Hackman misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 3:23 | LA Hayes defensive rebound | |||
| 3:08 | Caleb Blackwell misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:06 | Noah Boyde defensive rebound | |||
| 2:54 | KJ Thomas shooting foul (LJ Hackman draws the foul) | |||
| 2:54 | +1 | LJ Hackman makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 63-89 | |
| 2:54 | +1 | LJ Hackman makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 63-90 | |
| 2:35 | LA Hayes turnover (out of bounds) | |||
| 2:17 | +3 | Armelo Boone makes three point jump shot (Jack Edelen assists) | 63-93 | |
| 1:58 | LA Hayes misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:56 | Bobby Montgomery Jr. offensive rebound | |||
| 1:53 | +2 | Bobby Montgomery Jr. makes two point layup | 65-93 | |
| 1:52 | Miners 30 second timeout | |||
| 1:52 | TV timeout | |||
| 1:33 | Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:29 | Miners defensive rebound | |||
| 1:11 | LA Hayes misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:09 | Noah Boyde defensive rebound | |||
| 0:44 | Bobby Montgomery Jr. shooting foul (Armelo Boone draws the foul) | |||
| 0:44 | +1 | Armelo Boone makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 65-94 | |
| 0:44 | +1 | Armelo Boone makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 65-95 | |
| 0:32 | Bobby Montgomery Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Armelo Boone steals) | |||
| 0:26 | +2 | Jack Edelen makes two point layup | 65-97 | |
| 0:13 | LA Hayes misses two point jump shot | |||
| 0:11 | Cade Stinnett defensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
| Cade Stinnett defensive rebound | 0:11 |
| LA Hayes misses two point jump shot | 0:13 |
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+ 2 | Jack Edelen makes two point layup | 0:26 |
| Bobby Montgomery Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Armelo Boone steals) | 0:32 |
| |
+ 1 | Armelo Boone makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:44 |
| |
+ 1 | Armelo Boone makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:44 |
| Bobby Montgomery Jr. shooting foul (Armelo Boone draws the foul) | 0:44 |
| Noah Boyde defensive rebound | 1:09 |
| LA Hayes misses three point jump shot | 1:11 |
| Miners defensive rebound | 1:29 |
| Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot | 1:33 |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Points | 65 | 97 |
| Field Goals | 19-53 (35.8%) | 32-54 (59.3%) |
| 3-Pointers | 8-28 (28.6%) | 9-20 (45.0%) |
| Free Throws | 19-29 (65.5%) | 24-28 (85.7%) |
| Total Rebounds | 29 | 36 |
| Offensive | 8 | 4 |
| Defensive | 18 | 31 |
| Team | 3 | 1 |
| Assists | 10 | 21 |
| Steals | 6 | 7 |
| Blocks | 3 | 1 |
| Turnovers | 12 | 9 |
| Fouls | 21 | 20 |
| Technicals | 1 | 1 |
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| Team Stats | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| UTEP 10-20 | 69.5 PPG | 35.4 RPG | 12.0 APG |
| W. Kentucky 19-11 | 79.0 PPG | 44.1 RPG | 13.4 APG |
| Key Players | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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. West Jr. F | 13.5 PPG | 6.5 RPG | 1.4 APG | 55.3 FG% |
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. Newell F | 12.3 PPG | 4.5 RPG | 1.0 APG | 38.6 FG% |
| Top Scorers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. West Jr. F | 22 PTS | 7 REB | 1 AST | ||
| G. Newell F | 25 PTS | 7 REB | 1 AST | ||
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| J. West Jr. | 22 | 7 | 1 | 7/11 | 2/3 | 6/13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| K. Watson | 15 | 5 | 1 | 5/18 | 3/9 | 2/4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| C. Blackwell | 14 | 3 | 4 | 5/9 | 2/6 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| K. Thomas | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 4/4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| E. Jones | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/4 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| J. West Jr. | 22 | 7 | 1 | 7/11 | 2/3 | 6/13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| K. Watson | 15 | 5 | 1 | 5/18 | 3/9 | 2/4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| C. Blackwell | 14 | 3 | 4 | 5/9 | 2/6 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| K. Thomas | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 4/4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| E. Jones | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/4 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| M. Mbaye | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| T. Horton III | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0/4 | 0/3 | 2/2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Montgomery Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| L. Hayes | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| C. Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Hernandez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Brooks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 65 | 26 | 10 | 19/53 | 8/28 | 19/29 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 18 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| G. Newell | 25 | 7 | 1 | 8/13 | 4/8 | 5/6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| T. Moore | 24 | 5 | 2 | 8/10 | 1/1 | 7/8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| L. Hackman | 21 | 3 | 4 | 7/11 | 0/2 | 7/8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| T. Murdix | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| B. Keita | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| G. Newell | 25 | 7 | 1 | 8/13 | 4/8 | 5/6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| T. Moore | 24 | 5 | 2 | 8/10 | 1/1 | 7/8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| L. Hackman | 21 | 3 | 4 | 7/11 | 0/2 | 7/8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| T. Murdix | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| B. Keita | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| R. Myers | 13 | 3 | 1 | 5/12 | 3/7 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| A. Boone | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2/4 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| J. Edelen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Haffner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| L. Odiahi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| N. Boyde | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| C. Stinnett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| K. Unseld | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 97 | 35 | 21 | 32/54 | 9/20 | 24/28 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 31 |