Defense shines as North Texas routs UTEP 63-33
— North Texas held UTEP to 33 points on 21.2% shooting en route to a 63-33 win on Friday night. Both marks represented season bests for the Mean Green.
— North Texas held UTEP to 33 points on 21.2% shooting en route to a 63-33 win on Friday night. Both marks represented season bests for the Mean Green.
— Travis Evee scored 21 points, Max Fiedler had 19 points and 11 rebounds and Rice held off UTEP for a 71-68 win on Saturday night.
— Bryson Williams scored 29 points as UTEP defeated Rice 101-89 on Friday night.
— Jamal Bieniemy had 20 points as UTEP topped Southern Miss 77-62 on Saturday.
— Tae Hardy made a shot with 4:23 remaining in overtime to give Southern Miss a lead they would not relinquish en route to a 74-66 win over UTEP on Friday night.
— Bryson Williams had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Souley Boum added 18 points and UTEP dominated the second half to beat Arizona State 76-63 Wednesday night.
— James Akinjo scored 18 points and cold-shooting Arizona held on for a 69-61 win over UTEP on Saturday.
Arizona has canceled its scheduled men's basketball home game Sunday against UTEP after a positive COVID-19 test in the Miners' program.
— Souley Boum scored 23 points and UTEP defeated Division II Texas-Permian Basin 100-81 in the season opener on Wednesday night.
Guard Jordan Lathon, who made 22 starts with UTEP last season, is transferring to Milwaukee with two seasons of eligibility remaining.
Taevion Kinsey had 26 points as sixth-seeded Marshall beat No. 11 seed UTEP 86-78 in the first round of the Conference USA Conference Tournament on Wednesday night.
Souley Boum had 25 points as UTEP edged past Rice 77-72 on Saturday. Daryl Edwards added 22 points for the Miners.
Daryl Edwards had 25 points as UTEP narrowly defeated Middle Tennessee 60-56 on Wednesday night.
Daryl Edwards scored 26 points and Jordan Lathon posted a double-double and UTEP beat Southern Miss 75-56 on Sunday.
Daryl Edwards had a career-high 34 points as UTEP snapped a five-game losing streak by knocking off Rice 68-62 on Saturday.
Mikel Beyers scored 18 points and Jannson Williams added 14 and Marshall beat UTEP 71-61 on Saturday.
Taveion Hollingsworth scored 18 points, Jared Savage added 14 plus nine rebounds and Western Kentucky defeated UTEP 67-62 on Thursday night, rolling to a third straight win.
Malik Curry scored 18 points and made eight assists, Kalu Ezikpe scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds off the bench and Old Dominion beat UTEP 72-53 on Saturday.
Jahmir Young registered 14 points and eight rebounds as Charlotte extended its home win streak to eight games, narrowly defeating UTEP 68-64 on Thursday night.
With a month to go (or less) in the regular season, here are the leaders in the clubhouse for Player of the Year honors.
Will Butler had 17 points as UAB topped UTEP 69-55 on Saturday night.
Zachary Simmons had 16 points and Javion Hamlet 14 as North Texas won its eighth consecutive game, topping UTEP 67-57 on Saturday.
Souley Boum scored a career-high 27 points, Daryl Edwards added a career-high 22 and the duo scored the last 13 points for UTEP as the Miners held off Rice 72-64 on Thursday night.
Jhivvan Jackson had 23 points as UTSA won its seventh consecutive home game, topping UTEP 86-70 on Saturday. Keaton Wallace added 21 points for the Roadrunners.
EAST | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Western Kentucky | 3-2 | - | 10-4 |
Old Dominion | 3-2 | - | 7-4 |
Florida Int'l | 2-3 | 1 | 8-5 |
Marshall | 1-2 | 1 | 7-3 |
Florida Atlantic | 1-2 | 1 | 6-6 |
Charlotte | 1-2 | 1 | 5-6 |
Middle Tennessee | 1-2 | 1 | 3-6 |
WEST | CONF | GB | OVR |
UAB | 3-0 | - | 10-1 |
Rice | 4-1 | - | 10-3 |
North Texas | 2-1 | 1 | 6-5 |
Louisiana Tech | 3-2 | 1 | 10-4 |
UTEP | 2-3 | 2 | 6-5 |
Southern Miss | 2-3 | 2 | 6-6 |
UT San Antonio | 1-4 | 3 | 5-7 |
Final Fours | 1 |
Tournament Record | 14-16 |
Championship Seasons | 1966 |
Tournament Appearances | 17 |