NCAAB

Sam Houston Bearkats at UTEP Miners

· NCAA Men's Basketball
7-8, 2-7 Away
Final
72 - 81
12-3, 9-0 Home

Barnes puts up 17 as UTEP defeats Sam Houston 81-72

Barnes went 6 of 10 from the field (4 for 7 from 3-point range) for the Miners (12-3, 2-0 Conference USA). Corey Camper Jr. scored 16 points while going 5 of 11 from the floor, including 1 for 4 from 3-point range, and 5 for 6 from the free-throw line. David Terrell Jr. shot 3 of 5 from the field and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line to finish with 11 points. It was the sixth straight victory for the Miners.

Marcus Boykin led the Bearkats (7-8, 0-2) in scoring, finishing with 18 points and two steals. Lamar Wilkerson added 16 points for Sam Houston. Cameron Huefner had 14 points and eight rebounds.

UTEP took the lead with 8:51 to go in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 39-29 at halftime, with Camper racking up nine points. UTEP used a 15-0 run in the second half to build an 18-point lead at 54-36 with 13:34 left in the half before finishing off the win.

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Matchup Prediction

UTEP: 64.9%
Sam Houston: 35.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 72 - 81
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 72 - 81
2nd 0:13 Cameron Huefner made Free Throw. 72 - 81
2nd 0:13 Cameron Huefner made Free Throw. 71 - 81
2nd 0:13 Foul on Kevin Kalu. 70 - 81

Statistics

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25-56 FG 28-51
44.6 Field Goal % 54.9
6-20 3PT 8-22
30.0 Three Point % 36.4
16-18 FT 17-23
88.9 Free Throw % 73.9
30 Rebounds 28
11 Offensive Rebounds 6
19 Defensive Rebounds 22
11 Assists 17
5 Steals 9
0 Blocks 2
15 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 2
15 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 12
7 Fast Break Points 16
36 Points in Paint 36
19 Fouls 19
1 Largest Lead 20

Game Information

Venue: Don Haskins Center

Location: El Paso, TX
Attendance: 5,774 | Capacity:

2024-25 Conference USA Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Liberty 11-4 - 23-5
Jacksonville State 11-5 0.5 19-10
Middle Tennessee 10-5 1 19-9
New Mexico State 8-7 3 15-13
Kennesaw State 8-8 3.5 16-13
Louisiana Tech 7-8 4 18-10
UTEP 7-8 4 17-11
Western Kentucky 7-8 4 16-12
Sam Houston 4-11 7 11-17
Florida International 3-12 8 9-19
Full Standings