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UTEP Miners at New Mexico State Aggies

· NCAA Men's Basketball
16-7, 4-4 Away
Final
66 - 63
12-11, 7-4 Home

Barnes puts up 18, UTEP defeats New Mexico State 66-63

Barnes shot 4 of 14 from the field, including 1 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 9 for 11 from the free-throw line for the Miners (16-7, 6-4 Conference USA). Otis Frazier III scored 16 points while going 6 of 11 from the floor, including 2 for 6 from 3-point range, and 2 for 7 from the foul line and added nine rebounds. Kevin Kalu finished 4 of 7 from the floor to finish with nine points, while adding 10 rebounds.

Emmanuel Tshimanga led the way for the Aggies (12-11, 5-5) with 13 points, six rebounds and two blocks. Christian Cook added 12 points and three steals for New Mexico State. Zawdie Jackson had nine points.

UTEP went into halftime ahead of New Mexico State 28-24. Frazier scored eight poi nts in the half. UTEP was outscored by one point in the second half but held on for the victory. Barnes led the way with 10 second-half points.

NEXT UP

Both teams next play Thursday. UTEP hosts Florida International and New Mexico State plays Liberty at home.

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Matchup Prediction

New Mexico State: 59.7%
UTEP: 40.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 66 - 63
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 66 - 63
2nd 0:00 UTEP Defensive Rebound. 66 - 63
2nd 0:03 Christian Cook missed Three Point Jumper. 66 - 63
2nd 0:08 Dionte Bostick Defensive Rebound. 66 - 63

Statistics

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21-52 FG 17-56
40.4 Field Goal % 30.4
5-21 3PT 7-30
23.8 Three Point % 23.3
19-29 FT 22-31
65.5 Free Throw % 71.0
36 Rebounds 35
9 Offensive Rebounds 11
27 Defensive Rebounds 24
12 Assists 7
8 Steals 7
1 Blocks 4
12 Turnovers 9
1 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
6 Points Off Turnovers 9
8 Fast Break Points 11
30 Points in Paint 18
22 Fouls 20
11 Largest Lead 0

Game Information

Venue: Pan American Center

Location: Las Cruces, NM
Attendance: 8,941 | 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