UTEP Miners at New Mexico State Aggies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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.
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Both teams next play Thursday. UTEP hosts Florida International and New Mexico State plays Liberty at home.
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Matchup Prediction
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
 UTEP |
 NMSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
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 |