Florida International Panthers at UTEP Miners
· NCAA Men's Basketball
UTEP defeats Florida International 77-63
Kalu shot 6 of 7 from the field and 2 for 5 from the free-throw line for the Miners (17-7, 7-4 Conference USA). Devon Barnes scored 13 points while shooting 5 for 10, including 3 for 7 from beyond the arc and added six assists and three steals. Otis Frazier III shot 3 for 9 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line to finish with 12 points, while adding 12 rebounds and five assists.
Vianney Salatchoum led the Panthers (8-17, 2-10) in scoring, finishing with 12 points, nine rebounds, three steals and four blocks. Ashton Williamson also scored 12 points and added four assists for Florida International. Jayden Brewer finished with 11 points.
Led by eight points from Barnes before the break, UTEP entered halftime tied with Florida International 37-37. UTEP took the lead with midway through the second half and did not relinquish it. Kalu helped their team pull away for the victory with nine second-half points.
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Both teams next play Saturday. UTEP hosts Liberty and Florida Internationalplays New Mexico State on the road.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 63 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:03 | UTEP Turnover. | 63 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Corey Camper Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 63 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:33 | Dashon Gittens missed Three Point Jumper. | 63 - 77 |
Statistics
 FIU |
 UTEP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-56 | FG | 30-60 |
| 42.9 | Field Goal % | 50.0 |
| 6-21 | 3PT | 8-20 |
| 28.6 | Three Point % | 40.0 |
| 9-17 | FT | 9-14 |
| 52.9 | Free Throw % | 64.3 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 11 | Assists | 22 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 25 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 13 | Fouls | 16 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: El Paso, TX
Attendance: 4,089 | Capacity:
2024-25 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville State | 11-4 | - | 19-9 |
| Liberty | 10-4 | 0.5 | 22-5 |
| Middle Tennessee | 9-5 | 1.5 | 18-9 |
| New Mexico State | 8-6 | 2.5 | 15-12 |
| Kennesaw State | 8-7 | 3 | 16-12 |
| UTEP | 7-7 | 3.5 | 17-10 |
| Louisiana Tech | 7-8 | 4 | 18-10 |
| Western Kentucky | 6-8 | 4.5 | 15-12 |
| Sam Houston | 4-11 | 7 | 11-17 |
| Florida International | 2-12 | 8.5 | 8-19 |