NCAAB

UTEP Miners at Sam Houston Bearkats

· NCAA Men's Basketball
UTEP Miners
17-13, 4-7 Away
Final
87 - 89
Sam Houston Bearkats
12-18, 8-4 Home

Lamar Wilkerson scores 29 to help Sam Houston hold off UTEP 89-87

Wilkerson shot 12 for 22, including 5 for 9 from beyond the arc for the Bearkats (12-18, 5-12 Conference USA). Marcus Boykin added 18 points while shooting 5 of 8 from the field and 7 for 7 from the line while they also had seven rebounds and five assists. Cameron Huefner shot 4 for 8 (3 for 7 from 3-point range) and 6 of 8 from the free-throw line to finish with 17 points.

Devon Barnes finished with 16 points and two steals for the Miners (17-13, 7-10). Corey Camper Jr. added 15 points and three steals for UTEP. Ahamad Bynum also put up 13 points. The Miners prolonged their losing streak to six straight.

Sam Houston used a 12-2 second-half run to come back from a four-point deficit and take the lead at 70-64 with 6:29 left in the half before finishing off the victory. Wilkerson scored 14 second-half points.

Both teams close out the regular season on Saturday. Sam Houston hosts New Mexico State and UTEP travels to play Louisiana Tech.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 87 - 89
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 87 - 89
2nd 0:00 Devon Barnes made Three Point Jumper. 87 - 89
2nd 0:01 Kalifa Sakho made Free Throw. 84 - 89
2nd 0:01 Sam Houston Deadball Team Rebound. 84 - 88

Statistics

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31-64 FG 31-53
48.4 Field Goal % 58.5
10-24 3PT 10-20
41.7 Three Point % 50.0
15-23 FT 17-28
65.2 Free Throw % 60.7
30 Rebounds 33
10 Offensive Rebounds 7
20 Defensive Rebounds 26
7 Assists 15
9 Steals 8
1 Blocks 4
14 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Off Turnovers 20
14 Fast Break Points 18
40 Points in Paint 40
21 Fouls 14
12 Largest Lead 7

Game Information

Venue: Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum

Location: Huntsville, TX
Attendance: 837 | Capacity:

2024-25 Conference USA Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Liberty 13-5 - 28-7
Middle Tennessee 12-6 1 22-12
Jacksonville State 12-6 1 23-13
Kennesaw State 10-8 3 19-14
New Mexico State 10-8 3 17-15
Louisiana Tech 9-9 4 20-12
Western Kentucky 8-10 5 17-15
UTEP 7-11 6 18-15
Sam Houston 6-12 7 13-19
Florida International 3-15 10 10-23
Full Standings