Sam Houston Bearkats at UTEP Miners
· CUSA Championship - 1st Round
UTEP secures 79-65 win in Conference USA Tournament against Sam Houston
No. 8-seed UTEP, which ended a seven-game losing streak, advances to play top-seed Liberty on Wednesday in a quarterfinal game.
Camper shot 5 of 11 from the field, including 4 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line for the Miners (18-14). Kevin Kalu added 15 points while shooting 5 of 11 from the field and 5 for 6 from the line while they also had 15 rebounds. Otis Frazier III shot 4 for 8 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line to finish with 12 points.
The ninth-seeded Bearkats (13-19) were led in scoring by Lamar Wilkerson, who finished with 22 points, six rebounds and four steals. Sam Houston also got 18 points, eight rebounds and two blocks from Kalifa Sakho. Marcus Boykin scored 15.
UTEP took the lead with 6:35 left in the first half and did not relinquish it.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 65 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Lamar Wilkerson made Layup. | 65 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:37 | Devon Barnes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Terrell Jr.. | 63 - 79 |
| 2nd 1:07 | Kalifa Sakho made Jumper. | 63 - 76 |
Statistics
 SHSU |
 UTEP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-50 | FG | 27-60 |
| 40.0 | Field Goal % | 45.0 |
| 2-19 | 3PT | 12-25 |
| 10.5 | Three Point % | 48.0 |
| 23-31 | FT | 13-17 |
| 74.2 | Free Throw % | 76.5 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 10 | Assists | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 16 | Fouls | 19 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Location: Huntsville, AL
Attendance: 989 | 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 |