0:15Jamal West Jr. makes 3-foot dunk
UTEPTeam stats
This gameFIU
35.5%FG%50.9%
10-273PT3-17
33Rebounds41
12Turnovers12
13Assists14
Scoring summary
- 2H 0:15 · UTEP 64, FIU 76Jamal West Jr. makes 3-foot dunk
- 2H 1:24 · UTEP 62, FIU 76Jamal West Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
2H 1:43 · FIU 76, UTEP 61Ashton Williamson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zawdie Jackson assists)- 2H 2:04 · UTEP 61, FIU 73Kaseem Watson makes 19-foot jumper (Elijah Jones assists)
- 2H 2:18 · FIU 73, UTEP 59Corey Stephenson makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Ashton Williamson assists)
- 2H 3:17 · UTEP 59, FIU 71KJ Thomas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cassius Brooks assists)
- 2H 3:42 · FIU 71, UTEP 56Corey Stephenson makes layup (Eric Dibami assists)
- 2H 4:23 · FIU 69, UTEP 56Brit Harris makes 1-foot dunk
- 2H 5:09 · UTEP 56, FIU 67Cassius Brooks makes layup (KJ Thomas assists)
- 2H 5:29 · FIU 67, UTEP 54Ibrahim Olajuwon makes 0-foot dunk
- 2H 5:49 · FIU 65, UTEP 54Eric Dibami makes layup
- 2H 6:24 · UTEP 54, FIU 63KJ Thomas makes free throw 1 of 1
- 2H 6:24 · UTEP 53, FIU 63KJ Thomas makes layup
- 2H 6:38 · FIU 63, UTEP 51Eric Dibami makes layup
- 2H 6:54 · UTEP 51, FIU 61Kaseem Watson makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 6:54 · UTEP 50, FIU 61Kaseem Watson makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 7:15 · FIU 61, UTEP 49Ibrahim Olajuwon makes 5-foot jumper
- 2H 7:47 · FIU 59, UTEP 49Eric Dibami makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 2H 8:02 · UTEP 49, FIU 57Kaseem Watson makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 8:02 · UTEP 48, FIU 57Kaseem Watson makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 9:03 · FIU 57, UTEP 47Ibrahim Olajuwon makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 2H 9:07 · FIU 55, UTEP 47Hamed Olayinka makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 9:29 · FIU 54, UTEP 47Ibrahim Olajuwon makes layup
- 2H 10:01 · FIU 52, UTEP 47Corey Stephenson makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 10:01 · FIU 51, UTEP 47Corey Stephenson makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 10:41 · FIU 50, UTEP 47Zawdie Jackson makes driving layup (Ashton Williamson assists)
- 2H 10:49 · UTEP 47, FIU 48LA Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 11:17 · FIU 48, UTEP 46Ashton Williamson makes driving layup (Corey Stephenson assists)
- 2H 11:52 · FIU 46, UTEP 46Zawdie Jackson makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 11:52 · FIU 45, UTEP 46Zawdie Jackson makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 12:28 · UTEP 46, FIU 44Trey Horton III makes layup
- 2H 12:39 · UTEP 44, FIU 44Jamal West Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1
- 2H 12:39 · UTEP 43, FIU 44Jamal West Jr. makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 2H 14:05 · FIU 44, UTEP 41Eric Dibami makes layup
- 2H 14:43 · FIU 42, UTEP 41Hamed Olayinka makes driving layup (Thiago Sucatzky assists)
- 2H 16:02 · UTEP 41, FIU 40C.J. Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Trey Horton III assists)
- 2H 16:54 · FIU 40, UTEP 38Corey Stephenson makes 12-foot jumper
- 2H 17:05 · UTEP 38, FIU 38Trey Horton III makes 25-foot three point jumper (Elijah Jones assists)
- 2H 17:18 · FIU 38, UTEP 35Corey Stephenson makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 17:18 · FIU 37, UTEP 35Corey Stephenson makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 18:04 · FIU 36, UTEP 35Zawdie Jackson makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 18:04 · FIU 35, UTEP 35Zawdie Jackson makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 18:10 · UTEP 35, FIU 34Kaseem Watson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal West Jr. assists)
- 2H 18:35 · FIU 34, UTEP 32Corey Stephenson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ashton Williamson assists)
- 2H 19:07 · UTEP 32, FIU 31Kaseem Watson makes 14-foot jumper (Elijah Jones assists)
- 2H 19:47 · FIU 31, UTEP 30Hamed Olayinka makes 6-foot jumper
- 1H 0:55 · UTEP 30, FIU 29Kaseem Watson makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 0:55 · UTEP 29, FIU 29Kaseem Watson makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 1:23 · FIU 29, UTEP 28Corey Stephenson makes layup
- 1H 1:55 · FIU 27, UTEP 28Julian Mackey makes layup (Hamed Olayinka assists)
- 1H 2:02 · UTEP 28, FIU 25C.J. Smith makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 1H 2:30 · FIU 25, UTEP 26Julian Mackey makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 2:43 · UTEP 26, FIU 24Kaseem Watson makes 25-foot three point jumper (KJ Thomas assists)
- 1H 3:53 · FIU 24, UTEP 23Eric Dibami makes layup
- 1H 4:07 · UTEP 23, FIU 22Kaseem Watson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trey Horton III assists)
- 1H 4:24 · FIU 22, UTEP 20Ibrahim Olajuwon makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 5:42 · FIU 21, UTEP 20Hamed Olayinka makes layup
- 1H 5:52 · UTEP 20, FIU 19Jamal West Jr. makes layup
- 1H 6:53 · FIU 19, UTEP 18Ashton Williamson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Corey Stephenson assists)
- 1H 9:00 · UTEP 18, FIU 16Trey Horton III makes 12-foot jumper (KJ Thomas assists)
- 1H 9:31 · FIU 16, UTEP 16Corey Stephenson makes 6-foot alley oop dunk (Thiago Sucatzky assists)
- 1H 9:42 · UTEP 16, FIU 14Trey Horton III makes driving layup
- 1H 10:01 · FIU 14, UTEP 14Eric Dibami makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 10:33 · FIU 13, UTEP 14Eric Dibami makes 8-foot jumper (Thiago Sucatzky assists)
- 1H 11:13 · FIU 11, UTEP 14Eric Dibami makes layup
- 1H 11:19 · UTEP 14, FIU 9Elijah Jones makes layup
- 1H 12:05 · FIU 9, UTEP 12Julian Mackey makes free throw 3 of 3
- 1H 12:05 · FIU 8, UTEP 12Julian Mackey makes free throw 2 of 3
- 1H 12:05 · FIU 7, UTEP 12Julian Mackey makes free throw 1 of 3
- 1H 12:23 · UTEP 12, FIU 6Kaseem Watson makes 24-foot three point jumper
- 1H 14:02 · FIU 6, UTEP 9Hamed Olayinka makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 1H 14:48 · FIU 4, UTEP 9Hamed Olayinka makes 7-foot dunk (Zawdie Jackson assists)
- 1H 14:54 · UTEP 9, FIU 2Kaseem Watson makes 25-foot three point jumper (KJ Thomas assists)
- 1H 15:46 · UTEP 6, FIU 2Elijah Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (KJ Thomas assists)
- 1H 16:37 · UTEP 3, FIU 2Elijah Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kaseem Watson assists)
- 1H 17:16 · FIU 2, UTEP 0Ashton Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 17:16 · FIU 1, UTEP 0Ashton Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2
Box score
Team
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2
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UTEP30
34
64
FIU29
47
76
UTEPTeam stats
This gameFIU22-62Field goals28-55
35.5%Field goal %50.9%
10-273-pointers3-17
10-12Free throws17-27
33Rebounds41
13Assists14
6Steals5
1Blocks8
12Turnovers12
19Fouls15
Top performers
This game
UTEPKaseem Watson25 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 7-15 FG
FIUCorey Stephenson17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 6-11 FG- FIUEric Dibami15 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 7-8 FG
UTEP MinersPlayers
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15Jamal West Jr.F | 30 | 8 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 13Kaseem WatsonF | 35 | 25 | 7-15 | 5-9 | 6-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 33Elijah JonesF | 26 | 8 | 3-14 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 1KJ ThomasG | 32 | 6 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 11Trey Horton IIIG | 28 | 9 | 4-11 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 6CJ SmithF | 17 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 25Mouhamed MbayeC | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23Cassius BrooksG | 20 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3Bobby Montgomery Jr.G | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2Jordan HernandezG | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7LA HayesG | 4 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 0David TubekF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5Tyreese WatsonG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4Caleb BlackwellG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | 64 | 22-62 | 10-27 | 10-12 | 33 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 19 |
UTEPOffense
FIUSeason stats
69.3 (383rd)Points per Game(77th) 80.6
42.7% (343rd)Field Goal %(165th) 45.7%
33.8% (242nd)3-Point %(150th) 35.1%
70.0% (331st)Free Throw %(370th) 68.9%
11.7 (395th)Assists per Game(150th) 14.8
9.8 (344th)Off. Rebounds per Game(43rd) 13.1
11.7 (220th)Turnovers per Game(352nd) 13
UTEPDefense
FIUSeason stats
32.5 (359th)Rebounds per Game(78th) 37.9
22.8 (356th)Def. Rebounds per Game(183rd) 24.8
7.6 (146th)Steals per Game(44th) 9.2
3.6 (158th)Blocks per Game(45th) 4.6
UTEPTeam record
FIU4-10Record9-5
Venue and TV
- 4:00 PM, January 4, 2026
- Ocean Bank Convocation Center, Miami
- Watch: ESPN+