0:17Elijah Jones makes layup (Caleb Blackwell assists)
UTEPTeam stats
This gameLIB
54.9%FG%59.3%
11-233PT7-20
21Rebounds23
13Turnovers6
15Assists13
Scoring summary
- 2H 0:17 · UTEP 69, LIB 80Elijah Jones makes layup (Caleb Blackwell assists)
- 2H 0:51 · UTEP 67, LIB 80Elijah Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Caleb Blackwell assists)
2H 1:47 · LIB 80, UTEP 64Kaden Metheny makes driving layup- 2H 2:37 · LIB 78, UTEP 64Kaden Metheny makes driving layup
- 2H 3:04 · UTEP 64, LIB 76Jamal West Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 3:17 · LIB 76, UTEP 63Zach Cleveland makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 4:35 · UTEP 63, LIB 75Caleb Blackwell makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- 2H 5:12 · LIB 75, UTEP 60Zach Cleveland makes driving layup (Brett Decker Jr. assists)
- 2H 5:43 · UTEP 60, LIB 73Kaseem Watson makes layup (Caleb Blackwell assists)
- 2H 6:41 · LIB 73, UTEP 58Josh Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 6:41 · LIB 72, UTEP 58Josh Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 7:02 · LIB 71, UTEP 58Josh Smith makes layup (Zach Cleveland assists)
- 2H 7:37 · LIB 69, UTEP 58Zach Cleveland makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 7:59 · UTEP 58, LIB 68Elijah Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 8:42 · UTEP 57, LIB 68Trey Horton III makes 24-foot three point jumper (KJ Thomas assists)
- 2H 9:11 · LIB 68, UTEP 54Colin Porter makes 25-foot three point jumper
- 2H 9:38 · LIB 65, UTEP 54Kaden Metheny makes layup
- 2H 10:08 · LIB 63, UTEP 54Brett Decker Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1
- 2H 10:08 · LIB 62, UTEP 54Brett Decker Jr. makes driving layup
- 2H 10:28 · UTEP 54, LIB 60Kaseem Watson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trey Horton III assists)
- 2H 10:48 · LIB 60, UTEP 51Zach Cleveland makes layup (Kaden Metheny assists)
- 2H 12:53 · LIB 58, UTEP 51Brett Decker Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists)
- 2H 13:56 · LIB 55, UTEP 51Zach Cleveland makes layup (JJ Harper assists)
- 2H 14:55 · UTEP 51, LIB 53Elijah Jones makes 6-foot turnaround jump shot (Caleb Blackwell assists)
- 2H 15:06 · LIB 53, UTEP 49Colin Porter makes layup
- 2H 15:49 · LIB 51, UTEP 49Colin Porter makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 15:49 · LIB 50, UTEP 49Colin Porter makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 16:08 · UTEP 49, LIB 49Caleb Blackwell makes 29-foot three point jumper (KJ Thomas assists)
- 2H 16:28 · LIB 49, UTEP 46JJ Harper makes layup (Colin Porter assists)
- 2H 16:51 · UTEP 46, LIB 47Elijah Jones makes 20-foot jumper
- 2H 17:22 · LIB 47, UTEP 44Colin Porter makes layup
- 2H 17:46 · UTEP 44, LIB 45Jamal West Jr. makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Caleb Blackwell assists)
- 2H 18:01 · LIB 45, UTEP 42Zach Cleveland makes layup (Kaden Metheny assists)
- 2H 18:29 · UTEP 42, LIB 43Caleb Blackwell makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
- 2H 19:12 · UTEP 40, LIB 43Kaseem Watson makes 7-foot floating jump shot
- 2H 19:23 · LIB 43, UTEP 38JJ Harper makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 1H 0:00 · UTEP 38, LIB 41Caleb Blackwell makes 24-foot three point jumper
- 1H 0:54 · UTEP 35, LIB 41Caleb Blackwell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kaseem Watson assists)
- 1H 1:08 · LIB 41, UTEP 32Kaden Metheny makes layup
- 1H 1:29 · UTEP 32, LIB 39Caleb Blackwell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal West Jr. assists)
- 1H 1:55 · UTEP 29, LIB 39Cassius Brooks makes layup
- 1H 2:24 · UTEP 27, LIB 39Elijah Jones makes layup (Caleb Blackwell assists)
- 1H 3:01 · UTEP 25, LIB 39Caleb Blackwell makes 25-foot three point jumper (KJ Thomas assists)
- 1H 3:13 · LIB 39, UTEP 22Zach Cleveland makes 3-foot dunk
- 1H 3:35 · LIB 37, UTEP 22Brett Decker Jr. makes 14-foot turnaround jump shot
- 1H 4:28 · LIB 35, UTEP 22Zach Cleveland makes layup
- 1H 4:49 · UTEP 22, LIB 33Elijah Jones makes 14-foot turnaround jump shot
- 1H 5:18 · LIB 33, UTEP 20Zander Carter makes driving layup
- 1H 6:03 · UTEP 20, LIB 31KJ Thomas makes layup
- 1H 6:36 · LIB 31, UTEP 18Kaden Metheny makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists)
- 1H 7:46 · LIB 28, UTEP 18Colin Porter makes 24-foot three point jumper
- 1H 8:38 · LIB 25, UTEP 18Colin Porter makes 24-foot three point jumper
- 1H 8:58 · UTEP 18, LIB 22Elijah Jones makes layup
- 1H 9:23 · LIB 22, UTEP 16Brett Decker Jr. makes layup (JJ Harper assists)
- 1H 9:46 · UTEP 16, LIB 20Elijah Jones makes driving layup
- 1H 10:01 · LIB 20, UTEP 14Brett Decker Jr. makes 22-foot three point jumper (Colin Porter assists)
- 1H 11:35 · UTEP 14, LIB 17KJ Thomas makes layup
- 1H 12:07 · LIB 17, UTEP 12Josh Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 12:07 · LIB 16, UTEP 12Josh Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 12:49 · LIB 15, UTEP 12Zach Cleveland makes layup
- 1H 13:38 · UTEP 12, LIB 13Kaseem Watson makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
- 1H 14:05 · UTEP 10, LIB 13Jamal West Jr. makes layup
- 1H 14:35 · LIB 13, UTEP 8Brett Decker Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Colin Porter assists)
- 1H 15:13 · UTEP 8, LIB 10Kaseem Watson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Caleb Blackwell assists)
- 1H 15:42 · LIB 10, UTEP 5Zach Cleveland makes layup (Kaden Metheny assists)
- 1H 16:07 · UTEP 5, LIB 8KJ Thomas makes layup (Kaseem Watson assists)
- 1H 16:35 · LIB 8, UTEP 3Brett Decker Jr. makes 21-foot pullup jump shot
- 1H 17:00 · LIB 6, UTEP 3Kaden Metheny makes layup (Zach Cleveland assists)
- 1H 18:00 · LIB 4, UTEP 3Zach Cleveland makes driving layup
- 1H 18:23 · UTEP 3, LIB 2Elijah Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (KJ Thomas assists)
- 1H 18:41 · LIB 2, UTEP 0Brett Decker Jr. makes layup
Box score
Team
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2
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UTEP38
31
69
LIB41
39
80
UTEPTeam stats
This gameLIB28-51Field goals32-54
54.9%Field goal %59.3%
11-233-pointers7-20
2-4Free throws9-11
21Rebounds23
15Assists13
4Steals7
2Blocks5
13Turnovers6
10Fouls7
Top performers
This game
UTEPElijah Jones21 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST, 9-16 FG- UTEPCaleb Blackwell20 PTS, 2 REB, 7 AST, 7-13 FG
LIBZach Cleveland20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 9-10 FG
UTEP MinersPlayers
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15Jamal West Jr.F | 30 | 5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 13Kaseem WatsonF | 38 | 12 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33Elijah JonesF | 34 | 21 | 9-16 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 1KJ ThomasG | 33 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4Caleb BlackwellG | 34 | 20 | 7-13 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 23Cassius BrooksG | 15 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11Trey Horton IIIG | 16 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6CJ SmithF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 0David TubekF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25Mouhamed MbayeC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3Bobby Montgomery Jr.G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2Jordan HernandezG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5Tyreese WatsonG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7LA HayesG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | 69 | 28-51 | 11-23 | 2-4 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 |
UTEPOffense
LIBSeason stats
69.3 (383rd)Points per Game(144th) 77.7
42.7% (343rd)Field Goal %(5th) 51.0%
33.8% (242nd)3-Point %(27th) 39.3%
70.0% (331st)Free Throw %(295th) 71.1%
11.7 (395th)Assists per Game(35th) 17.1
9.8 (344th)Off. Rebounds per Game(490th) 5.7
11.7 (220th)Turnovers per Game(12th) 8.6
UTEPDefense
LIBSeason stats
32.5 (359th)Rebounds per Game(445th) 29.0
22.8 (356th)Def. Rebounds per Game(314th) 23.3
7.6 (146th)Steals per Game(300th) 6.3
3.6 (158th)Blocks per Game(195th) 3.4
UTEPTeam record
LIB6-12Record15-3
Venue and TV
- 3:00 PM, January 17, 2026
- Liberty Arena (VA), Lynchburg
- Watch: ESPN+