0:12Jemel Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
UTEPTeam stats
This gameNMSU
40.0%FG%40.9%
8-273PT8-26
35Rebounds38
6Turnovers4
5Assists14
Scoring summary
- 2H 0:12 · NMSU 67, UTEP 63Jemel Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 0:12 · NMSU 66, UTEP 63Jemel Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
2H 0:17 · UTEP 63, NMSU 65Caleb Blackwell makes driving layup- 2H 0:24 · NMSU 65, UTEP 61Jemel Jones makes 18-foot jumper
- 2H 0:51 · UTEP 61, NMSU 63Jamal West Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 0:51 · UTEP 60, NMSU 63Jamal West Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 1:31 · UTEP 59, NMSU 63Caleb Blackwell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jamal West Jr. assists)
- 2H 1:50 · NMSU 63, UTEP 56Augustine Ekwe makes 5-foot hook shot (Gabe Pickens assists)
- 2H 2:45 · NMSU 61, UTEP 56Anthony Wrzeszcz makes driving layup
- 2H 3:18 · UTEP 56, NMSU 59Kaseem Watson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Caleb Blackwell assists)
- 2H 4:17 · NMSU 59, UTEP 53Jae'Coby Osborne makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot
- 2H 4:42 · UTEP 53, NMSU 57LA Hayes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Caleb Blackwell assists)
- 2H 5:06 · NMSU 57, UTEP 50Augustine Ekwe makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Gabe Pickens assists)
- 2H 6:00 · NMSU 55, UTEP 50Jemel Jones makes 13-foot jumper
- 2H 6:45 · UTEP 50, NMSU 53Elijah Jones makes layup
- 2H 8:19 · UTEP 48, NMSU 53LA Hayes makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
- 2H 8:44 · NMSU 53, UTEP 46Jemel Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Elijah Elliott assists)
- 2H 9:02 · UTEP 46, NMSU 50Jamal West Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 9:02 · UTEP 45, NMSU 50Jamal West Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 9:32 · NMSU 50, UTEP 44Elijah Elliott makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jae'Coby Osborne assists)
- 2H 10:12 · NMSU 47, UTEP 44Julius Mims makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 11:13 · UTEP 44, NMSU 46Jamal West Jr. makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot
- 2H 11:51 · UTEP 42, NMSU 46Jamal West Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 11:51 · UTEP 41, NMSU 46Jamal West Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 11:59 · NMSU 46, UTEP 40Augustine Ekwe makes 0-foot tip in dunk
- 2H 12:42 · UTEP 40, NMSU 44Kaseem Watson makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 12:42 · UTEP 39, NMSU 44Kaseem Watson makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 13:42 · UTEP 38, NMSU 44Elijah Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal West Jr. assists)
- 2H 14:02 · NMSU 44, UTEP 35Chris Terrell makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
- 2H 14:44 · UTEP 35, NMSU 42Caleb Blackwell makes 14-foot jumper
- 2H 16:13 · UTEP 33, NMSU 42Jamal West Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 16:13 · UTEP 32, NMSU 42Jamal West Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 17:11 · NMSU 42, UTEP 31Jae'Coby Osborne makes layup (Jemel Jones assists)
- 2H 17:35 · UTEP 31, NMSU 40Jamal West Jr. makes layup
- 2H 17:49 · NMSU 40, UTEP 29Julius Mims makes free throw 1 of 1
- 2H 17:49 · NMSU 39, UTEP 29Julius Mims makes 2-foot dunk (Gabe Pickens assists)
- 2H 18:06 · UTEP 29, NMSU 37Jamal West Jr. makes layup
- 2H 18:28 · NMSU 37, UTEP 27Jae'Coby Osborne makes layup (Gabe Pickens assists)
- 2H 19:36 · UTEP 27, NMSU 35KJ Thomas makes driving layup
- 1H 0:06 · NMSU 35, UTEP 25Julius Mims makes 0-foot tip in dunk
- 1H 0:54 · NMSU 33, UTEP 25Jemel Jones makes 8-foot jumper
- 1H 1:24 · NMSU 31, UTEP 25Jemel Jones makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 1H 2:24 · UTEP 25, NMSU 29Kaseem Watson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Caleb Blackwell assists)
- 1H 2:44 · NMSU 29, UTEP 22Jemel Jones makes 12-foot jumper
- 1H 3:30 · NMSU 27, UTEP 22Jemel Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Gabe Pickens assists)
- 1H 3:49 · UTEP 22, NMSU 24Jamal West Jr. makes layup
- 1H 4:07 · NMSU 24, UTEP 20Jayland Randall makes 23-foot three point jumper (Elijah Elliott assists)
- 1H 6:04 · UTEP 20, NMSU 21KJ Thomas makes free throw 1 of 1
- 1H 6:04 · UTEP 19, NMSU 21KJ Thomas makes layup
- 1H 6:29 · NMSU 21, UTEP 17Chris Terrell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Elijah Elliott assists)
- 1H 7:18 · NMSU 18, UTEP 17Jayland Randall makes 25-foot three point jumper
- 1H 8:51 · NMSU 15, UTEP 17Elijah Elliott makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 10:34 · NMSU 14, UTEP 17Jayland Randall makes layup
- 1H 11:33 · UTEP 17, NMSU 12Jamal West Jr. makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
- 1H 12:17 · UTEP 15, NMSU 12Jamal West Jr. makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
- 1H 13:24 · NMSU 12, UTEP 13Jemel Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anthony Wrzeszcz assists)
- 1H 14:25 · UTEP 13, NMSU 9Caleb Blackwell makes 25-foot three point jumper
- 1H 14:30 · NMSU 9, UTEP 10Jae'Coby Osborne makes layup (Augustine Ekwe assists)
- 1H 15:01 · UTEP 10, NMSU 7Jamal West Jr. makes driving layup
- 1H 15:28 · NMSU 7, UTEP 8Jae'Coby Osborne makes 0-foot dunk (Jemel Jones assists)
- 1H 15:58 · NMSU 5, UTEP 8Gabe Pickens makes 25-foot three point jumper
- 1H 16:53 · UTEP 8, NMSU 2Caleb Blackwell makes 25-foot three point jumper
- 1H 17:53 · UTEP 5, NMSU 2Caleb Blackwell makes 24-foot three point jumper
- 1H 18:17 · UTEP 2, NMSU 2Caleb Blackwell makes 21-foot jumper
- 1H 19:08 · NMSU 2, UTEP 0Jae'Coby Osborne makes layup (Jemel Jones assists)
Box score
Team
1
2
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UTEP25
38
63
NMSU35
32
67
UTEPTeam stats
This gameNMSU22-55Field goals27-66
40.0%Field goal %40.9%
8-273-pointers8-26
11-13Free throws5-7
35Rebounds38
5Assists14
2Steals2
3Blocks5
6Turnovers4
11Fouls11
Top performers
This game
UTEPJamal West Jr.22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 7-13 FG
NMSUJemel Jones21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 8-14 FG- UTEPCaleb Blackwell18 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST, 7-11 FG
UTEP MinersPlayers
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15Jamal West Jr.F | 38 | 22 | 7-13 | 0-1 | 8-10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 13Kaseem WatsonF | 38 | 8 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| 33Elijah JonesF | 35 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 1KJ ThomasG | 30 | 5 | 2-10 | 0-7 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 4Caleb BlackwellG | 36 | 18 | 7-11 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 25Mouhamed MbayeC | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23Cassius BrooksG | 5 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11Trey Horton IIIG | 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7LA HayesG | 8 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6CJ SmithF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 0David TubekF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3Bobby Montgomery Jr.G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2Jordan HernandezG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5Tyreese WatsonG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | 63 | 22-55 | 8-27 | 11-13 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 11 |
UTEPOffense
NMSUSeason stats
69.3 (383rd)Points per Game(220th) 75.1
42.7% (343rd)Field Goal %(336th) 42.8%
33.8% (242nd)3-Point %(317th) 32.6%
70.0% (331st)Free Throw %(227th) 72.8%
11.7 (395th)Assists per Game(308th) 12.9
9.8 (344th)Off. Rebounds per Game(81st) 12.4
11.7 (220th)Turnovers per Game(97th) 10.5
UTEPDefense
NMSUSeason stats
32.5 (359th)Rebounds per Game(74th) 38.0
22.8 (356th)Def. Rebounds per Game(116th) 25.6
7.6 (146th)Steals per Game(290th) 6.4
3.6 (158th)Blocks per Game(228th) 3.2
UTEPTeam record
NMSU10-17Record13-13
Venue and TV
- 9:00 PM, February 21, 2026
- Pan American Center, Las Cruces
- Watch: ESPN+