Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders vs UTEP Miners
Lead tracker
MTSU leadsBiggest lead MTSU 13, UTEP 4UTEP leads
| Team | 1H | 2H | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 MTSU | 44 | 29 | 7 | 80 |
 UTEP | 37 | 36 | 10 | 83 |
Who won: UTEP 83-80
The UTEP Miners beat the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 83-80 in overtime on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at Don Haskins Center. Kaseem Watson led the UTEP in points (23). Chris Loofe led the MTSU in points (16).
UTEP
Player of the game
Elijah Jones
UTEP · 20 PTS, 3 BLK, 4 REB
8.2
| Players | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | GmSc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal West Jr.F6.6 | 43 | 16 | 6-15 | 0-1 | 4-7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8.9 |
| Kaseem WatsonF7.7 | 43 | 23 | 7-15 | 5-8 | 4-4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15.4 |
| Elijah JonesF8.2 | 36 | 20 | 8-12 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18.3 |
| Cassius BrooksG5.3 | 18 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.2 |
| KJ ThomasG6.3 | 41 | 11 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 4-7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7.7 |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| C.J. SmithF | 4 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1.8 |
| Mouhamed MbayeC | 5 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Bobby Montgomery Jr.G | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Jordan HernandezG | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.8 |
| LA HayesG7.5 | 30 | 10 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 8-11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13.9 |
Santa Clara13-577
Gonzaga17-189Final
Northwestern8-766
Michigan St14-276Final
Rutgers8-855
Illinois12-381Final
Hofstra12-478
Towson8-967Final
Chicago St2-1463
FDU5-1170Final
UMass Lowell7-1077
Bryant5-1163Final
Maine2-1562
UMBC8-669Final
Stonehill4-1269
C Connecticut8-676Final
Saint Francis4-1271
Wagner6-869Final
Mercyhurst6-1058
Long Island9-760Final