Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders vs UTEP Miners

College Basketball

MTSU

9-6

80-83

Final/OT

UTEP

5-10

Don Haskins Center

Lead tracker

MTSU leadsBiggest lead MTSU 13, UTEP 4

UTEP 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).

Player of the game

Elijah Jones

UTEP · 20 PTS, 3 BLK, 4 REB

8.2

Win probability

100%UTEP final

MTSUUTEP

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 1st OT
OT 0:00
Defensive rebound
Jamal West Jr. Defensive Rebound.
OT 0:00
Misses 34-foot three point jumper
Sean Smith misses 34-foot three point jumper
S. Smith · 16 PTS
OT 0:02
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Kaseem Watson makes free throw 2 of 2
K. Watson · 23 PTS
MTSU 80 - 83 UTEP
OT 0:02
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Kaseem Watson makes free throw 1 of 2
K. Watson · 23 PTS
MTSU 80 - 82 UTEP
OT 0:02
Foul on Sean Smith
Foul on Sean Smith.
S. Smith · 16 PTS
OT 0:03
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Sean Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
S. Smith · 16 PTS
MTSU 80 - 81 UTEP
OT 0:03
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Sean Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
S. Smith · 16 PTS
MTSU 79 - 81 UTEP
OT 0:03
Foul on LA Hayes
Foul on LA Hayes.
LA Hayes · 10 PTS
OT 0:04
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Kaseem Watson makes free throw 2 of 2
K. Watson · 23 PTS
MTSU 78 - 81 UTEP
OT 0:04
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Kaseem Watson makes free throw 1 of 2
K. Watson · 23 PTS
MTSU 78 - 80 UTEP
OT 0:04
Foul on Luka Jovanovic
Foul on Luka Jovanovic.
L. Jovanovic · 4 PTS
OT 0:05UTE
Shorttimeout
UTEP Timeout
OT 0:05
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Sean Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
S. Smith · 16 PTS
MTSU 78 - 79 UTEP
OT 0:05
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Sean Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
S. Smith · 16 PTS
MTSU 77 - 79 UTEP
OT 0:05
Foul on KJ Thomas
Foul on KJ Thomas.
KJ Thomas · 11 PTS
OT 0:06
Defensive rebound
LA Hayes Defensive Rebound.
OT 0:08
Defensive rebound
Kamari Lands Defensive Rebound.
OT 0:09
Misses free throw 2 of 2
LA Hayes misses free throw 2 of 2
LA Hayes · 10 PTS
OT 0:09
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
LA Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2
LA Hayes · 10 PTS
MTSU 76 - 79 UTEP
OT 0:09
Foul on Jahvin Carter
Foul on Jahvin Carter.
J. Carter · 6 PTS
OT 0:09
Misses 23-foot three point jumper
Alec Oglesby misses 23-foot three point jumper
A. Oglesby · 7 PTS
OT 0:24MTS
Regulartimeout
Middle Tennessee Timeout
OT 0:27
TO
Bad pass turnover
Jamal West Jr. bad pass turnover
J. West Jr. · 16 PTS