UTEP Miners vs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Lead tracker
UTEP leadsBiggest lead UTEP 3, WKU 32WKU leads
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
 UTEP | 39 | 26 | 65 |
 WKU | 49 | 48 | 97 |
Who won: Western KY 97-65
The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers beat the UTEP Miners 97-65 on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at E.A. Diddle Arena. The Western KY outscored the UTEP 48-26 in the 2nd half. Grant Newell led the Western KY in points (25). Jamal West Jr. led the UTEP in points (22).
WKU
Player of the game
Grant Newell
WKU · 25 PTS, 7 REB
8.4
| Players | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | GmSc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal West Jr.F8.2 | 37 | 22 | 7-11 | 2-3 | 6-13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 |
| Kaseem WatsonF5.8 | 35 | 15 | 5-18 | 3-9 | 2-4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4.9 |
| Elijah JonesF4.0 | 24 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -3.2 |
| KJ ThomasG6.2 | 26 | 7 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6.8 |
| Caleb BlackwellG7.2 | 30 | 14 | 5-9 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| C.J. SmithF | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mouhamed MbayeC5.3 | 12 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.9 |
| Cassius BrooksG | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Montgomery Jr.G | 3 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jordan HernandezG | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Horton IIIG4.3 | 16 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2.3 |
| LA HayesG4.2 | 8 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2.9 |
Virginia25-451
Duke27-277Final
Kansas21-861
Arizona27-284Final
Texas Tech22-782
Iowa State24-573Final
Colorado16-1362
Houston24-5102Final
Seton Hall19-1067
UConn27-371Final
Arkansas21-877
Florida23-6111Final
Gonzaga28-359
Saint Mary's27-470Final
Nebraska25-482
USC18-1167Final
Villanova22-757
St John's23-689Final
Alabama22-771
Tennessee20-969Final