UTEP beats FIU 85-77 to advance in CUSA tourney
Lee Moore scored a career-high 29 points and sixth-seeded UTEP held off No. 11 seed FIU 85-77 on Wednesday night in a second-round game of the Conference USA tournament.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Florida International Panthers
77
UTEP Miners
85
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIU | 29 | 48 | 77 |
| UTEP | 40 | 45 | 85 |
Legacy Arena at BJCC · 3,905 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/6/26 | vs West Florida Argonauts | W 85-75 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs New College Mighty Banyans | W 101-58 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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JumpShot 0:18 77-85
Donte McGill made Jumper. Assisted by Kimar Williams.
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PersonalFoul 0:18 75-85
Foul on Florida International.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:18 75-85
Dominic Artis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 75-84
Lee Moore made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:26 75-83
Foul on Jason Boswell.
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PersonalFoul 0:27 75-83
Foul on Kimar Williams.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:29 75-83
Earvin Morris made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:29 75-82
Earvin Morris made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:29 75-81
Foul on Jason Boswell.
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JumpShot 0:39 75-81
Lee Moore made Jumper. Assisted by Dominic Artis.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:25 75-79
Lee Moore made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:25 75-78
Lee Moore made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:25 75-77
Jason Boswell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:25 74-77
Jason Boswell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:25 73-77
Foul on Adrian Diaz.
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Technical Foul 1:25 73-77
Technical Foul on Adrian Diaz.
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PersonalFoul 1:25 73-77
Foul on Lee Moore.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:04 73-77
Donte McGill made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:04 72-77
Foul on Terry Winn.
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LayUpShot 2:04 72-77
Donte McGill made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:18 70-77
Lee Moore made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:18 70-76
Foul on Eric Nottage.
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LayUpShot 2:18 70-76
Lee Moore made Layup.
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LayUpShot 2:45 70-74
Earvin Morris made Layup. Assisted by Lee Moore.
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LayUpShot 3:22 70-72
Lee Moore made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:34 70-70
Dominic Artis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lee Moore.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:19 70-67
Daviyon Draper made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:48 67-67
Earvin Morris made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:48 67-66
Earvin Morris made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:48 67-65
Foul on Kimar Williams.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:01 67-65
Adrian Diaz made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:01 66-65
Adrian Diaz made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:01 65-65
Foul on Hooper Vint.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:53 65-65
Elmo Stephen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Nottage.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:09 62-65
Trey Touchet made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hooper Vint.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:34 62-62
Donte McGill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Daviyon Draper.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:53 59-62
Earvin Morris made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:53 59-61
Earvin Morris made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:53 59-60
Foul on Daviyon Draper.
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LayUpShot 7:50 59-60
Daviyon Draper made Layup. Assisted by Eric Nottage.
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PersonalFoul 7:58 57-60
Foul on Lee Moore.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:18 57-60
Terry Winn made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:18 57-59
Terry Winn made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:18 57-58
Foul on Eric Nottage.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:13 57-58
Daviyon Draper made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:13 56-58
Daviyon Draper made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:13 55-58
Foul on Terry Winn.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:33 55-58
Lee Moore made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:33 55-57
Lee Moore made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:33 55-56
Foul on Elmo Stephen.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:49 55-56
Daviyon Draper made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Nottage.
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JumpShot 10:07 52-56
Lee Moore made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 10:30 52-54
Daviyon Draper made Layup.
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LayUpShot 11:06 50-54
Eric Nottage made Layup.
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LayUpShot 11:59 48-54
Dominic Artis made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:16 48-52
Eric Nottage made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Daviyon Draper.
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PersonalFoul 12:45 45-52
Foul on Adrian Diaz.
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LayUpShot 12:55 45-52
Omega Harris made Layup.
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DunkShot 13:10 45-50
Adrian Diaz made Dunk. Assisted by Daviyon Draper.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:27 43-50
Lee Moore made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 77-84
End of Game
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JumpShot 0:18 77-85
Donte McGill made Jumper. Assisted by Kimar Williams.
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PersonalFoul 0:18 75-85
Foul on Florida International.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:18 75-85
Dominic Artis made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:18 75-84
UTEP Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:18 75-84
Dominic Artis missed Free Throw.
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Defensive Rebound 0:20 75-84
Terry Winn Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:20 75-84
Donte McGill missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 75-84
Lee Moore made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:26 75-83
Foul on Jason Boswell.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:27 75-83
Kimar Williams Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 0:27 75-83
Foul on Kimar Williams.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:29 75-83
Earvin Morris made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:29 75-82
Earvin Morris made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:29 75-81
Foul on Jason Boswell.
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Steal 0:30 75-81
Earvin Morris Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:30 75-81
Daviyon Draper Turnover.
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JumpShot 0:39 75-81
Lee Moore made Jumper. Assisted by Dominic Artis.
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Offensive Rebound 1:03 75-79
Earvin Morris Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:03 75-79
Dominic Artis missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:25 75-79
Lee Moore made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:25 75-78
Lee Moore made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:25 75-77
Jason Boswell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:25 74-77
Jason Boswell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:25 73-77
Foul on Adrian Diaz.
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Technical Foul 1:25 73-77
Technical Foul on Adrian Diaz.
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PersonalFoul 1:25 73-77
Foul on Lee Moore.
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Offensive Rebound 1:27 73-77
Adrian Diaz Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:27 73-77
Daviyon Draper missed Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:43 73-77
Omega Harris Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:04 73-77
Donte McGill made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:04 72-77
Foul on Terry Winn.
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LayUpShot 2:04 72-77
Donte McGill made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:18 70-77
Lee Moore made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:18 70-76
Foul on Eric Nottage.
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LayUpShot 2:18 70-76
Lee Moore made Layup.
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Steal 2:21 70-74
Lee Moore Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:22 70-74
Eric Nottage Turnover.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 2:43 70-74
Official TV Timeout
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ShortTimeOut 2:43 70-74
Florida International Timeout
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Team Stats
FIU
UTEP
24-57
FG
26-51
42
Field Goal %
51
8-22
3PT
7-18
36
Three Point %
39
21-28
FT
26-34
75
Free Throw %
76
43
Rebounds
24
21
Offensive Rebounds
7
22
Defensive Rebounds
17
11
Assists
14
3
Steals
9
3
Blocks
5
17
Turnovers
7
0
Team Turnovers
1
17
Total Turnovers
7
1
Technical Fouls
0
1
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
11
Points Off Turnovers
30
0
Fast Break Points
6
26
Points in Paint
30
27
Fouls
18
3
Largest Lead
15
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