UTEP Miners at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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50 - 81
50 - 81
Walters leads Middle Tennessee past UTEP in 81-50 win
It was Walters' first career double-double, finishing 6 of 7 from the field and missing just one of his six free throws.
Karl Gamble added 12 points and Nick King had 11 for Middle Tennessee, which shot 50 percent from the field and dominated the glass 42-26.
The Blue Raiders (16-5, 8-1 Conference USA) scored the game's first seven points while racing out to a 17-6 lead behind 3-pointers from Tyrik Dixon, King and Edward Simpson. A second 3 from Simpson just over a minute later pushed the advantage to 20-8 and Middle Tennessee led by double figures the rest of the way.
Trey Wade hit both of his 3-point attempts and finished with 14 points to lead UTEP (7-14, 2-7) and Evan Gilyard had 13 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 50 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Evan Gilyard made Jumper. | 50 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Evan Gilyard Offensive Rebound. | 48 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Donovan Sims Block. | 48 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Evan Gilyard missed Layup. | 48 - 81 |
Statistics
 UTEP |
 MTSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17-51 | FG | 28-56 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 5-21 | 3PT | 7-21 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 11-19 | FT | 18-21 |
| 58 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
| 6 | Assists | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 18 | Fouls | 19 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 36 |
Game Information
Venue: Murphy Center
Location: Murfreesboro, TN
Attendance: 5,227 | Capacity:
Location: Murfreesboro, TN
Attendance: 5,227 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mountain West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 15-5 | - | 29-7 |
| San Diego State | 14-6 | 1 | 22-11 |
| New Mexico | 13-7 | 2 | 26-11 |
| Grand Canyon | 13-7 | 2 | 20-12 |
| Nevada | 12-8 | 3 | 24-13 |
| Boise State | 12-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Colorado State | 11-9 | 4 | 21-13 |
| UNLV | 11-9 | 4 | 18-17 |
| Wyoming | 9-11 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Fresno State | 7-13 | 8 | 13-19 |
| San José State | 3-17 | 12 | 9-24 |
| Air Force | 0-20 | 15 | 3-29 |
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |