UTSA Roadrunners at UTEP Miners
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63 - 59
UT San Antonio holds off UTEP 63-59
Byron Frohnen added 12 points and seven rebounds, Jhivvan Jackson scored 10 with nine boards and Nick Allen scored nine and grabbed 13 rebounds to help the Roadrunners (14-11, 7-5 Conference USA) win the battle of the boards 48-35.
UT San Antonio trailed 48-46 after UTEP's Isiah Osborne sank a 3 with 11 minutes remaining in the game. But Frohnen tipped in an errant shot by Lyle to knot the score, De NIcolao scored on a layup for the lead and Lyle sank a 3 to give the Roadrunners a 53-49 lead with 7:49 to play. Trey Touchet scored six straight points and Osborne hit 2 of 3 free throws with nine seconds left to get the Miners (7-17, 2-10) within 61-59. Matt Willms was forced to foul De Nicolao, who sank both foul shots after missing a pair with 19 seconds remaining.
Willms topped UTEP with 12 points. Paul Thomas finished with 11 points and 11 rebounds for his first double-double of the season, while Kobe Magee scored 11. UTEP made just 16 of 34 free throws (47 percent).
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Austin Karrer Defensive Rebound. | 63 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Kobe Magee missed Three Point Jumper. | 63 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Matt Willms Offensive Rebound. | 63 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Kobe Magee missed Free Throw. | 63 - 59 |
Statistics
 UTSA |
 UTEP |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-53 | FG | 18-50 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 10-25 | 3PT | 7-25 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 11-22 | FT | 16-34 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 47 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 39 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 12 | Assists | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 16 |
| 26 | Fouls | 22 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: El Paso, TX
Attendance: 6,335 | Capacity:
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