UTEP Miners at UAB Blazers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Walker's 25 points lift UAB past UTEP in 2OT, 79-73
Eric Gaines tied the game at 57-57 with a free throw with no time left in regulation and KJ Buffen put back an offensive rebound with five seconds left in the first overtime period to tie it at 68-68.
Walker finished with 25 points on 7 of 26 shooting, including 2 for 15 from distance, and went 9 for 10 from the line for the Blazers (11-2, 2-0). KJ Buffen scored 15 points while going 7 of 12 from the field, and added seven rebounds and seven steals. Efrem Johnson recorded 14 points and was 3 of 5 shooting and 7 of 10 from the free throw line.
Tae Hardy led the Miners (8-5, 1-1) in scoring, finishing with 22 points and two steals. Shamar Givance added 17 points, seven rebounds, 10 assists and seven steals for UTEP. In addition, Calvin Solomon finished with 16 points, 11 rebounds and three steals.
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Both teams next play Saturday. UAB hosts UTSA while UTEP hosts Rice.
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| 4th 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 79 |
| 4th 0:00 | End of 2nd overtime | 73 - 79 |
| 4th 0:25 | Eric Gaines Steal. | 73 - 79 |
| 4th 0:25 | Shamar Givance Turnover. | 73 - 79 |
| 4th 0:32 | Jordan Walker made Free Throw. | 73 - 79 |
Statistics
 UTEP |
 UAB |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-67 | FG | 24-66 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 7-21 | 3PT | 3-24 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 13 |
| 14-25 | FT | 28-38 |
| 56 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 20 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 15 | Assists | 10 |
| 12 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 25 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 25 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 24 | Fouls | 23 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Birmingham, AL
Attendance: 3,747 | Capacity:
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 | 10 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 29-7 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |