NCAAB

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at UTEP Miners

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
16-14, 5-8 Away
Final
73 - 68
UTEP Miners
13-17, 10-7 Home

McKnight scores 24, leads Western Kentucky over UTEP 73-68

McKnight added seven rebounds for the Hilltoppers (16-14, 8-11 Conference USA). Jordan Rawls scored 15 on 5-of-8 shooting and Jamarion Sharp had 10 points.

Tae Hardy led the Miners (13-17, 6-13) with 17 points. Calvin Solomon added 16 points, seven rebounds and two steals. Shamar Givance pitched in with 15 points, six assists and two steals.

McKnight scored 10 points to lead Western Kentucky to a 34-27 lead at halftime.

NEXT UP

Both teams next play Saturday. Western Kentucky visits North Texas, while UTEP hosts Middle Tennessee.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 73 - 68
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 73 - 68
2nd 0:02 Tae Hardy made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shamar Givance. 73 - 68
2nd 0:09 Jordan Rawls made Free Throw. 73 - 65
2nd 0:09 Jordan Rawls made Free Throw. 72 - 65

Statistics

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29-49 FG 24-52
59 Field Goal % 46
3-9 3PT 10-20
33 Three Point % 50
12-22 FT 10-19
55 Free Throw % 53
32 Rebounds 27
8 Offensive Rebounds 10
24 Defensive Rebounds 17
7 Assists 13
10 Steals 8
6 Blocks 1
17 Turnovers 19
1 Team Turnovers 0
17 Total Turnovers 19
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
20 Points Off Turnovers 13
6 Fast Break Points 5
36 Points in Paint 18
18 Fouls 17
7 Largest Lead 3

Game Information

Venue: Don Haskins Center

Location: El Paso, TX
Attendance: 3,725 | 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
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