UTEP Miners at Liberty Flames
· CUSA Championship - Quarterfinal
UTEP tops Liberty 66-57 in Conference USA semifinal
The Miners, the tourney's fifth seed, advance to face top-seeded Sam Houston in the title game Friday.
Powell also added seven rebounds for the Miners (17-15). David Terrell Jr. scored 12 points while going 4 of 5 and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line. Tae Hardy had 11 points and shot 4 of 11 from the field and 3 for 4 from the line.
Kaden Metheny led the way for the Flames (18-14) with 20 points. Joseph Venzant added 10 points, eight rebounds and two blocks for Liberty. Kyle Rode also had 10 points and five assists.
A 10-0 run in the first half gave UTEP a seven-point lead. The teams entered the break with UTEP ahead 31-30, while Derick Hamilton led their club in scoring with 10 points. UTEP pulled off the victory after a 19-2 second-half run erased a 12-point deficit and gave them the lead at 61-56 with 34 seconds remaining in the half. Powell scored nine second-half points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 66 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Calvin Solomon made Dunk. | 66 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Corey Camper Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 64 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper. | 64 - 57 |
Statistics
 UTEP |
 LIB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-48 | FG | 22-50 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 1-9 | 3PT | 9-20 |
| 11 | Three Point % | 45 |
| 19-22 | FT | 4-10 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 40 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 9 | Assists | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 15 | Fouls | 20 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Huntsville, AL
Attendance: 2,265 | Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico State | 1-0 | - | 7-3 |
| Middle Tennessee | 1-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Liberty | 0-0 | 0.5 | 8-3 |
| Florida International | 0-0 | 0.5 | 7-4 |
| Louisiana Tech | 0-0 | 0.5 | 7-4 |
| Western Kentucky | 0-0 | 0.5 | 7-4 |
| Missouri State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-5 |
| Jacksonville State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-6 |
| Delaware | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-7 |
| UTEP | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-7 |
| Kennesaw State | 0-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| Sam Houston | 0-1 | 1 | 7-4 |