Sam Houston Bearkats at UTEP Miners
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Barnes puts up 17 as UTEP defeats Sam Houston 81-72
Barnes went 6 of 10 from the field (4 for 7 from 3-point range) for the Miners (12-3, 2-0 Conference USA). Corey Camper Jr. scored 16 points while going 5 of 11 from the floor, including 1 for 4 from 3-point range, and 5 for 6 from the free-throw line. David Terrell Jr. shot 3 of 5 from the field and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line to finish with 11 points. It was the sixth straight victory for the Miners.
Marcus Boykin led the Bearkats (7-8, 0-2) in scoring, finishing with 18 points and two steals. Lamar Wilkerson added 16 points for Sam Houston. Cameron Huefner had 14 points and eight rebounds.
UTEP took the lead with 8:51 to go in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 39-29 at halftime, with Camper racking up nine points. UTEP used a 15-0 run in the second half to build an 18-point lead at 54-36 with 13:34 left in the half before finishing off the win.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 72 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Cameron Huefner made Free Throw. | 72 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Cameron Huefner made Free Throw. | 71 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Foul on Kevin Kalu. | 70 - 81 |
Statistics
 SHSU |
 UTEP |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-56 | FG | 28-51 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 6-20 | 3PT | 8-22 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 16-18 | FT | 17-23 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 11 | Assists | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 19 | Fouls | 19 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information
Location: El Paso, TX
Attendance: 5,774 | 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 |