UTEP Miners at Sam Houston Bearkats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Lamar Wilkerson scores 29 to help Sam Houston hold off UTEP 89-87
Wilkerson shot 12 for 22, including 5 for 9 from beyond the arc for the Bearkats (12-18, 5-12 Conference USA). Marcus Boykin added 18 points while shooting 5 of 8 from the field and 7 for 7 from the line while they also had seven rebounds and five assists. Cameron Huefner shot 4 for 8 (3 for 7 from 3-point range) and 6 of 8 from the free-throw line to finish with 17 points.
Devon Barnes finished with 16 points and two steals for the Miners (17-13, 7-10). Corey Camper Jr. added 15 points and three steals for UTEP. Ahamad Bynum also put up 13 points. The Miners prolonged their losing streak to six straight.
Sam Houston used a 12-2 second-half run to come back from a four-point deficit and take the lead at 70-64 with 6:29 left in the half before finishing off the victory. Wilkerson scored 14 second-half points.
Both teams close out the regular season on Saturday. Sam Houston hosts New Mexico State and UTEP travels to play Louisiana Tech.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 87 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 87 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Devon Barnes made Three Point Jumper. | 87 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Kalifa Sakho made Free Throw. | 84 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Sam Houston Deadball Team Rebound. | 84 - 88 |
Statistics
 UTEP |
 SHSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-64 | FG | 31-53 |
| 48.4 | Field Goal % | 58.5 |
| 10-24 | 3PT | 10-20 |
| 41.7 | Three Point % | 50.0 |
| 15-23 | FT | 17-28 |
| 65.2 | Free Throw % | 60.7 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 7 | Assists | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 21 | Fouls | 14 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Huntsville, TX
Attendance: 837 | Capacity:
2024-25 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 13-5 | - | 28-7 |
| Middle Tennessee | 12-6 | 1 | 22-12 |
| Jacksonville State | 12-6 | 1 | 23-13 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-8 | 3 | 19-14 |
| New Mexico State | 10-8 | 3 | 17-15 |
| Louisiana Tech | 9-9 | 4 | 20-12 |
| Western Kentucky | 8-10 | 5 | 17-15 |
| UTEP | 7-11 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Sam Houston | 6-12 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Florida International | 3-15 | 10 | 10-23 |