UTEP Miners at Florida International Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Stephenson scores 17, Florida International downs UTEP 76-64
Stephenson had six rebounds for the Panthers (9-5, 2-1 Conference USA). Eric Dibami added 15 points while going 7 of 8 and 1 of 3 from the free-throw line while they also had 10 rebounds. Larry Olayinka had 11 points and shot 5 of 9 from the field.
Kaseem Watson led the Miners (4-10, 0-3) in scoring, finishing with 25 points. UTEP also got nine points and three steals from Trey Horton. Jamal West also recorded eight points and eight rebounds.
Dibami scored seven points in the first half and Florida International went into the break trailing 30-29. Florida International pulled off the victory after a 13-1 second-half run erased a two-point deficit and gave the Panthers the lead at 57-47 with 9:03 left in the half. Stephenson scored 13 second-half points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 64 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Jamal West Jr. makes 3-foot dunk | 64 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Kaseem Watson Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Ashton Williamson misses 25-foot three point jumper | 62 - 76 |
Statistics
 UTEP |
 FIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-62 | FG | 28-55 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 10-27 | 3PT | 3-17 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 18 |
| 10-12 | FT | 17-27 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 13 | Assists | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 20 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 19 | Fouls | 15 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 15 |
| 18 | Lead Changes | 18 |
| 36 | Percent Led | 53 |
Game Information
Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 323 | Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 9-0 | - | 17-3 |
| Missouri State | 6-3 | 3 | 12-8 |
| Middle Tennessee | 5-3 | 3.5 | 11-8 |
| Jacksonville State | 5-3 | 3.5 | 10-9 |
| Sam Houston | 5-4 | 4 | 13-7 |
| Louisiana Tech | 4-4 | 4.5 | 11-8 |
| Kennesaw State | 4-5 | 5 | 12-8 |
| Western Kentucky | 4-5 | 5 | 11-9 |
| New Mexico State | 3-6 | 6 | 10-9 |
| Florida International | 3-6 | 6 | 10-10 |
| UTEP | 3-6 | 6 | 7-13 |
| Delaware | 1-7 | 7.5 | 5-14 |