Kennesaw State Owls at UTEP Miners
· NCAA Men's Basketball
West scores 28 as UTEP beats Kennesaw State 78-71
West also contributed seven rebounds, two steals and two blocks for the Miners (11-19, 7-12 Conference USA). Kaseem Watson scored 15 points while shooting 4 for 8 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line, and added five rebounds and two steals. LA Hayes shot 5 for 9 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) to finish with 13 points.
Braedan Lue led the way for the Owls (18-12, 10-9) with 15 points, but Frankquon Sherman posted 10 points and 16 rebounds. Amir Taylor finished with 10 points and five rebounds. Trey Simpson had 10 rebounds.
A 10-0 run in the first half gave UTEP a 10-point lead. The teams entered the break with UTEP ahead 35-25, while West with 14 points. UTEP used a 9-0 second-half run to break a 44-44 tie and take the lead at 53-44 with 10:07 left in the half before finishing off the victory. West scored 14 second-half points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jaden Harris makes 29-foot three point jumper (Kaden Rickard assists) | 71 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:04 | KJ Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2 | 68 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:04 | KJ Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2 | 68 - 77 |
Statistics
 KENN |
 UTEP |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-65 | FG | 24-57 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 3-23 | 3PT | 8-21 |
| 13 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 24-35 | FT | 22-30 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 18 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 11 | Assists | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 20 | Fouls | 27 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 14 |
| 2 | Lead Changes | 2 |
| 4 | Percent Led | 88 |
Game Information
Location: El Paso, TX
Attendance: 3,705 | Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 25-7 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-10 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-13 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 18-13 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-14 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 18-13 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-17 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 10 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |