North Dakota State Bison at UTEP Miners

· Sun Bowl Invitational - Consolation Game

North Dakota State Bison

10-4, 3-3 Away

UTEP Miners

3-7, 3-2 Home

UTEP plays North Dakota State

Game Preview

North Dakota State Bison (10-4) vs. UTEP Miners (3-7)

El Paso, Texas; Monday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: North Dakota State and UTEP meet at Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas.

The Miners have a 3-7 record in non-conference play. UTEP has a 1-1 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Bison are 10-4 in non-conference play. North Dakota State ranks fourth in the Summit League with 22.9 defensive rebounds per game led by Trevian Carson averaging 4.2.

UTEP is shooting 44.6% from the field this season, 0.7 percentage points higher than the 43.9% North Dakota State allows to opponents. North Dakota State averages 9.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.0 more made shots on average than the 7.2 per game UTEP gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Caleb Blackwell is shooting 29.7% from beyond the arc with 1.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Miners, while averaging 8.9 points and 1.5 steals. Elijah Jones is shooting 56.3% and averaging 13.6 points.

Damari Wheeler-Thomas is scoring 14.9 points per game with 2.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists for the Bison. Markhi Strickland is averaging 14.0 points and 4.6 rebounds while shooting 61.5% over the past 10 games.

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UTEP: 39.8%

North Dakota State: 60.2%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

NDSU		UTEP
L1	Streak	L5
69.8	Points Against	71.7
81.9	Points Per Game	72.0
45	Field Goal %	45
35	Three Point %	31
37.2	Rebounds Per Game	33.0
15.8	Assists Per Game	12.8
3.0	Blocks Per Game	3.9
9.8	Steals Per Game	9.1
0.2	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.4
11.6	Total Turnovers Per Game	13.2
69.8	Points Against	71.7

Game Information

Venue: Don Haskins Center

Location: El Paso, TX
Capacity:

2025-26 Summit League Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
North Dakota State	0-0	-	10-4
St. Thomas-Minnesota	0-0	-	10-4
Denver	0-0	-	7-7
Omaha	0-0	-	7-7
South Dakota	0-0	-	7-7
South Dakota State	0-0	-	7-7
Oral Roberts	0-0	-	5-9
North Dakota	0-0	-	5-10
Kansas City	0-0	-	2-11

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	5-5
Jacksonville State	0-0	0.5	5-6
Delaware	0-0	0.5	4-7
UTEP	0-0	0.5	3-7
Kennesaw State	0-1	1	8-4
Sam Houston	0-1	1	7-4