UTEP Miners vs. Florida International Panthers

Jan 4, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UTEP	30	34	64
FIU	29	47	76

Game Recap

Stephenson scores 17, Florida International downs UTEP 76-64. Corey Stephenson's 17 points helped Florida International defeat UTEP 76-64 on Sunday.

Player Stats

UTEP	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15Jamal West Jr.	30	3-8	0-0	2-3	8	1	0	1	1	3	8
13Kaseem Watson	35	7-15	5-9	6-6	4	1	1	0	1	1	25
33Elijah Jones	26	3-14	2-7	0-0	6	3	1	0	0	4	8
1KJ Thomas	32	2-4	1-3	1-1	2	5	0	0	3	4	6
11Trey Horton III	28	4-11	1-6	0-0	3	2	3	0	2	2	9
6C.J. Smith	17	2-5	1-2	0-0	4	0	1	0	1	2	5
25Mouhamed Mbaye	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
23Cassius Brooks	20	1-5	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	2	2
3Bobby Montgomery Jr.	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2Jordan Hernandez	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7LA Hayes	4	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
TOTAL	-	22-6235.5%	10-2737.0%	10-1283.3%	29	13	6	1	10	19	64

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
9Eric Dibami	30	7-8	0-0	1-3	10	1	0	0	2	1	15
5Hamed Olayinka	28	5-9	0-0	1-2	10	1	1	4	1	2	11
2Zawdie Jackson	23	1-4	0-1	4-4	3	3	0	0	2	4	6
4Ashton Williamson	23	3-7	2-5	2-2	0	3	0	0	2	0	10
3Corey Stephenson	29	6-11	1-5	4-7	6	2	0	1	3	2	17
34Ibrahim Olajuwon	18	4-4	0-0	1-4	6	0	1	2	0	3	9
25Kennedy Brown	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
6Thiago Sucatzky	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0
1Brit Harris	20	1-4	0-2	0-0	1	0	3	0	0	2	2
10Julian Mackey	20	1-7	0-3	4-5	0	1	0	1	0	1	6

TOTAL	-	28-5550.9%	3-1717.6%	17-2763.0%	38	14	5	8	12	15	76

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUTEPFIU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:46) Zawdie Jackson turnover.
(19:41) KJ Thomas bad pass turnover.
(19:25) Ashton Williamson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(19:19) Trey Horton III Defensive Rebound.
(19:00) Elijah Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:56) Hamed Olayinka Defensive Rebound.
(18:48) Ashton Williamson bad pass turnover.
(18:17) team shot clock turnover .
(17:54) Hamed Olayinka bad pass turnover.
(17:40) Jamal West Jr. misses layup.
(17:34) Eric Dibami Defensive Rebound.
(17:16) Foul on Jamal West Jr..
+1 (17:16) Ashton Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2.
01
+1 (17:16) Ashton Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2.
02
(16:58) Trey Horton III misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:55) Corey Stephenson Defensive Rebound.
(16:46) Hamed Olayinka misses driving layup.
(16:42) Jamal West Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:37) Elijah Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kaseem Watson assists).
32
(16:15) Zawdie Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:10) Elijah Jones Defensive Rebound.
(16:02) Foul on Zawdie Jackson.
+3 (15:46) Elijah Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (KJ Thomas assists).
62
(15:22) Julian Mackey misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(15:16) Trey Horton III Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:54) Kaseem Watson makes 25-foot three point jumper (KJ Thomas assists).
92
+2 (14:48) Hamed Olayinka makes 7-foot dunk (Zawdie Jackson assists).
94
(14:24) Elijah Jones misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(14:20) Hamed Olayinka Defensive Rebound.
(14:07) Julian Mackey misses layup.
(14:02) Hamed Olayinka Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:02) Hamed Olayinka makes 0-foot tip in layup.
96
(13:45) Elijah Jones misses layup.
(13:45) Ibrahim Olajuwon Block.
(13:36) Elijah Jones Offensive Rebound.
(13:34) Elijah Jones misses layup.
(13:34) Ibrahim Olajuwon Defensive Rebound.
(13:34) Foul on Mouhamed Mbaye.
(13:20) Hamed Olayinka misses layup.
(13:17) C.J. Smith Defensive Rebound.
(13:07) Kaseem Watson misses layup.
(13:07) Hamed Olayinka Block.
(13:02) Brit Harris Defensive Rebound.
(13:00) Thiago Sucatzky misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:55) Jamal West Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(12:33) Cassius Brooks misses 11-foot jumper.
(12:27) Jamal West Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+3 (12:23) Kaseem Watson makes 24-foot three point jumper.
126
(12:13) Julian Mackey misses driving layup.
(12:12) Hamed Olayinka Offensive Rebound.
(12:12) Foul on C.J. Smith.
(12:05) Foul on KJ Thomas.
+1 (12:05) Julian Mackey makes free throw 1 of 3.
127
+1 (12:05) Julian Mackey makes free throw 2 of 3.
128
+1 (12:05) Julian Mackey makes free throw 3 of 3.
129
(11:46) Trey Horton III misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(11:43) UTEP Offensive Rebound.
(11:43) Foul on Elijah Jones.
(11:28) Thiago Sucatzky bad pass turnover.
(11:28) Trey Horton III Steal.
+2 (11:19) Elijah Jones makes layup.
149
+2 (11:13) Eric Dibami makes layup.
1411
(11:01) Foul on Julian Mackey.
(10:50) Foul on Jamal West Jr..
(10:50) Jamal West Jr. turnover.
+2 (10:33) Eric Dibami makes 8-foot jumper (Thiago Sucatzky assists).
1413
(10:03) Elijah Jones misses layup.
(10:01) Eric Dibami Defensive Rebound.
(10:01) Foul on Elijah Jones.
+1 (10:01) Eric Dibami makes free throw 1 of 2.
1414
(10:01) Eric Dibami misses free throw 2 of 2.
(9:59) C.J. Smith Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:42) Trey Horton III makes driving layup.
1614
+2 (9:31) Corey Stephenson makes 6-foot alley oop dunk (Thiago Sucatzky assists).
1616
+2 (9:00) Trey Horton III makes 12-foot jumper (KJ Thomas assists).
1816
(8:38) Julian Mackey misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:35) Jamal West Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(8:31) Jamal West Jr. misses layup.
(8:31) Julian Mackey Block.
(8:31) UTEP Offensive Rebound.
(8:06) Kaseem Watson misses 11-foot jumper.
(8:02) Hamed Olayinka Defensive Rebound.
(7:59) Corey Stephenson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:53) Kaseem Watson Defensive Rebound.
(7:33) Foul on Zawdie Jackson.
(7:24) KJ Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:20) KJ Thomas Offensive Rebound.
(7:16) Trey Horton III misses 18-foot jumper.
(7:09) Elijah Jones Offensive Rebound.
(7:04) Trey Horton III misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:00) Zawdie Jackson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:53) Ashton Williamson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Corey Stephenson assists).
1819
(6:31) Elijah Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:27) Eric Dibami Defensive Rebound.
(6:24) Corey Stephenson misses 9-foot jumper.
(6:20) Elijah Jones Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:52) Jamal West Jr. makes layup.
2019
+2 (5:42) Hamed Olayinka makes layup.
2021
(5:07) team shot clock turnover .
(4:52) Foul on Eric Dibami.
(4:52) Eric Dibami turnover.
(4:38) Kaseem Watson misses 12-foot jumper.
(4:37) Florida International Defensive Rebound.
(4:25) Julian Mackey misses 7-foot jumper.
(4:24) Ibrahim Olajuwon Offensive Rebound.
(4:24) Foul on C.J. Smith.
+1 (4:24) Ibrahim Olajuwon makes free throw 1 of 2.
2022
(4:23) Ibrahim Olajuwon misses free throw 2 of 2.
(4:23) UTEP Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:07) Kaseem Watson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trey Horton III assists).
2322
(3:59) Brit Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(3:55) Eric Dibami Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:53) Eric Dibami makes layup.
2324
(3:53) Foul on Elijah Jones.
(3:53) Eric Dibami misses free throw 1 of 1.
(3:51) Kaseem Watson Defensive Rebound.
(3:24) Trey Horton III bad pass turnover.
(3:24) Brit Harris Steal.
(3:12) Ashton Williamson misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(3:07) KJ Thomas Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:43) Kaseem Watson makes 25-foot three point jumper (KJ Thomas assists).
2624
(2:30) Foul on KJ Thomas.
(2:30) Julian Mackey misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:30) Florida International Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (2:30) Julian Mackey makes free throw 2 of 2.
2625
(2:07) C.J. Smith misses layup.
(2:02) C.J. Smith Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:02) C.J. Smith makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2825
+2 (1:55) Julian Mackey makes layup (Hamed Olayinka assists).
2827
(1:41) Bobby Montgomery Jr. bad pass turnover.
+2 (1:23) Corey Stephenson makes layup.
2829
(1:12) Foul on Hamed Olayinka.
(0:55) Foul on Corey Stephenson.
+1 (0:55) Kaseem Watson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2929
+1 (0:55) Kaseem Watson makes free throw 2 of 2.
3029
(0:45) Eric Dibami bad pass turnover.
(0:18) Kaseem Watson bad pass turnover.
(0:18) Brit Harris Steal.
(0:02) Corey Stephenson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Jump Ball won by Florida International.
(0:00) Jump Ball lost by UTEP.
(0:00) Eric Dibami Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

UTEP

FIU

64Points76

22-62(35.5%)Field Goal(%)28-55(50.9%)

10-27(37.0%)3-Point(%)3-17(17.6%)

10-12(83.3%)Free Throw(%)17-27(63.0%)

33(13)Rebounds(Offensive)41(13)

13Assists14

6Steals5

1Blocks8

12Turnovers12

19(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

7Largest Lead15

Game Details

Sunday, January 4, 2026 · 4:00 PM

Ocean Bank Convocation Center · Miami, FL

attendance: 323 (6.5%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: FIU -6.5

over/under: 152.5