Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. UTEP Miners

Jan 10, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
WKU	31	37	68
UTEP	35	21	56

Game Recap

Moore scores 19 as Western Kentucky defeats UTEP 68-56. Teagan Moore's 19 points off of the bench helped Western Kentucky to a 68-56 victory against UTEP on Saturday.

Player Stats

WESTERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Noah Boyde	21	3-4	0-0	1-4	7	0	0	1	1	2	7
12Armelo Boone	36	3-15	1-5	2-3	14	2	2	2	2	0	9
3Cam Haffner	8	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11Terrion Murdix	23	4-10	0-0	0-0	4	2	4	0	2	3	8
4Ryan Myers	24	2-9	1-6	2-2	2	2	0	0	0	1	7
1Blaise Keita	16	1-3	0-0	2-3	3	0	2	0	1	1	4
8Grant Newell	24	2-7	1-3	1-2	4	2	0	1	0	2	6
2LJ Hackman	21	3-5	0-1	2-3	1	1	2	0	1	1	8
30Teagan Moore	25	7-8	2-2	3-5	7	2	3	0	3	4	19
5Jack Edelen	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	25-6439.1%	5-1926.3%	13-2259.1%	43	11	13	4	10	15	68

UTEP	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15Jamal West Jr.	36	5-11	0-0	5-8	6	2	0	1	1	2	15
13Kaseem Watson	36	3-12	1-7	0-0	8	0	0	0	5	1	7
33Elijah Jones	28	2-10	1-4	4-4	4	1	0	3	1	2	9
23Cassius Brooks	17	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3
1KJ Thomas	30	1-2	1-2	4-5	4	6	2	1	3	3	7
6C.J. Smith	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
25Mouhamed Mbaye	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Bobby Montgomery Jr.	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
7LA Hayes	24	4-10	1-3	4-5	7	0	3	0	2	2	13
4Caleb Blackwell	19	1-4	0-3	0-0	3	0	1	1	2	0	2
TOTAL	-	17-5332.1%	5-2222.7%	17-2277.3%	32	9	6	6	15	17	56

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWKUUTEP

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Western Kentucky.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by UTEP.
+3 (19:41) Ryan Myers makes 25-foot three point jumper (Terrion Murdix assists).
30
(19:11) Foul on Terrion Murdix.
+1 (19:11) KJ Thomas makes free throw 1 of 3.
31
+1 (19:11) KJ Thomas makes free throw 2 of 3.
32
+1 (19:11) KJ Thomas makes free throw 3 of 3.
33
+2 (18:49) Noah Boyde makes 4-foot jumper.
53
(18:25) KJ Thomas bad pass turnover.
+2 (18:10) Terrion Murdix makes 12-foot jumper.
73
+3 (17:57) Elijah Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (KJ Thomas assists).
76
(17:35) Foul on Elijah Jones.
(17:35) Noah Boyde misses free throw 1 of 2.
(17:35) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
(17:35) Noah Boyde misses free throw 2 of 2.
(17:33) Jamal West Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:06) Cassius Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper (KJ Thomas assists).
79
(16:47) Armelo Boone misses 14-foot jumper.
(16:44) Noah Boyde Offensive Rebound.
(16:43) Cam Haffner misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:41) Foul on Teagan Moore.
(16:40) Elijah Jones Defensive Rebound.
(16:26) Kaseem Watson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:23) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
(16:17) Foul on C.J. Smith.
+2 (16:06) LJ Hackman makes 5-foot jumper (Teagan Moore assists).
99
(16:06) Foul on Cassius Brooks.
+1 (16:06) LJ Hackman makes free throw 1 of 1.
109
(15:42) Kaseem Watson misses 20-foot jumper.
(15:39) Kaseem Watson Offensive Rebound.
(15:34) Kaseem Watson misses 13-foot jumper.
(15:31) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
(15:15) Cam Haffner misses 16-foot jumper.
(15:13) Kaseem Watson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:52) KJ Thomas makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal West Jr. assists).
1012
+2 (14:26) Teagan Moore makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
1212
(14:01) Foul on Cam Haffner.
(14:01) Jamal West Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:01) UTEP Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (14:01) Jamal West Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
1213
(13:48) Grant Newell misses 6-foot jumper.
(13:48) Elijah Jones Block.
(13:44) LA Hayes Defensive Rebound.
(13:29) Caleb Blackwell bad pass turnover.
(13:29) Teagan Moore Steal.
+2 (13:26) Teagan Moore makes layup.
1413
(13:19) Elijah Jones misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(13:16) Teagan Moore Defensive Rebound.
(13:13) Foul on Terrion Murdix.
(13:13) Terrion Murdix turnover.
(12:57) Elijah Jones misses 14-foot jumper.
(12:54) LJ Hackman Defensive Rebound.
(12:52) LJ Hackman traveling turnover.
(12:39) LA Hayes misses 18-foot jumper.
(12:34) Grant Newell Defensive Rebound.
(12:28) Foul on Elijah Jones.
(12:28) LJ Hackman misses free throw 1 of 2.
(12:28) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (12:28) LJ Hackman makes free throw 2 of 2.
1513
(12:06) Bobby Montgomery Jr. misses 5-foot jumper.
(12:06) Grant Newell Block.
(12:02) Kaseem Watson Offensive Rebound.
(12:00) Jamal West Jr. misses 6-foot jumper.
(12:00) Noah Boyde Block.
(11:55) Jack Edelen Defensive Rebound.
(11:50) Ryan Myers misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:47) Kaseem Watson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:40) Kaseem Watson makes 29-foot three point jumper (KJ Thomas assists).
1516
+2 (11:16) Noah Boyde makes layup (Armelo Boone assists).
1716
+2 (11:05) Kaseem Watson makes 16-foot jumper.
1718
(10:48) Noah Boyde bad pass turnover.
(10:48) Caleb Blackwell Steal.
(10:40) Bobby Montgomery Jr. bad pass turnover.
(10:40) Armelo Boone Steal.
(10:37) Armelo Boone misses layup.
(10:37) UTEP Defensive Rebound.
(10:37) Jamal West Jr. Block.
(10:16) Caleb Blackwell misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:11) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
(10:04) Teagan Moore bad pass turnover.
(10:04) LA Hayes Steal.
(9:55) Foul on Teagan Moore.
(9:55) LA Hayes misses free throw 1 of 2.
(9:55) UTEP Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (9:55) LA Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2.
1719
+2 (9:35) Terrion Murdix makes driving layup.
1919
(9:03) Jamal West Jr. misses 10-foot jumper.
(9:00) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
(8:55) Terrion Murdix misses 5-foot jumper.
(8:55) UTEP Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:28) LA Hayes makes 26-foot three point jumper.
1922
(8:28) Foul on Noah Boyde.
+1 (8:28) LA Hayes makes free throw 1 of 1.
1923
(8:10) Foul on KJ Thomas.
(8:10) Teagan Moore misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:10) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:10) Teagan Moore misses free throw 2 of 2.
(8:09) LA Hayes Defensive Rebound.
(7:42) Kaseem Watson misses 21-foot jumper.
(7:38) Teagan Moore Defensive Rebound.
(7:26) Foul on LA Hayes.
(7:08) Armelo Boone misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:01) Teagan Moore Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:01) LJ Hackman makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2123
+2 (6:49) Jamal West Jr. makes driving layup.
2125
+2 (6:40) Teagan Moore makes layup (Ryan Myers assists).
2325
(6:06) Jamal West Jr. misses 7-foot jumper.
(6:06) Armelo Boone Block.
(6:05) Foul on Bobby Montgomery Jr..
(6:05) Armelo Boone misses free throw 1 of 1.
(6:04) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
(6:04) LA Hayes Defensive Rebound.
(5:41) Cassius Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:38) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
(5:33) Armelo Boone misses layup.
(5:30) Caleb Blackwell Defensive Rebound.
(5:10) LA Hayes misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:07) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
(4:52) Foul on Bobby Montgomery Jr..
+1 (4:52) Ryan Myers makes free throw 1 of 2.
2425
+1 (4:52) Ryan Myers makes free throw 2 of 2.
2525
+2 (4:39) LA Hayes makes layup (Jamal West Jr. assists).
2527
(4:29) Cam Haffner misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:25) Kaseem Watson Defensive Rebound.
(4:18) Foul on LJ Hackman.
+1 (4:18) Elijah Jones makes free throw 1 of 2.
2528
+1 (4:18) Elijah Jones makes free throw 2 of 2.
2529
+2 (3:56) LJ Hackman makes 8-foot jumper (Armelo Boone assists).
2729
(3:29) Elijah Jones misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(3:24) Noah Boyde Defensive Rebound.
(3:09) Terrion Murdix misses layup.
(3:05) Noah Boyde Offensive Rebound.
(3:01) LJ Hackman misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:58) LA Hayes Defensive Rebound.
(2:31) Kaseem Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:28) Ryan Myers Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:22) Armelo Boone makes layup (Ryan Myers assists).
2929
+2 (2:02) LA Hayes makes driving layup.
2931
(1:49) Terrion Murdix misses layup.
(1:49) Elijah Jones Block.
(1:45) Terrion Murdix Offensive Rebound.
(1:42) Ryan Myers misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:35) Armelo Boone Offensive Rebound.
(1:34) Armelo Boone misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:31) Elijah Jones Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:08) Jamal West Jr. makes 8-foot jumper.
2933
+2 (0:35) Ryan Myers makes 14-foot floating jump shot.
3133
+2 (0:01) Caleb Blackwell makes 17-foot jumper (KJ Thomas assists).
3135

2nd half

Team Stats

WKU

UTEP

68Points56

25-64(39.1%)Field Goal(%)17-53(32.1%)

5-19(26.3%)3-Point(%)5-22(22.7%)

13-22(59.1%)Free Throw(%)17-22(77.3%)

44(17)Rebounds(Offensive)37(10)

11Assists9

13Steals6

4Blocks6

10Turnovers15

15(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

12Largest Lead5

Game Details

Saturday, January 10, 2026 · 4:00 PM

Don Haskins Center · El Paso, TX

attendance: 4,392 (36.6%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: WKU -3.5

over/under: 144.5