Florida International Panthers vs. UTEP Miners

Jan 22, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
FIU	39	38	77
UTEP	47	36	83

Game Recap

UTEP defeats Florida International 83-77. Jamal West's 28 points helped UTEP defeat Florida International 83-77 on Thursday night.

Player Stats

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
9Eric Dibami	23	1-2	0-0	2-4	3	0	0	1	0	4	4
5Hamed Olayinka	28	8-15	0-1	3-5	14	0	1	0	4	3	19
2Zawdie Jackson	25	3-7	1-1	2-4	1	0	2	0	0	0	9
4Ashton Williamson	15	1-5	1-3	1-2	2	0	3	0	3	0	4
3Corey Stephenson	35	3-8	1-4	5-6	0	2	1	0	1	1	12
34Ibrahim Olajuwon	14	3-5	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	1	0	2	6
25Kennedy Brown	3	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
6Thiago Sucatzky	14	2-4	0-0	0-0	0	3	0	0	2	0	4
1Brit Harris	16	1-1	1-1	0-0	2	3	1	0	0	0	3
10Julian Mackey	27	5-7	2-3	2-4	3	1	1	0	3	1	14
TOTAL	-	27-5450.0%	6-1346.2%	17-2763.0%	30	9	9	2	13	11	77

UTEP	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15Jamal West Jr.	33	11-14	2-3	4-6	7	5	3	1	4	3	28
13Kaseem Watson	33	2-9	1-6	0-0	2	3	1	1	2	1	5
33Elijah Jones	21	5-6	4-4	0-0	3	2	0	2	0	4	14
1KJ Thomas	30	3-8	0-3	1-1	5	4	1	0	4	2	7
4Caleb Blackwell	34	3-10	1-4	0-0	2	5	0	0	1	3	7
6C.J. Smith	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
25Mouhamed Mbaye	7	1-1	0-0	1-3	3	0	1	0	1	2	3
23Cassius Brooks	10	0-3	0-0	2-2	2	1	0	0	0	0	2
11Trey Horton III	10	2-3	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	1	5
7LA Hayes	14	4-6	2-3	2-2	2	0	3	0	0	2	12
TOTAL	-	31-6051.7%	11-2544.0%	10-1471.4%	28	20	9	5	13	19	83

Play-by-Play

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1st halfFIUUTEP

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by UTEP.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Florida International.
(19:41) Kaseem Watson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(19:38) Jamal West Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+3 (19:35) Elijah Jones makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jamal West Jr. assists).
03
(19:12) Hamed Olayinka misses 7-foot hook shot.
(19:11) Hamed Olayinka Offensive Rebound.
(19:11) Foul on Jamal West Jr..
+1 (19:11) Hamed Olayinka makes free throw 1 of 2.
13
+1 (19:11) Hamed Olayinka makes free throw 2 of 2.
23
(18:42) Jamal West Jr. misses 7-foot jumper.
(18:38) Jamal West Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(18:38) Jamal West Jr. bad pass turnover.
(18:38) Hamed Olayinka Steal.
(18:19) Eric Dibami misses 9-foot jumper.
(18:19) Kaseem Watson Block.
(18:14) Kaseem Watson Defensive Rebound.
(18:10) Kaseem Watson bad pass turnover.
(18:10) Ashton Williamson Steal.
(18:06) Ashton Williamson misses layup.
(18:01) Hamed Olayinka Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:01) Hamed Olayinka makes 0-foot tip in layup.
43
+3 (17:52) Elijah Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Caleb Blackwell assists).
46
(17:39) Hamed Olayinka misses 12-foot jumper.
(17:37) Hamed Olayinka Offensive Rebound.
(17:37) Hamed Olayinka misses 5-foot jumper.
(17:37) Elijah Jones Block.
(17:37) Florida International Offensive Rebound.
(17:32) Zawdie Jackson misses 13-foot jumper.
(17:29) Caleb Blackwell Defensive Rebound.
(17:20) Caleb Blackwell misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:17) Hamed Olayinka Defensive Rebound.
(17:12) Foul on Caleb Blackwell.
(17:12) Ashton Williamson misses free throw 1 of 2.
(17:12) Florida International Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:12) Ashton Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2.
56
(16:50) KJ Thomas misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(16:47) Elijah Jones Offensive Rebound.
(16:43) Kaseem Watson misses 9-foot hook shot.
(16:40) Ibrahim Olajuwon Defensive Rebound.
(16:25) Ashton Williamson bad pass turnover.
(16:25) KJ Thomas Steal.
+2 (16:20) Jamal West Jr. makes 6-foot jumper (Kaseem Watson assists).
58
(16:20) Foul on Eric Dibami.
+1 (16:20) Jamal West Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1.
59
(16:11) Corey Stephenson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:07) Elijah Jones Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:53) LA Hayes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Elijah Jones assists).
512
(15:34) Foul on LA Hayes.
+1 (15:34) Corey Stephenson makes free throw 1 of 2.
612
+1 (15:34) Corey Stephenson makes free throw 2 of 2.
712
(15:22) KJ Thomas bad pass turnover.
(15:22) Zawdie Jackson Steal.
(15:18) Zawdie Jackson misses layup.
(15:18) Elijah Jones Block.
(15:12) LA Hayes Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:10) Caleb Blackwell makes layup.
714
(15:00) Julian Mackey bad pass turnover.
(15:00) LA Hayes Steal.
(14:53) LA Hayes misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:49) C.J. Smith Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:45) LA Hayes makes 8-foot jumper (Caleb Blackwell assists).
716
+2 (14:32) Julian Mackey makes driving layup.
916
(13:59) KJ Thomas misses 10-foot jumper.
(13:58) UTEP Deadball Team Rebound.
+3 (13:50) Caleb Blackwell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jamal West Jr. assists).
919
+2 (13:26) Hamed Olayinka makes layup.
1119
(13:14) Caleb Blackwell misses 22-foot jumper.
(13:11) Hamed Olayinka Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:09) Hamed Olayinka makes layup (Thiago Sucatzky assists).
1319
(12:43) Jamal West Jr. bad pass turnover.
+2 (12:29) Hamed Olayinka makes 8-foot dunk (Brit Harris assists).
1519
(12:07) Jamal West Jr. bad pass turnover.
(12:07) Brit Harris Steal.
(12:02) Thiago Sucatzky misses 7-foot jumper.
(12:02) Trey Horton III Block.
(12:02) Florida International Offensive Rebound.
(11:57) Thiago Sucatzky bad pass turnover.
(11:57) Jamal West Jr. Steal.
(11:52) Cassius Brooks misses layup.
(11:49) Ibrahim Olajuwon Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:46) Thiago Sucatzky makes layup (Julian Mackey assists).
1719
(11:31) Kaseem Watson misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(11:28) Julian Mackey Defensive Rebound.
(11:23) Foul on Trey Horton III.
+3 (11:20) Julian Mackey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Thiago Sucatzky assists).
2019
(11:00) Jamal West Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:56) Julian Mackey Defensive Rebound.
(10:36) Corey Stephenson bad pass turnover.
(10:13) Trey Horton III misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:10) Jamal West Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:07) Jamal West Jr. makes 4-foot jumper.
2021
(9:59) Ashton Williamson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:56) Trey Horton III Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:38) Jamal West Jr. makes 6-foot dunk.
2023
+3 (9:25) Ashton Williamson makes 22-foot three point jumper.
2323
+3 (9:01) Jamal West Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (KJ Thomas assists).
2326
(8:48) Julian Mackey bad pass turnover.
(8:48) Kaseem Watson Steal.
+2 (8:44) KJ Thomas makes layup (Kaseem Watson assists).
2328
(8:25) Ashton Williamson bad pass turnover.
(8:00) Kaseem Watson bad pass turnover.
(7:45) Hamed Olayinka misses layup.
(7:42) Hamed Olayinka Offensive Rebound.
(7:33) Ashton Williamson bad pass turnover.
(7:05) C.J. Smith traveling turnover.
(6:55) Zawdie Jackson misses 15-foot jumper.
(6:52) LA Hayes Defensive Rebound.
(6:47) Foul on Hamed Olayinka.
+1 (6:47) LA Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2.
2329
+1 (6:47) LA Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2.
2330
(6:31) Foul on C.J. Smith.
+2 (6:24) Corey Stephenson makes 18-foot pullup jump shot.
2530
+3 (6:09) Elijah Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (Caleb Blackwell assists).
2533
(5:48) Foul on Elijah Jones.
(5:48) Eric Dibami misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:48) Florida International Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:48) Eric Dibami makes free throw 2 of 2.
2633
+2 (5:31) LA Hayes makes 11-foot jumper.
2635
(5:14) Ashton Williamson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:11) KJ Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(4:58) Caleb Blackwell misses 16-foot jumper.
(4:54) Kennedy Brown Defensive Rebound.
(4:54) Foul on Mouhamed Mbaye.
+1 (4:54) Kennedy Brown makes free throw 1 of 2.
2735
+1 (4:54) Kennedy Brown makes free throw 2 of 2.
2835
(4:49) Foul on Julian Mackey.
+2 (4:31) Jamal West Jr. makes layup.
2837
(4:15) Hamed Olayinka bad pass turnover.
(4:15) LA Hayes Steal.
+3 (4:09) LA Hayes makes 22-foot three point jumper (KJ Thomas assists).
2840
+2 (3:50) Thiago Sucatzky makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
3040
(3:23) Caleb Blackwell misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(3:20) Mouhamed Mbaye Offensive Rebound.
(3:18) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (3:01) Hamed Olayinka makes 9-foot jumper.
3240
+2 (2:42) Jamal West Jr. makes 5-foot alley oop dunk (Caleb Blackwell assists).
3242
+3 (2:34) Brit Harris makes 24-foot three point jumper (Corey Stephenson assists).
3542
(2:05) KJ Thomas misses 18-foot jumper.
(2:02) Hamed Olayinka Defensive Rebound.
(1:56) Hamed Olayinka misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:52) KJ Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(1:32) KJ Thomas misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:29) Brit Harris Defensive Rebound.
(1:19) Thiago Sucatzky misses layup.
(1:16) Caleb Blackwell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:12) Trey Horton III makes 5-foot jumper (Caleb Blackwell assists).
3544
+2 (0:58) Julian Mackey makes layup (Brit Harris assists).
3744
+3 (0:39) Trey Horton III makes 25-foot three point jumper (KJ Thomas assists).
3747
+2 (0:20) Hamed Olayinka makes driving layup.
3947
(0:01) Caleb Blackwell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Julian Mackey Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

FIU

UTEP

77Points83

27-54(50.0%)Field Goal(%)31-60(51.7%)

6-13(46.2%)3-Point(%)11-25(44.0%)

17-27(63.0%)Free Throw(%)10-14(71.4%)

32(10)Rebounds(Offensive)31(9)

9Assists20

9Steals9

2Blocks5

13Turnovers16

11(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

1Largest Lead12

Game Details

Thursday, January 22, 2026 · 9:00 PM

Don Haskins Center · El Paso, TX

attendance: 3,186 (26.6%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: FIU -1.5

over/under: 151.5