Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs. UTEP Miners

Jan 28, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
LT	36	33	69
UTEP	27	32	59

Game Recap

Dudley scores 20 in Louisiana Tech's 69-59 win over UTEP. DJ Dudley scored 20 points as Louisiana Tech beat UTEP 69-59 on Wednesday night.

Player Stats

LOUISIANA TECH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Avery Thomas II	24	4-9	2-3	2-2	11	0	1	1	1	4	12
21Melian Martinez	14	1-2	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	4
0DJ Dudley	39	7-12	4-7	2-2	5	0	2	1	6	1	20
4Jaylen Fenner	23	1-4	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	1	2
3AJ Bates	38	3-10	0-3	3-4	3	7	2	0	0	2	9
10Kylan Howze	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0
14Will Allen	24	4-5	0-0	0-0	8	0	0	0	4	5	8
7Sir Issac Herron	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0
8Scooter Williams	28	4-10	1-2	5-8	5	3	1	1	0	1	14

TOTAL	-	24-5345.3%	7-1643.8%	14-1877.8%	38	12	6	4	13	16	69

UTEP	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15Jamal West Jr.	38	3-8	0-2	4-4	11	0	2	1	1	3	10
13Kaseem Watson	32	6-16	3-7	5-5	4	2	0	0	2	3	20
33Elijah Jones	31	6-15	5-8	8-10	4	0	2	0	3	2	25
1KJ Thomas	36	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	3	1	0	2	3	2
4Caleb Blackwell	33	1-5	0-1	0-0	1	3	1	1	1	3	2
25Mouhamed Mbaye	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
23Cassius Brooks	9	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0
3Bobby Montgomery Jr.	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Trey Horton III	7	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
7LA Hayes	3	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
TOTAL	-	17-5431.5%	8-2334.8%	17-1989.5%	24	11	7	2	10	16	59

Play-by-Play

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1st halfLTUTEP

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Louisiana Tech.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by UTEP.
(19:47) Avery Thomas II bad pass turnover.
(19:30) Elijah Jones out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+2 (19:08) AJ Bates makes 14-foot floating jump shot.
20
+2 (18:53) KJ Thomas makes driving layup.
22
(18:42) Avery Thomas II misses layup.
(18:39) Kaseem Watson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:24) Elijah Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (KJ Thomas assists).
25
+2 (17:59) AJ Bates makes 17-foot jumper.
45
+2 (17:24) Kaseem Watson makes driving layup.
47
(17:00) DJ Dudley misses 11-foot jumper.
(16:57) Caleb Blackwell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:46) Elijah Jones makes 27-foot three point jumper (Caleb Blackwell assists).
410
(16:29) Jaylen Fenner misses layup.
(16:26) Jamal West Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(16:20) Foul on Avery Thomas II.
(16:15) Elijah Jones misses 14-foot jumper.
(16:13) Jaylen Fenner Defensive Rebound.
(15:54) DJ Dudley bad pass turnover.
(15:54) KJ Thomas Steal.
+3 (15:44) Elijah Jones makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kaseem Watson assists).
413
(15:28) AJ Bates misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(15:25) Elijah Jones Defensive Rebound.
(15:22) Foul on Jaylen Fenner.
(15:14) Caleb Blackwell bad pass turnover.
(15:14) DJ Dudley Steal.
+2 (15:07) DJ Dudley makes layup.
613
(14:49) Elijah Jones misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(14:45) DJ Dudley Defensive Rebound.
(14:24) Foul on KJ Thomas.
+2 (14:07) Will Allen makes layup (Jaylen Fenner assists).
813
(13:47) KJ Thomas out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+3 (13:26) DJ Dudley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kylan Howze assists).
1113
(13:11) Jamal West Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:08) Kaseem Watson Offensive Rebound.
(13:07) Kaseem Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:04) Jamal West Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(12:59) LA Hayes misses layup.
(12:57) Louisiana Tech Defensive Rebound.
(12:37) Sir Issac Herron bad pass turnover.
(12:37) Mouhamed Mbaye Steal.
(12:29) LA Hayes bad pass turnover.
(12:18) Will Allen bad pass turnover.
(12:18) Jamal West Jr. Steal.
(11:59) Caleb Blackwell misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(11:56) DJ Dudley Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:53) DJ Dudley makes 26-foot three point jumper.
1413
+2 (11:34) Kaseem Watson makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Cassius Brooks assists).
1415
(11:16) AJ Bates misses layup.
(11:16) Jamal West Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(11:15) Foul on Will Allen.
(10:51) Jamal West Jr. misses 9-foot jumper.
(10:51) Sir Issac Herron Block.
(10:50) UTEP Offensive Rebound.
(10:45) Cassius Brooks misses 6-foot jumper.
(10:41) Avery Thomas II Defensive Rebound.
(10:35) Sir Issac Herron misses 6-foot jumper.
(10:32) Jamal West Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(10:27) Jamal West Jr. misses layup.
(10:27) Avery Thomas II Block.
(10:22) Sir Issac Herron Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:20) Scooter Williams makes 8-foot jumper.
1615
(10:20) Foul on Trey Horton III.
+1 (10:20) Scooter Williams makes free throw 1 of 1.
1715
(10:06) Trey Horton III misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:03) AJ Bates Defensive Rebound.
(9:46) AJ Bates misses layup.
(9:40) Avery Thomas II Offensive Rebound.
+3 (9:35) Avery Thomas II makes 22-foot three point jumper (Scooter Williams assists).
2015
+2 (9:09) Jamal West Jr. makes 5-foot dunk (Cassius Brooks assists).
2017
+3 (8:36) Scooter Williams makes 25-foot three pointer.
2317
(8:00) KJ Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:57) AJ Bates Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:55) Avery Thomas II makes 25-foot three point jumper (AJ Bates assists).
2617
(7:33) Kaseem Watson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:30) Scooter Williams Defensive Rebound.
(7:22) Scooter Williams misses 9-foot jumper.
(7:18) Kaseem Watson Defensive Rebound.
(7:10) Elijah Jones misses layup.
(7:10) Foul on Kylan Howze.
(7:10) Elijah Jones misses free throw 1 of 2.
(7:10) UTEP Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (7:10) Elijah Jones makes free throw 2 of 2.
2618
(7:08) Elijah Jones Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:04) Scooter Williams makes 6-foot jumper (AJ Bates assists).
2818
(7:04) Foul on Elijah Jones.
(7:04) Scooter Williams misses free throw 1 of 1.
(7:01) KJ Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(6:33) Elijah Jones misses 7-foot jumper.
(6:29) UTEP Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:19) Elijah Jones makes driving layup (Caleb Blackwell assists).
2820
(5:53) AJ Bates misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:48) Avery Thomas II Offensive Rebound.
(5:46) Foul on Elijah Jones.
(5:25) team shot clock turnover .
(5:05) Kaseem Watson misses 13-foot jumper.
(5:02) Jamal West Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(4:56) Jamal West Jr. misses 6-foot jumper.
(4:53) Will Allen Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:44) DJ Dudley makes 18-foot pullup jump shot.
3020
(4:11) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (3:57) AJ Bates makes driving layup.
3220
(3:26) Kaseem Watson misses 13-foot hook shot.
(3:22) Scooter Williams Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:19) Will Allen makes 5-foot jumper (Scooter Williams assists).
3420
(2:47) Elijah Jones misses layup.
(2:44) Will Allen Defensive Rebound.
(2:44) Will Allen bad pass turnover.
(2:32) Kaseem Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:31) Foul on AJ Bates.
(2:30) Jamal West Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+3 (2:22) Elijah Jones makes 27-foot three pointer (Kaseem Watson assists).
3423
(2:04) DJ Dudley bad pass turnover.
(2:04) Caleb Blackwell Steal.
+2 (1:48) Caleb Blackwell makes driving layup.
3425
(1:24) AJ Bates misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(1:20) DJ Dudley Offensive Rebound.
(1:14) Scooter Williams misses 16-foot jumper.
(1:11) KJ Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(1:03) Elijah Jones bad pass turnover.
(1:03) AJ Bates Steal.
(0:56) Scooter Williams misses dunk.
(0:53) Scooter Williams Offensive Rebound.
(0:52) Scooter Williams misses 9-foot jumper.
(0:49) Will Allen Offensive Rebound.
(0:49) Will Allen misses 10-foot jumper.
+2 (0:49) Kaseem Watson makes layup.
3427
(0:46) Jamal West Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(0:23) Avery Thomas II misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:19) Foul on Kaseem Watson.
+1 (0:19) Avery Thomas II makes free throw 1 of 2.
3527
+1 (0:19) Avery Thomas II makes free throw 2 of 2.
3627
(0:18) Avery Thomas II Offensive Rebound.
(0:01) Kaseem Watson bad pass turnover.
(0:01) DJ Dudley Steal.

2nd half

Team Stats

UTEP

69Points59

24-53(45.3%)Field Goal(%)17-54(31.5%)

7-16(43.8%)3-Point(%)8-23(34.8%)

14-18(77.8%)Free Throw(%)17-19(89.5%)

41(13)Rebounds(Offensive)28(9)

12Assists11

6Steals7

4Blocks2

16Turnovers11

16(1)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

14Largest Lead9

Game Details

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 · 9:00 PM

Don Haskins Center · El Paso, TX

attendance: 3,335 (27.8%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: UTEP -2.5

over/under: 130.5