Delaware Blue Hens vs. UTEP Miners

Jan 31, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
DEL	25	30	55
UTEP	27	43	70

Game Recap

Elijah Jones posts double-double to lead UTEP over Delaware 70-55. Elijah Jones scored 15 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to help UTEP beat Delaware 70-55 on Saturday night.

Player Stats

DELAWARE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Jayden Taylor	18	2-3	1-1	0-0	4	0	0	0	3	0	5
5Macon Emory	38	1-9	0-6	2-2	7	2	0	0	2	3	4
44Tyler Houser	37	4-12	0-5	7-8	9	2	1	0	1	2	15
00Christian Bliss	40	3-10	0-2	11-11	6	3	3	0	3	2	17
4Justyn Fernandez	35	1-11	0-7	7-8	7	0	1	0	2	4	9
15Houston Emory	3	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	2
20Alex Kazanecki	29	1-2	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	4	3

TOTAL	-	13-4926.5%	2-238.7%	27-2993.1%	37	7	5	0	14	16	55

UTEP	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15Jamal West Jr.	29	5-9	0-0	5-6	6	1	1	1	1	4	15
13Kaseem Watson	36	4-10	2-5	0-0	4	3	2	0	1	2	10
33Elijah Jones	29	7-17	0-3	1-3	12	1	1	0	1	1	15
1KJ Thomas	33	0-2	0-0	5-6	1	2	2	0	2	2	5
4Caleb Blackwell	33	2-8	2-5	4-4	6	2	3	0	0	3	10
23Cassius Brooks	8	0-1	0-0	3-4	0	0	2	0	0	1	3
11Trey Horton III	17	1-3	1-2	2-2	2	1	0	0	1	2	5
7LA Hayes	15	3-7	1-1	0-0	3	3	1	0	0	1	7
TOTAL	-	22-5738.6%	6-1637.5%	20-2580.0%	34	13	12	1	6	16	70

Play-by-Play

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1st halfDELUTEP

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Delaware.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by UTEP.
+2 (19:40) Jayden Taylor makes layup (Tyler Houser assists).
20
(19:19) Elijah Jones misses 8-foot jumper.
(19:16) Elijah Jones Offensive Rebound.
(19:14) Elijah Jones misses 4-foot jumper.
(19:11) Tyler Houser Defensive Rebound.
(18:56) Jayden Taylor bad pass turnover.
(18:28) Elijah Jones misses layup.
(18:25) Christian Bliss Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:57) Tyler Houser makes 4-foot hook shot.
40
(17:32) Jamal West Jr. misses layup.
(17:30) Jamal West Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(17:28) Jamal West Jr. misses 9-foot jumper.
(17:25) Elijah Jones Offensive Rebound.
(17:22) Kaseem Watson misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(17:18) Macon Emory Defensive Rebound.
(16:51) Justyn Fernandez misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:48) Elijah Jones Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:32) Kaseem Watson makes 17-foot jumper (KJ Thomas assists).
42
(16:10) Christian Bliss bad pass turnover.
(16:10) KJ Thomas Steal.
(16:08) Foul on Justyn Fernandez.
+1 (16:08) KJ Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2.
43
(16:08) KJ Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2.
(16:06) Justyn Fernandez Defensive Rebound.
(15:46) Foul on Jamal West Jr..
+1 (15:46) Tyler Houser makes free throw 1 of 2.
53
+1 (15:46) Tyler Houser makes free throw 2 of 2.
63
(15:27) Kaseem Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:23) Justyn Fernandez Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:05) Christian Bliss makes layup (Tyler Houser assists).
83
(15:05) Foul on KJ Thomas.
+1 (15:05) Christian Bliss makes free throw 1 of 1.
93
(14:47) Kaseem Watson misses 15-foot jumper.
(14:44) Macon Emory Defensive Rebound.
(14:17) Justyn Fernandez misses 18-foot jumper.
(14:12) Jayden Taylor Offensive Rebound.
(14:11) Jayden Taylor bad pass turnover.
(14:11) Caleb Blackwell Steal.
(14:02) Caleb Blackwell misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(13:58) Macon Emory Defensive Rebound.
(13:36) Macon Emory misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:33) Caleb Blackwell Defensive Rebound.
(13:27) Foul on Christian Bliss.
(13:07) Foul on Houston Emory.
+1 (13:07) Trey Horton III makes free throw 1 of 2.
94
+1 (13:07) Trey Horton III makes free throw 2 of 2.
95
(12:45) Christian Bliss misses 8-foot jumper.
(12:42) Houston Emory Offensive Rebound.
(12:41) Houston Emory misses 6-foot jumper.
(12:39) Elijah Jones Defensive Rebound.
(12:21) LA Hayes misses 12-foot jumper.
(12:19) Christian Bliss Defensive Rebound.
(11:56) Houston Emory bad pass turnover.
(11:56) Elijah Jones Steal.
(11:51) Elijah Jones bad pass turnover.
(11:51) Justyn Fernandez Steal.
(11:45) Justyn Fernandez misses 6-foot jumper.
(11:40) Trey Horton III Defensive Rebound.
(11:22) LA Hayes misses 12-foot jumper.
(11:18) Justyn Fernandez Defensive Rebound.
(10:55) Macon Emory misses layup.
(10:49) Houston Emory Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:49) Houston Emory makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
115
+2 (10:41) Elijah Jones makes 4-foot dunk (LA Hayes assists).
117
(10:20) Foul on Trey Horton III.
+1 (10:20) Macon Emory makes free throw 1 of 2.
127
+1 (10:20) Macon Emory makes free throw 2 of 2.
137
(10:13) KJ Thomas bad pass turnover.
(10:13) Christian Bliss Steal.
+2 (10:08) Christian Bliss makes layup.
157
(9:36) Cassius Brooks misses 18-foot jumper.
(9:33) Jayden Taylor Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:10) Jayden Taylor makes 26-foot three point jumper (Christian Bliss assists).
187
(8:47) Elijah Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:43) Jayden Taylor Defensive Rebound.
(8:25) Christian Bliss misses 11-foot jumper.
(8:22) Kaseem Watson Defensive Rebound.
(8:20) Foul on Alex Kazanecki.
(8:20) Cassius Brooks misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:20) UTEP Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:20) Cassius Brooks makes free throw 2 of 2.
188
(8:00) Alex Kazanecki bad pass turnover.
(8:00) Kaseem Watson Steal.
+2 (7:54) Kaseem Watson makes 5-foot dunk.
1810
(7:36) Macon Emory misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:32) LA Hayes Defensive Rebound.
(7:25) Jamal West Jr. misses layup.
(7:22) LA Hayes Offensive Rebound.
(7:11) Caleb Blackwell misses layup.
(7:08) Tyler Houser Defensive Rebound.
(6:47) Foul on Kaseem Watson.
+1 (6:47) Tyler Houser makes free throw 1 of 2.
1910
+1 (6:47) Tyler Houser makes free throw 2 of 2.
2010
(6:25) Caleb Blackwell misses 14-foot jumper.
(6:21) Alex Kazanecki Defensive Rebound.
(6:07) Macon Emory bad pass turnover.
(6:07) Caleb Blackwell Steal.
(6:03) Foul on Alex Kazanecki.
+1 (6:03) Caleb Blackwell makes free throw 1 of 2.
2011
+1 (6:03) Caleb Blackwell makes free throw 2 of 2.
2012
(5:45) Justyn Fernandez misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:40) UTEP Defensive Rebound.
(5:13) Caleb Blackwell misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(5:10) Jayden Taylor Defensive Rebound.
(5:00) Justyn Fernandez bad pass turnover.
(5:00) Cassius Brooks Steal.
+3 (4:49) Trey Horton III makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kaseem Watson assists).
2015
(4:31) Justyn Fernandez bad pass turnover.
(4:31) Cassius Brooks Steal.
(4:28) Foul on Justyn Fernandez.
+1 (4:28) Cassius Brooks makes free throw 1 of 2.
2016
+1 (4:28) Cassius Brooks makes free throw 2 of 2.
2017
(3:57) Christian Bliss misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:53) Jamal West Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(3:36) Kaseem Watson bad pass turnover.
(3:05) Jayden Taylor misses 7-foot jumper.
(3:05) Delaware Offensive Rebound.
(2:57) Jayden Taylor traveling turnover.
+3 (2:33) Kaseem Watson makes 25-foot three point jumper (LA Hayes assists).
2020
(2:09) Tyler Houser misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(2:04) Christian Bliss Offensive Rebound.
(1:59) Tyler Houser misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(1:55) KJ Thomas Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:36) LA Hayes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kaseem Watson assists).
2023
(1:23) Foul on KJ Thomas.
+1 (1:23) Christian Bliss makes free throw 1 of 3.
2123
+1 (1:23) Christian Bliss makes free throw 2 of 3.
2223
+1 (1:23) Christian Bliss makes free throw 3 of 3.
2323
+2 (1:10) LA Hayes makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Trey Horton III assists).
2325
(0:48) Christian Bliss misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:45) Trey Horton III Defensive Rebound.
(0:29) LA Hayes misses layup.
(0:28) Foul on Elijah Jones.
(0:27) Macon Emory Defensive Rebound.
(0:20) Foul on Cassius Brooks.
+1 (0:20) Christian Bliss makes free throw 1 of 2.
2425
+1 (0:20) Christian Bliss makes free throw 2 of 2.
2525
(0:03) Trey Horton III misses 19-foot jumper.
(0:00) Elijah Jones Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:00) Elijah Jones makes layup.
2527

2nd half

Team Stats

DEL

UTEP

55Points70

13-49(26.5%)Field Goal(%)22-57(38.6%)

2-23(8.7%)3-Point(%)6-16(37.5%)

27-29(93.1%)Free Throw(%)20-25(80.0%)

38(14)Rebounds(Offensive)35(13)

7Assists13

5Steals12

0Blocks1

14Turnovers6

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

11Largest Lead15

Game Details

Saturday, January 31, 2026 · 9:00 PM

Don Haskins Center · El Paso, TX

attendance: 4,077 (34.0%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: UTEP -6.5

over/under: 128.5