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UTEP Miners vs. Sam Houston Bearkats

FINAL
Feb 4, 2026

Box Score

12T
UTEP333366
SHSU363470

Game Recap

Game Highlights Video

Player Stats

Utep Miners logoUTEPMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
15Jamal West Jr.358-150-25-860022321
13Kaseem Watson356-151-50-070101213
33Elijah Jones231-50-22-27000024
1KJ Thomas262-40-00-04120034
4Caleb Blackwell358-173-83-453001122
25Mouhamed Mbaye80-10-00-02011130
23Cassius Brooks171-50-20-03200022
11Trey Horton III170-10-10-00000010
7LA Hayes40-20-20-01100020
TOTAL-26-6540.0%4-2218.2%10-1471.4%3574351966
Sam Houston Bearkats logoSAM HOUSTONMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
8Veljko Ilic244-70-00-34200148
35Po'Boigh King363-172-109-1075101117
4Kashie Natt240-50-38-812400018
5Justin Begg223-53-40-01001219
25Damon Nicholas Jr.346-122-40-061201114
12Matt Dann143-30-01-27010017
55Jacob Walker260-50-02-24200632
2Jacobe Coleman182-50-21-26000015
1CJ Beaumont20-20-00-02000100
TOTAL-21-6134.4%7-2330.4%21-2777.8%491441121370

Play-by-Play

1st halfUTEPSHSU
  • (20:00) Start game.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (19:59) Jump Ball won by Sam Houston.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (19:59) Jump Ball lost by UTEP.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (19:48) Veljko Ilic makes layup (Kashie Natt assists).
    02
  • Utep Miners logo
    (19:48) Foul on Kaseem Watson.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (19:48) Veljko Ilic misses free throw 1 of 1.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (19:47) Elijah Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (19:28) Foul on Veljko Ilic.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (19:28) Jamal West Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (19:28) UTEP Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +1 (19:28) Jamal West Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
    12
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (19:01) Po'Boigh King misses 17-foot jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (18:58) Damon Nicholas Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +3 (18:55) Damon Nicholas Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Po'Boigh King assists).
    15
  • Utep Miners logo
    (18:35) Elijah Jones misses 6-foot jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (18:31) Po'Boigh King Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (18:27) Po'Boigh King makes layup.
    17
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (18:01) Jamal West Jr. makes layup (KJ Thomas assists).
    37
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (18:01) Foul on Kashie Natt.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +1 (18:01) Jamal West Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1.
    47
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (17:49) Kashie Natt misses 24-foot three point jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (17:45) Caleb Blackwell Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (17:38) Kaseem Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (17:34) Po'Boigh King Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (17:31) Foul on KJ Thomas.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +1 (17:31) Po'Boigh King makes free throw 1 of 2.
    48
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +1 (17:31) Po'Boigh King makes free throw 2 of 2.
    49
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (17:11) Jamal West Jr. makes layup.
    69
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (17:00) Damon Nicholas Jr. bad pass turnover.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (17:00) KJ Thomas Steal.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (16:54) Jamal West Jr. misses 5-foot jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (16:51) Elijah Jones Offensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (16:41) Jamal West Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (16:38) Kashie Natt Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (16:32) Damon Nicholas Jr. makes layup (Kashie Natt assists).
    611
  • Utep Miners logo
    (16:12) Elijah Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (16:09) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (16:05) Damon Nicholas Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (16:03) Elijah Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (15:33) KJ Thomas makes 7-foot jumper.
    811
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (15:14) Veljko Ilic makes layup.
    813
  • Utep Miners logo
    (14:42) team shot clock turnover .
  • Utep Miners logo
    (14:21) Foul on Mouhamed Mbaye.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (14:10) Jacob Walker bad pass turnover.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (13:54) Jamal West Jr. makes 12-foot jumper.
    1013
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (13:36) Po'Boigh King misses 19-foot jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (13:32) Kaseem Watson Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (13:11) Jamal West Jr. misses 10-foot jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (13:08) Matt Dann Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (12:54) CJ Beaumont bad pass turnover.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (12:54) Mouhamed Mbaye Steal.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (12:49) Caleb Blackwell misses 19-foot jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (12:46) Jacob Walker Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (12:42) Foul on Jacob Walker.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (12:42) Jacob Walker turnover.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (12:21) Kaseem Watson makes 9-foot hook shot.
    1213
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (11:58) CJ Beaumont misses 15-foot jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (11:56) Caleb Blackwell Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (11:42) Kaseem Watson makes 16-foot jumper (Caleb Blackwell assists).
    1413
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (11:29) Po'Boigh King misses 27-foot three point jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (11:24) Matt Dann Offensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (11:14) Po'Boigh King misses 9-foot jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (11:11) CJ Beaumont Offensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (11:09) Jacobe Coleman misses 26-foot three point jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (11:07) CJ Beaumont misses tip in layup.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (11:07) UTEP Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (11:06) CJ Beaumont Offensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (10:55) Jamal West Jr. makes 12-foot jumper.
    1613
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (10:36) Jacob Walker bad pass turnover.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (10:36) Kaseem Watson Steal.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (10:18) Jamal West Jr. makes 10-foot jumper.
    1813
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +3 (9:58) Justin Begg makes 25-foot three point jumper (Veljko Ilic assists).
    1816
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (9:26) KJ Thomas makes 12-foot jumper.
    2016
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (9:11) Kashie Natt misses layup.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (9:09) KJ Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (8:52) Jamal West Jr. bad pass turnover.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (8:52) Damon Nicholas Jr. Steal.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +3 (8:48) Justin Begg makes 25-foot three point jumper (Damon Nicholas Jr. assists).
    2019
  • Utep Miners logo
    (8:25) Kaseem Watson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (8:21) Damon Nicholas Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (8:19) Jacob Walker traveling turnover.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (7:51) LA Hayes misses 24-foot three point jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (7:47) Kashie Natt Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (7:43) Veljko Ilic misses layup.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (7:42) Kashie Natt Offensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (7:42) Foul on LA Hayes.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +1 (7:42) Kashie Natt makes free throw 1 of 2.
    2020
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +1 (7:42) Kashie Natt makes free throw 2 of 2.
    2021
  • Utep Miners logo
    (7:31) Caleb Blackwell misses 12-foot jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (7:24) LA Hayes Offensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (7:21) LA Hayes misses 23-foot three point jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (7:18) Kashie Natt Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +3 (7:12) Damon Nicholas Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kashie Natt assists).
    2024
  • Utep Miners logo
    (6:46) Elijah Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (6:42) Damon Nicholas Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (6:33) Veljko Ilic makes 4-foot hook shot.
    2026
  • Utep Miners logo
    (6:08) Cassius Brooks misses layup.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (6:06) Kashie Natt Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (6:03) Po'Boigh King misses 25-foot three point jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (5:59) Elijah Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (5:44) Caleb Blackwell makes 17-foot jumper.
    2226
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (5:23) Damon Nicholas Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Veljko Ilic assists).
    2228
  • Utep Miners logo
    +3 (4:58) Caleb Blackwell makes 25-foot three point jumper (LA Hayes assists).
    2528
  • Utep Miners logo
    (4:37) Foul on LA Hayes.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (4:35) Po'Boigh King misses 25-foot three point jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (4:32) Jamal West Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +3 (4:19) Caleb Blackwell makes 25-foot three point jumper.
    2828
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (3:59) Veljko Ilic misses layup.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (3:59) Mouhamed Mbaye Block.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (3:54) Po'Boigh King Offensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +3 (3:51) Justin Begg makes 25-foot three point jumper (Po'Boigh King assists).
    2831
  • Utep Miners logo
    (3:28) Caleb Blackwell misses 27-foot three point jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (3:24) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (3:14) Veljko Ilic misses layup.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (3:11) Mouhamed Mbaye Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (2:52) Kaseem Watson misses layup.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (2:50) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (2:44) Foul on KJ Thomas.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +1 (2:44) Jacob Walker makes free throw 1 of 2.
    2832
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +1 (2:44) Jacob Walker makes free throw 2 of 2.
    2833
  • Utep Miners logo
    (2:16) Caleb Blackwell misses layup.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (2:14) Jacob Walker Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (1:57) Foul on Cassius Brooks.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +1 (1:57) Po'Boigh King makes free throw 1 of 3.
    2834
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +1 (1:57) Po'Boigh King makes free throw 2 of 3.
    2835
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +1 (1:57) Po'Boigh King makes free throw 3 of 3.
    2836
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (1:34) Foul on Matt Dann.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +1 (1:34) Jamal West Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
    2936
  • Utep Miners logo
    (1:34) Jamal West Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (1:33) Damon Nicholas Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (1:22) Damon Nicholas Jr. misses layup.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (1:22) Jamal West Jr. Block.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (1:18) Kaseem Watson Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (1:15) Foul on Veljko Ilic.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +1 (1:15) Jamal West Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
    3036
  • Utep Miners logo
    +1 (1:15) Jamal West Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
    3136
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (1:04) Justin Begg misses layup.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (1:00) Kashie Natt Offensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (1:00) Kashie Natt misses tip in layup.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (0:58) Caleb Blackwell Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (0:52) Jamal West Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Caleb Blackwell assists).
    3336
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (0:34) Jacob Walker misses layup.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (0:34) Jamal West Jr. Block.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (0:31) Jamal West Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (0:06) Jamal West Jr. misses 10-foot jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (0:03) Kashie Natt Defensive Rebound.
2nd half

Team Stats

66Points70
26-65(40.0%)Field Goal(%)21-61(34.4%)
4-22(18.2%)3-Point(%)7-23(30.4%)
10-14(71.4%)Free Throw(%)21-27(77.8%)
37(8)Rebounds(Offensive)50(16)
7Assists14
4Steals4
3Blocks1
6Turnovers12
19(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)
5Largest Lead11

Game Details

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 · 7:30 PM
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum · Huntsville, TX
attendance: 1,261 (20.7%)
tv: ESPN+
spread: SHSU -10.5
over/under: 145.5