UTEP Miners vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

FINAL

Feb 28, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
UTEP	39	26	65
WKU	49	48	97

Game Recap

Player Stats

UTEP	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15Jamal West Jr.	37	7-11	2-3	6-13	7	1	0	1	0	1	22
13Kaseem Watson	35	5-18	3-9	2-4	5	1	0	1	2	1	15
33Elijah Jones	24	0-4	0-3	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	5	0
1KJ Thomas	26	1-3	1-2	4-4	1	3	2	1	2	4	7
4Caleb Blackwell	30	5-9	2-6	2-2	3	4	1	0	2	1	14
6C.J. Smith	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25Mouhamed Mbaye	12	0-0	0-0	3-4	5	0	0	0	1	4	3
23Cassius Brooks	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Bobby Montgomery Jr.	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2
2Jordan Hernandez	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Trey Horton III	16	0-4	0-3	2-2	0	1	0	0	1	3	2
7LA Hayes	8	0-3	0-2	0-0	2	0	2	0	3	1	0
TOTAL	-	19-5335.8%	8-2828.6%	19-2965.5%	26	10	6	3	12	21	65

WESTERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Blaise Keita	14	1-2	0-0	0-0	6	0	1	0	0	4	2
8Grant Newell	29	8-13	4-8	5-6	7	1	0	0	1	2	25
2LJ Hackman	29	7-11	0-2	7-8	3	4	1	0	0	2	21
30Teagan Moore	34	8-10	1-1	7-8	5	2	0	0	3	2	24
11Terrion Murdix	27	0-0	0-0	3-4	2	9	1	1	2	0	3
7Noah Boyde	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0
21Leeroy Odiahi	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0
12Armelo Boone	21	2-4	1-1	2-2	4	2	1	0	2	0	7
10Cade Stinnett	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Jack Edelen	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
3Cam Haffner	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	4	0
4Ryan Myers	23	5-12	3-7	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	2	13
TOTAL	-	32-5459.3%	9-2045.0%	24-2885.7%	35	21	7	1	9	20	97

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUTEPWKU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by UTEP.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Western Kentucky.
+3 (19:46) KJ Thomas makes 23-foot three point jumper (Caleb Blackwell assists).
30
+2 (19:24) LJ Hackman makes 6-foot jumper.
32
(19:09) Jamal West Jr. misses 12-foot jumper.
(19:05) Blaise Keita Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:00) Teagan Moore makes layup (Terrion Murdix assists).
34
(19:00) Foul on Jamal West Jr..
+1 (19:00) Teagan Moore makes free throw 1 of 1.
35
+3 (18:47) Kaseem Watson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Caleb Blackwell assists).
65
+3 (18:30) Grant Newell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Terrion Murdix assists).
68
+2 (18:18) Caleb Blackwell makes driving layup.
88
+2 (17:58) Teagan Moore makes driving layup (LJ Hackman assists).
810
(17:36) Elijah Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:32) Grant Newell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:27) Blaise Keita makes layup (Terrion Murdix assists).
812
(17:02) Kaseem Watson misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(16:59) Terrion Murdix Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:54) Grant Newell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Terrion Murdix assists).
815
(16:20) Caleb Blackwell misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:20) UTEP Deadball Team Rebound.
(16:20) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (16:04) Teagan Moore makes layup.
817
(15:54) Caleb Blackwell bad pass turnover.
(15:54) LJ Hackman Steal.
+2 (15:50) LJ Hackman makes driving layup.
819
(15:33) KJ Thomas misses 11-foot jumper.
(15:29) Blaise Keita Defensive Rebound.
(15:22) Terrion Murdix bad pass turnover.
(15:22) KJ Thomas Steal.
+3 (15:15) Caleb Blackwell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kaseem Watson assists).
1119
(14:42) LJ Hackman misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:40) KJ Thomas Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:20) Kaseem Watson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal West Jr. assists).
1419
(13:51) Armelo Boone misses layup.
(13:48) Armelo Boone Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:48) Armelo Boone makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1421
(13:18) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (13:01) Teagan Moore makes 6-foot jumper (Armelo Boone assists).
1423
(12:43) Elijah Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:40) Teagan Moore Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:35) Ryan Myers makes 24-foot three point jumper (Teagan Moore assists).
1426
(12:08) Foul on Leeroy Odiahi.
+1 (12:08) Jamal West Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
1526
(12:08) Jamal West Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2.
(12:06) Leeroy Odiahi Defensive Rebound.
(11:55) Armelo Boone bad pass turnover.
(11:55) LA Hayes Steal.
+3 (11:42) Kaseem Watson makes 25-foot three point jumper.
1826
(11:22) Ryan Myers misses 9-foot jumper.
(11:14) Ryan Myers Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:12) Grant Newell makes driving layup.
1828
(11:10) LA Hayes bad pass turnover.
(10:43) Foul on LA Hayes.
+1 (10:43) Grant Newell makes free throw 1 of 2.
1829
+1 (10:43) Grant Newell makes free throw 2 of 2.
1830
(10:33) Foul on Blaise Keita.
+1 (10:33) Mouhamed Mbaye makes free throw 1 of 2.
1930
+1 (10:33) Mouhamed Mbaye makes free throw 2 of 2.
2030
(10:21) Teagan Moore bad pass turnover.
(10:21) KJ Thomas Steal.
(10:16) Foul on Teagan Moore.
+2 (10:10) Kaseem Watson makes 19-foot jumper (KJ Thomas assists).
2230
(10:02) Teagan Moore bad pass turnover.
(10:02) LA Hayes Steal.
(9:59) LA Hayes bad pass turnover.
(9:59) Terrion Murdix Steal.
(9:52) Teagan Moore bad pass turnover.
(9:33) Jamal West Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:31) Terrion Murdix Defensive Rebound.
(9:31) Foul on Mouhamed Mbaye.
+2 (9:09) Teagan Moore makes 5-foot jumper.
2232
(8:55) Foul on Cam Haffner.
(8:52) Technical Foul on KJ Thomas.
(8:52) KJ Thomas turnover.
(8:49) Technical Foul on Cam Haffner.
(8:49) Cam Haffner turnover.
(8:48) Foul on Leeroy Odiahi.
+1 (8:48) Trey Horton III makes free throw 1 of 2.
2332
+1 (8:48) Trey Horton III makes free throw 2 of 2.
2432
(8:31) Foul on Trey Horton III.
(8:31) Terrion Murdix misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:31) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:31) Terrion Murdix makes free throw 2 of 2.
2433
(8:15) Trey Horton III misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:12) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:08) Grant Newell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Armelo Boone assists).
2436
(7:42) Elijah Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:39) Ryan Myers Defensive Rebound.
(7:30) LJ Hackman misses layup.
(7:28) Elijah Jones Defensive Rebound.
(7:22) Foul on LJ Hackman.
+1 (7:22) KJ Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2.
2536
+1 (7:22) KJ Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2.
2636
+2 (7:05) Ryan Myers makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot (LJ Hackman assists).
2638
(6:32) Kaseem Watson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:29) Grant Newell Defensive Rebound.
(6:25) Grant Newell misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:21) Armelo Boone Offensive Rebound.
(6:15) Foul on Elijah Jones.
+1 (6:15) Teagan Moore makes free throw 1 of 2.
2639
+1 (6:15) Teagan Moore makes free throw 2 of 2.
2640
+2 (6:03) Jamal West Jr. makes layup (Caleb Blackwell assists).
2840
+2 (5:35) LJ Hackman makes layup.
2842
(5:06) Foul on Ryan Myers.
+1 (5:06) Caleb Blackwell makes free throw 1 of 2.
2942
+1 (5:06) Caleb Blackwell makes free throw 2 of 2.
3042
+2 (4:53) LJ Hackman makes layup.
3044
(4:53) Foul on Elijah Jones.
+1 (4:53) LJ Hackman makes free throw 1 of 1.
3045
(4:28) KJ Thomas bad pass turnover.
+2 (4:16) LJ Hackman makes driving layup (Terrion Murdix assists).
3047
+3 (4:01) Jamal West Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Caleb Blackwell assists).
3347
(3:42) Armelo Boone bad pass turnover.
(3:42) Caleb Blackwell Steal.
(3:35) Kaseem Watson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:31) Blaise Keita Defensive Rebound.
(3:06) Grant Newell misses 4-foot hook shot.
(3:06) Kaseem Watson Defensive Rebound.
(3:06) Foul on Blaise Keita.
+1 (3:06) KJ Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2.
3447
+1 (3:06) KJ Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2.
3547
(2:44) Ryan Myers misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(2:41) Blaise Keita Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:33) Teagan Moore makes 2-foot hook shot.
3549
(2:33) Foul on Mouhamed Mbaye.
(2:33) Teagan Moore misses free throw 1 of 1.
(2:32) Mouhamed Mbaye Defensive Rebound.
(2:11) Kaseem Watson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:07) Jamal West Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(1:57) Foul on Leeroy Odiahi.
+1 (1:57) Jamal West Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
3649
(1:57) Jamal West Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:56) Grant Newell Defensive Rebound.
(1:29) Ryan Myers misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:27) Jamal West Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(1:21) Kaseem Watson misses layup.
(1:17) Grant Newell Defensive Rebound.
(1:10) Ryan Myers misses layup.
(1:10) KJ Thomas Block.
(1:09) UTEP Defensive Rebound.
(0:55) Foul on Grant Newell.
(0:55) Kaseem Watson misses free throw 1 of 2.
(0:55) UTEP Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (0:55) Kaseem Watson makes free throw 2 of 2.
3749
(0:36) Grant Newell bad pass turnover.
(0:08) Trey Horton III misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:06) Jamal West Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:06) Jamal West Jr. makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3949
(0:06) Foul on Teagan Moore.
(0:06) Jamal West Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1.
(0:05) Grant Newell Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Grant Newell misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Mouhamed Mbaye Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

UTEP

WKU

65Points97

19-53(35.8%)Field Goal(%)32-54(59.3%)

8-28(28.6%)3-Point(%)9-20(45.0%)

19-29(65.5%)Free Throw(%)24-28(85.7%)

29(9)Rebounds(Offensive)36(4)

10Assists21

6Steals7

3Blocks1

14Turnovers9

21(1)Fouls(Technical)20(1)

3Largest Lead32

Game Details

Saturday, February 28, 2026 · 3:00 PM

E. A. Diddle Arena · Bowling Green, KY

attendance: 4,547 (60.4%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: WKU -9.5

over/under: 145.5