UTEP Miners vs. Northern Kentucky Norse

Nov 2, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UTEP	38	38	76
NKU	42	42	84

Game Recap

Foster scores 24 in Northern Kentucky's 84-76 victory over UTEP. Willie Foster had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Noah Pagotto added 19 points and 12 boards, and Northern Kentucky defeat UTEP 84-76 on Monday in a season opener for both teams.

Player Stats

UTEP	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Youssouf Traore	26	7-10	0-0	4-5	7	0	1	0	0	1	18
11Augusto Cassia	28	4-8	1-4	1-3	4	5	2	0	2	5	10
5Cam McDaniels	26	4-15	3-9	0-0	3	2	1	0	1	4	11
6Leif Moeller	28	3-11	0-3	2-2	4	5	1	0	1	2	8
3Reese Miller	25	1-5	0-4	2-2	0	1	0	0	1	0	4
24Reid Cason	7	2-6	0-0	0-2	3	0	0	0	1	4	4
18Isaiah Ward	10	0-2	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	2	0
15Ryan Jackson Jr.	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0Donovan Criss	21	4-4	2-2	3-8	0	1	0	1	0	2	13
21Jace Whiting	26	2-9	2-8	2-2	5	2	1	0	0	4	8
TOTAL	-	27-7038.6%	8-3026.7%	14-2458.3%	30	16	6	1	7	24	76

NORTHERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Noah Pagotto	37	5-6	0-0	9-11	12	1	0	0	0	4	19
7Will Shortt	19	1-1	0-0	4-4	3	0	0	1	2	3	6
0Willie Foster	35	7-13	1-5	9-10	10	1	1	1	1	2	24
2Eric Acker	38	6-12	0-4	4-4	1	5	0	0	6	2	16
9B.J. Davis-Ray	21	3-8	1-5	2-2	2	1	0	0	3	3	9
17Juanma Ruiz	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1Ryan Tolliver	11	2-3	1-1	0-0	4	0	1	0	0	1	5
10Donovan Rakotonanahary	11	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	4	0
8Gabrielius Jokubauskas	24	1-7	1-6	2-2	2	0	1	0	0	3	5

TOTAL	-	25-5050.0%	4-2119.0%	30-3390.9%	36	10	3	2	13	22	84

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUTEPNKU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Northern Kentucky.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by UTEP.
+2 (19:32) Eric Acker makes layup (B.J. Davis-Ray assists).
02
+3 (19:12) Augusto Cassia makes 24-foot three point jumper (Leif Moeller assists).
32
(18:51) Foul on Cam McDaniels.
+1 (18:51) Noah Pagotto makes free throw 1 of 2.
33
+1 (18:51) Noah Pagotto makes free throw 2 of 2.
34
(18:28) Youssouf Traore misses layup.
(18:25) Noah Pagotto Defensive Rebound.
(18:18) B.J. Davis-Ray bad pass turnover.
(18:18) Augusto Cassia Steal.
+2 (18:01) Youssouf Traore makes layup (Augusto Cassia assists).
54
+3 (17:45) Willie Foster makes 26-foot three point jumper (Noah Pagotto assists).
57
(17:27) Leif Moeller bad pass turnover.
(17:27) Willie Foster Steal.
+2 (17:24) Willie Foster makes 2-foot dunk.
59
(16:57) Leif Moeller misses 7-foot jumper.
(16:54) Augusto Cassia Offensive Rebound.
(16:52) Reese Miller misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:49) Noah Pagotto Defensive Rebound.
(16:45) Willie Foster misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:41) Cam McDaniels Defensive Rebound.
(16:37) Cam McDaniels misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:34) Willie Foster Defensive Rebound.
(16:29) Willie Foster bad pass turnover.
(16:29) Cam McDaniels Steal.
(16:18) Foul on B.J. Davis-Ray.
(16:18) Reid Cason misses free throw 1 of 2.
(16:18) UTEP Deadball Team Rebound.
(16:18) Reid Cason misses free throw 2 of 2.
(16:17) B.J. Davis-Ray Defensive Rebound.
(16:06) B.J. Davis-Ray bad pass turnover.
(15:51) Reid Cason misses 5-foot jumper.
(15:47) Isaiah Ward Offensive Rebound.
(15:47) Isaiah Ward misses tip in layup.
(15:46) Noah Pagotto Defensive Rebound.
(15:39) Eric Acker turnover.
(15:21) Foul on Donovan Rakotonanahary.
+2 (15:14) Reid Cason makes layup (Cam McDaniels assists).
79
(15:03) Foul on Reid Cason.
+1 (15:03) Willie Foster makes free throw 1 of 2.
710
+1 (15:03) Willie Foster makes free throw 2 of 2.
711
(14:35) Reese Miller misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(14:35) Northern Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:12) Willie Foster makes driving layup.
713
+2 (13:50) Youssouf Traore makes layup (Augusto Cassia assists).
913
(13:32) B.J. Davis-Ray misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:29) Jace Whiting Defensive Rebound.
(13:19) Foul on Eric Acker.
+1 (13:19) Reese Miller makes free throw 1 of 2.
1013
+1 (13:19) Reese Miller makes free throw 2 of 2.
1113
+2 (13:04) Eric Acker makes layup.
1115
(12:54) Foul on Gabrielius Jokubauskas.
(12:44) Jace Whiting misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:41) Will Shortt Defensive Rebound.
(12:28) B.J. Davis-Ray misses layup.
(12:21) B.J. Davis-Ray Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:21) B.J. Davis-Ray makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1117
+3 (12:15) Jace Whiting makes 28-foot three point jumper (Donovan Criss assists).
1417
(12:13) Eric Acker bad pass turnover.
+2 (11:48) Augusto Cassia makes driving layup.
1617
(11:34) Gabrielius Jokubauskas misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:29) Reid Cason Defensive Rebound.
(11:20) Cam McDaniels misses 14-foot jumper.
(11:15) Noah Pagotto Defensive Rebound.
(11:13) Foul on Jace Whiting.
+1 (11:13) Willie Foster makes free throw 1 of 2.
1618
+1 (11:13) Willie Foster makes free throw 2 of 2.
1619
(10:59) Reid Cason misses layup.
(10:59) UTEP Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:50) Reid Cason misses layup.
(10:47) Willie Foster Defensive Rebound.
(10:42) Willie Foster misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:37) Cam McDaniels Defensive Rebound.
(10:33) Cam McDaniels misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:29) Willie Foster Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:16) Noah Pagotto makes 5-foot floating jump shot.
1621
(10:04) Jace Whiting misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:00) Reid Cason Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:59) Reid Cason makes layup.
1821
+2 (9:36) Eric Acker makes 13-foot jumper.
1823
+3 (9:20) Jace Whiting makes 22-foot three point jumper (Cam McDaniels assists).
2123
+2 (8:46) Noah Pagotto makes layup (Juanma Ruiz assists).
2125
(8:23) Reid Cason misses layup.
(8:20) Juanma Ruiz Defensive Rebound.
(8:06) Gabrielius Jokubauskas misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:02) Jace Whiting Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:55) Cam McDaniels makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jace Whiting assists).
2425
(7:35) Gabrielius Jokubauskas misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:32) Noah Pagotto Offensive Rebound.
(7:31) Foul on Reid Cason.
(7:29) Will Shortt out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+2 (7:05) Youssouf Traore makes layup (Leif Moeller assists).
2625
+2 (6:54) Willie Foster makes 7-foot floating jump shot.
2627
+3 (6:40) Cam McDaniels makes 24-foot three point jumper (Augusto Cassia assists).
2927
(6:18) Eric Acker misses 15-foot jumper.
(6:14) Northern Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
+3 (6:09) B.J. Davis-Ray makes 24-foot three point jumper (Eric Acker assists).
2930
(6:09) Foul on Cam McDaniels.
(6:03) Eric Acker misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:59) Leif Moeller Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:45) Reese Miller makes layup (Augusto Cassia assists).
3130
(5:34) Foul on Augusto Cassia.
(5:30) B.J. Davis-Ray bad pass turnover.
(5:30) Augusto Cassia Steal.
+2 (5:15) Youssouf Traore makes layup (Augusto Cassia assists).
3330
+2 (5:00) Eric Acker makes 7-foot floating jump shot.
3332
(4:42) Augusto Cassia bad pass turnover.
(4:42) Gabrielius Jokubauskas Steal.
(4:31) B.J. Davis-Ray misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:27) Leif Moeller Defensive Rebound.
(4:20) Foul on Noah Pagotto.
(4:09) Augusto Cassia bad pass turnover.
(4:02) Eric Acker misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:01) UTEP Defensive Rebound.
(3:48) Reese Miller misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:45) Noah Pagotto Defensive Rebound.
(3:36) Eric Acker bad pass turnover.
(3:36) Youssouf Traore Steal.
+2 (3:24) Leif Moeller makes 19-foot jumper.
3532
+2 (2:58) Noah Pagotto makes layup (Donovan Rakotonanahary assists).
3534
(2:45) Leif Moeller misses 18-foot jumper.
(2:42) Isaiah Ward Offensive Rebound.
(2:39) Jace Whiting misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:38) UTEP Offensive Rebound.
(2:38) Foul on Donovan Rakotonanahary.
(2:31) Cam McDaniels misses 16-foot jumper.
(2:27) Reid Cason Offensive Rebound.
(2:27) Foul on Reid Cason.
(2:27) Reid Cason turnover.
(1:57) Gabrielius Jokubauskas misses 4-foot jumper.
(1:57) Northern Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
(1:57) team shot clock turnover .
(1:40) Cam McDaniels misses layup.
(1:36) Gabrielius Jokubauskas Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:23) B.J. Davis-Ray makes 14-foot jumper.
3536
+2 (1:02) Donovan Criss makes layup.
3736
(1:02) Foul on B.J. Davis-Ray.
(1:01) Donovan Criss misses free throw 1 of 1.
(1:01) Northern Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
(1:01) Foul on Isaiah Ward.
+1 (1:01) Will Shortt makes free throw 1 of 2.
3737
+1 (1:01) Will Shortt makes free throw 2 of 2.
3738
(0:59) Foul on Donovan Rakotonanahary.
(0:58) Donovan Criss misses free throw 1 of 1.
(0:57) Noah Pagotto Defensive Rebound.
(0:42) Foul on Augusto Cassia.
+1 (0:42) Will Shortt makes free throw 1 of 2.
3739
+1 (0:42) Will Shortt makes free throw 2 of 2.
3740
(0:26) Foul on B.J. Davis-Ray.
+1 (0:26) Donovan Criss makes free throw 1 of 2.
3840
(0:25) Donovan Criss misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:24) Noah Pagotto Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:01) Eric Acker makes 18-foot jumper.
3842

2nd half

Team Stats

UTEP

NKU

76Points84

27-70(38.6%)Field Goal(%)25-50(50.0%)

8-30(26.7%)3-Point(%)4-21(19.0%)

14-24(58.3%)Free Throw(%)30-33(90.9%)

33(14)Rebounds(Offensive)39(7)

16Assists10

6Steals3

1Blocks2

7Turnovers14

24(0)Fouls(Technical)22(0)

3Largest Lead11

Game Details

Monday, November 2, 2026 · 2:30 PM

Truist Arena · Highland Heights, KY

attendance: 629 (6.7%)

spread: UTEP -4.5

over/under: 150.5