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FINAL
Jan 10, 2026

Box Score

12T
WKU313768
UTEP352156
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logoWESTERN KENTUCKYMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
7Noah Boyde213-40-01-47001127
12Armelo Boone363-151-52-314222209
3Cam Haffner80-30-20-00000010
11Terrion Murdix234-100-00-04240238
4Ryan Myers242-91-62-22200017
1Blaise Keita161-30-02-33020114
8Grant Newell242-71-31-24201026
2LJ Hackman213-50-12-31120118
30Teagan Moore257-82-23-572303419
5Jack Edelen20-00-00-01000000
TOTAL-25-6439.1%5-1926.3%13-2259.1%4311134101568
Utep Miners logoUTEPMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
15Jamal West Jr.365-110-05-862011215
13Kaseem Watson363-121-70-08000517
33Elijah Jones282-101-44-44103129
23Cassius Brooks171-21-20-00000043
1KJ Thomas301-21-24-54621337
6C.J. Smith30-10-10-00000010
25Mouhamed Mbaye20-00-00-00000000
3Bobby Montgomery Jr.50-10-00-00000120
7LA Hayes244-101-34-570302213
4Caleb Blackwell191-40-30-03011202
TOTAL-17-5332.1%5-2222.7%17-2277.3%32966151756

Play-by-Play

1st halfwkuutep
  • (20:00) Start game.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:57) Jump Ball won by Western Kentucky.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (19:57) Jump Ball lost by UTEP.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +3 (19:41) Ryan Myers makes 25-foot three point jumper (Terrion Murdix assists).
    30
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (19:11) Foul on Terrion Murdix.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +1 (19:11) KJ Thomas makes free throw 1 of 3.
    31
  • Utep Miners logo
    +1 (19:11) KJ Thomas makes free throw 2 of 3.
    32
  • Utep Miners logo
    +1 (19:11) KJ Thomas makes free throw 3 of 3.
    33
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (18:49) Noah Boyde makes 4-foot jumper.
    53
  • Utep Miners logo
    (18:25) KJ Thomas bad pass turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (18:10) Terrion Murdix makes 12-foot jumper.
    73
  • Utep Miners logo
    +3 (17:57) Elijah Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (KJ Thomas assists).
    76
  • Utep Miners logo
    (17:35) Foul on Elijah Jones.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:35) Noah Boyde misses free throw 1 of 2.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:35) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (17:35) Noah Boyde misses free throw 2 of 2.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (17:33) Jamal West Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +3 (17:06) Cassius Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper (KJ Thomas assists).
    79
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:47) Armelo Boone misses 14-foot jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:44) Noah Boyde Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:43) Cam Haffner misses 26-foot three point jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:41) Foul on Teagan Moore.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (16:40) Elijah Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (16:26) Kaseem Watson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (16:23) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (16:17) Foul on C.J. Smith.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (16:06) LJ Hackman makes 5-foot jumper (Teagan Moore assists).
    99
  • Utep Miners logo
    (16:06) Foul on Cassius Brooks.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (16:06) LJ Hackman makes free throw 1 of 1.
    109
  • Utep Miners logo
    (15:42) Kaseem Watson misses 20-foot jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (15:39) Kaseem Watson Offensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (15:34) Kaseem Watson misses 13-foot jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:31) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (15:15) Cam Haffner misses 16-foot jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (15:13) Kaseem Watson Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +3 (14:52) KJ Thomas makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal West Jr. assists).
    1012
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (14:26) Teagan Moore makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
    1212
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (14:01) Foul on Cam Haffner.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (14:01) Jamal West Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (14:01) UTEP Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +1 (14:01) Jamal West Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
    1213
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:48) Grant Newell misses 6-foot jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (13:48) Elijah Jones Block.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (13:44) LA Hayes Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (13:29) Caleb Blackwell bad pass turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:29) Teagan Moore Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (13:26) Teagan Moore makes layup.
    1413
  • Utep Miners logo
    (13:19) Elijah Jones misses 28-foot three point jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:16) Teagan Moore Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:13) Foul on Terrion Murdix.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (13:13) Terrion Murdix turnover.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (12:57) Elijah Jones misses 14-foot jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:54) LJ Hackman Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:52) LJ Hackman traveling turnover.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (12:39) LA Hayes misses 18-foot jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:34) Grant Newell Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (12:28) Foul on Elijah Jones.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:28) LJ Hackman misses free throw 1 of 2.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:28) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (12:28) LJ Hackman makes free throw 2 of 2.
    1513
  • Utep Miners logo
    (12:06) Bobby Montgomery Jr. misses 5-foot jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:06) Grant Newell Block.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (12:02) Kaseem Watson Offensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (12:00) Jamal West Jr. misses 6-foot jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (12:00) Noah Boyde Block.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:55) Jack Edelen Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (11:50) Ryan Myers misses 23-foot three point jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (11:47) Kaseem Watson Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +3 (11:40) Kaseem Watson makes 29-foot three point jumper (KJ Thomas assists).
    1516
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (11:16) Noah Boyde makes layup (Armelo Boone assists).
    1716
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (11:05) Kaseem Watson makes 16-foot jumper.
    1718
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:48) Noah Boyde bad pass turnover.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (10:48) Caleb Blackwell Steal.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (10:40) Bobby Montgomery Jr. bad pass turnover.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:40) Armelo Boone Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:37) Armelo Boone misses layup.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (10:37) UTEP Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (10:37) Jamal West Jr. Block.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (10:16) Caleb Blackwell misses 26-foot three point jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:11) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (10:04) Teagan Moore bad pass turnover.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (10:04) LA Hayes Steal.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:55) Foul on Teagan Moore.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (9:55) LA Hayes misses free throw 1 of 2.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (9:55) UTEP Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +1 (9:55) LA Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2.
    1719
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (9:35) Terrion Murdix makes driving layup.
    1919
  • Utep Miners logo
    (9:03) Jamal West Jr. misses 10-foot jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (9:00) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:55) Terrion Murdix misses 5-foot jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (8:55) UTEP Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +3 (8:28) LA Hayes makes 26-foot three point jumper.
    1922
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:28) Foul on Noah Boyde.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +1 (8:28) LA Hayes makes free throw 1 of 1.
    1923
  • Utep Miners logo
    (8:10) Foul on KJ Thomas.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:10) Teagan Moore misses free throw 1 of 2.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:10) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (8:10) Teagan Moore misses free throw 2 of 2.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (8:09) LA Hayes Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (7:42) Kaseem Watson misses 21-foot jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:38) Teagan Moore Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (7:26) Foul on LA Hayes.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:08) Armelo Boone misses 23-foot three point jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (7:01) Teagan Moore Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (7:01) LJ Hackman makes 0-foot tip in layup.
    2123
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (6:49) Jamal West Jr. makes driving layup.
    2125
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (6:40) Teagan Moore makes layup (Ryan Myers assists).
    2325
  • Utep Miners logo
    (6:06) Jamal West Jr. misses 7-foot jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:06) Armelo Boone Block.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (6:05) Foul on Bobby Montgomery Jr..
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:05) Armelo Boone misses free throw 1 of 1.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (6:04) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (6:04) LA Hayes Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (5:41) Cassius Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:38) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:33) Armelo Boone misses layup.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (5:30) Caleb Blackwell Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (5:10) LA Hayes misses 23-foot three point jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (5:07) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (4:52) Foul on Bobby Montgomery Jr..
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (4:52) Ryan Myers makes free throw 1 of 2.
    2425
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +1 (4:52) Ryan Myers makes free throw 2 of 2.
    2525
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (4:39) LA Hayes makes layup (Jamal West Jr. assists).
    2527
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:29) Cam Haffner misses 25-foot three point jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (4:25) Kaseem Watson Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (4:18) Foul on LJ Hackman.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +1 (4:18) Elijah Jones makes free throw 1 of 2.
    2528
  • Utep Miners logo
    +1 (4:18) Elijah Jones makes free throw 2 of 2.
    2529
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (3:56) LJ Hackman makes 8-foot jumper (Armelo Boone assists).
    2729
  • Utep Miners logo
    (3:29) Elijah Jones misses 28-foot three point jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:24) Noah Boyde Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:09) Terrion Murdix misses layup.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:05) Noah Boyde Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (3:01) LJ Hackman misses 24-foot three point jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (2:58) LA Hayes Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (2:31) Kaseem Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (2:28) Ryan Myers Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (2:22) Armelo Boone makes layup (Ryan Myers assists).
    2929
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (2:02) LA Hayes makes driving layup.
    2931
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:49) Terrion Murdix misses layup.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (1:49) Elijah Jones Block.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:45) Terrion Murdix Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:42) Ryan Myers misses 26-foot three point jumper.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:35) Armelo Boone Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    (1:34) Armelo Boone misses 25-foot three point jumper.
  • Utep Miners logo
    (1:31) Elijah Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (1:08) Jamal West Jr. makes 8-foot jumper.
    2933
  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers logo
    +2 (0:35) Ryan Myers makes 14-foot floating jump shot.
    3133
  • Utep Miners logo
    +2 (0:01) Caleb Blackwell makes 17-foot jumper (KJ Thomas assists).
    3135
2nd half

Team Stats

68Points56
25-64(39.1%)Field Goal(%)17-53(32.1%)
5-19(26.3%)3-Point(%)5-22(22.7%)
13-22(59.1%)Free Throw(%)17-22(77.3%)
44(17)Rebounds(Offensive)37(10)
11Assists9
13Steals6
4Blocks6
10Turnovers15
15(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)
12Largest Lead5

Game Details

Saturday, January 10, 2026 · 1:00 PM
Don Haskins Center · El Paso, TX
attendance: 4,392 (36.6%)
tv: ESPN+
spread: WKU -3.5
over/under: 144.5