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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

AwayUTEP65
Final
HomeWestern Kentucky97
Saturday, February 28, 2026All DeKalb sports
Scores and teamsNFLCollege footballMLBNBANHLWNBAMLSCollege hoopsHigh schoolStandingsNational wire
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UTEP392665
WKU494897
Final

Western Kentucky routs UTEP 97-65

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers rolled past UTEP Miners 97-65 on Saturday at E.A. Diddle Arena.

The second half made the difference: Western Kentucky outscored UTEP 48-26.

Western Kentucky shot 59% to 36% and won the boards 36-29.

For Western Kentucky, Grant Newell (F): 25. For UTEP, Jamal West Jr. (F): 22.

Western Kentucky improves to 18-11. UTEP falls to 10-19.

Attendance: 4,547.

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#15
UTEP · PointsJamal West Jr. F22
#1
UTEP · AssistsCaleb Blackwell G4
#15
UTEP · ReboundsJamal West Jr. F7
#8
WKU · PointsGrant Newell F25
#11
WKU · AssistsTerrion Murdix G9
#8
WKU · ReboundsGrant Newell F7
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
J. West Jr. F37227-112-36-1371001431
K. Watson F35155-183-92-451201231
E. Jones F2400-40-30-020010025
KJ Thomas G2671-31-24-413221014
C. Blackwell G30145-92-62-234210031
C. Smith F300-00-00-000000000
M. Mbaye C1230-00-03-450100144
C. Brooks G400-00-00-000000000
B. Montgomery Jr. G321-10-00-010100101
J. Hernandez G200-00-00-000000000
T. Horton III G1620-40-32-201100003
LA Hayes G800-30-20-020320021
Team6519-538-2819-292910146392021

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LJ Hackman drops in the smooth basket

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Grant Newell throws down the hammer

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Nice bucket from Jamal West Jr.

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