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UTEP Miners vs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Box Score & Player Stats: Western Kentucky win 97-65, Feb 28, 2026

NCAAB · Final · Sat, Feb 28, 2026
E.A. Diddle Arena
Summary
1
2
T
UTEP Miners11-20 · 2-11 away
65
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers18-14 · 12-4 home
97
UTEP
39
26
65
WKU
49
48
97

Hilltoppers top Miners, 97–65

How they scored
H2
LJ Hackman makes free throw 2 of 2
62–78
WKU
H2
Terrion Murdix makes free throw 1 of 2
62–79
WKU
H2
Terrion Murdix makes free throw 2 of 2
62–80
WKU
H2
Ryan Myers makes 23-foot three point jumper (LJ Hackman assists)
62–83
WKU
H2
Mouhamed Mbaye makes free throw 1 of 2
63–83
UTEP
H2
Ryan Myers makes 22-foot three point jumper (Terrion Murdix assists)
63–86
WKU
H2
LJ Hackman makes layup
63–88
WKU
H2
LJ Hackman makes free throw 1 of 2
63–89
WKU
H2
LJ Hackman makes free throw 2 of 2
63–90
WKU
H2
Armelo Boone makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jack Edelen assists)
63–93
WKU
H2
Bobby Montgomery Jr. makes 0-foot tip in layup
65–93
UTEP
H2
Armelo Boone makes free throw 1 of 2
65–94
WKU
H2
Armelo Boone makes free throw 2 of 2
65–95
WKU
H2
Jack Edelen makes driving layup
65–97
WKU
UTEP
MIN
PTS
FG
3PT
FT
REB
AST
Jamal West Jr.
37
22
7-11
2-3
6-13
7
1
Kaseem Watson
35
15
5-18
3-9
2-4
5
1
Elijah Jones
24
0
0-4
0-3
0-0
2
0
KJ Thomas
26
7
1-3
1-2
4-4
1
3
Caleb Blackwell
30
14
5-9
2-6
2-2
3
4
CJ Smith
3
0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
Mouhamed Mbaye
12
3
0-0
0-0
3-4
5
0
Cassius Brooks
4
0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
Bobby Montgomery Jr.
3
2
1-1
0-0
0-0
1
0
Jordan Hernandez
2
0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
Trey Horton III
16
2
0-4
0-3
2-2
0
1
LA Hayes
8
0
0-3
0-2
0-0
2
0
Western Kentucky
MIN
PTS
FG
3PT
FT
REB
AST
Blaise Keita
14
2
1-2
0-0
0-0
6
0
Grant Newell
29
25
8-13
4-8
5-6
7
1
LJ Hackman
29
21
7-11
0-2
7-8
3
4
Teagan Moore
34
24
8-10
1-1
7-8
5
2
Terrion Murdix
27
3
0-0
0-0
3-4
2
9
Leeroy Odiahi
5
0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1
0
Noah Boyde
7
0
0-0
0-0
0-0
2
0
Armelo Boone
21
7
2-4
1-1
2-2
4
2
Cade Stinnett
3
0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1
0
Jack Edelen
2
2
1-1
0-0
0-0
0
1
Cam Haffner
6
0
0-1
0-1
0-0
1
1
Ryan Myers
23
13
5-12
3-7
0-0
3
1

Questions

Who won the UTEP vs Western Kentucky game?

Western Kentucky beat UTEP 97-65 on Saturday, Feb 28, at E.A. Diddle Arena.

What was the final score of UTEP vs Western Kentucky?

Western Kentucky 97, UTEP 65.

Played Saturday, February 28, 2026. Score and box score from ESPN. How we get our numbers

Win probability
WKU 100%
The marked point is KJ Thomas makes 23-foot three point jumper (Caleb Blackwell assists): 89% to 84% for Hilltoppers on one play, the biggest of the game.
Conference USA
W
L
GB
Blue Hens
10
21
14.5
Miners
11
20
15.5
Aggies
16
16
9
Bears
16
18
10
Panthers
15
17
10
Owls
21
14
5.5
Gamecocks
15
17
10
Bulldogs
20
14
2
Hilltoppers
18
14
7
Blue Raiders
17
15
8
Bearkats
22
12
4
Flames
26
8
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