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UTEP Miners

UTEP Miners
Omega Harris vs. Lamar
Jorge Salgado/UTEP Athletics
66
Winner Lamar LU 5-1
52
UTEP UTEP 1-5
Winner
Lamar LU
5-1
66
Final
52
UTEP UTEP
1-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Lamar LU 45 21 66
UTEP UTEP 25 27 52

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | UTEP Athletics

Lamar’s First-Half Three-Point Onslaught Sinks UTEP


Lamar 66, UTEP 52 (Box Score)

Lamar made 9-of-14 three-point shots in the first half in blowing out to a 20-point lead, and a late rally by UTEP came up short as the Miners fell to the Cardinals, 66-52, on Monday at the Don Haskins Center.
 
"First of all, I'm really proud of our guys' effort in the second half," UTEP coach Tim Floyd said.  "They went and fought and competed and I think they held the other group to 25 percent [shooting] in the second half.  We didn't come out right.  We understand that.  We have had a lot of adversity here in the last week or so."
 
Joey Frenchwood made four three-pointers in the first half and Zjori Bosha made three for the Cardinals (5-1), who improved to 2-0 on the road this season with victories at Tulsa and UTEP.  The Miners never led after falling behind 13-0 in the first three minutes.
 
UTEP was only down nine (24-15) when Kobe Magee hit a three-pointer with 8:52 remaining in the half.  But the Cardinals used a 14-3 run to push their advantage to 20 (38-18). 
 
Lamar was comfortably in front the entire second half, despite a frantic finish that saw the Miners (1-5) pull within nine points with 39 seconds left.  UTEP utilized a 15-4 run to trim a 20-point deficit down to 61-52.
 
Trey Wade, returning to the lineup after missing a game with a hyperextended knee, was the only UTEP player in double figures with 13 points. 
 
Bosha scored 18 points, Josh Nzeakor 15, Frenchwood 12 and Colton Weisbrod 11 for the Cardinals.  Lamar shot 39 percent from the field to UTEP's 33.3 percent, and the Cardinals outscored the Miners 14-7 in points off turnovers.
 
UTEP will continue its nine-game homestand with rivalry matchups against NM State on Thursday (8 p.m.) and New Mexico on Saturday (7 p.m.).  Tickets are available by calling 747-5234.  
 
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