Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at UTEP Miners
The UTEP Miners beat the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 83-80 at Don Haskins Center in El Paso on Thursday, January 8, 2026.
- Venue
- Don Haskins Center, El Paso, TX
- Tip-off
- Thursday, January 8, 2026 9:00 PM ET
- Broadcast
- CBSSN
Team stats
| MTSU | UTEP | |
|---|---|---|
| 28-59 | FG | 25-58 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 9-25 | 3PT | 8-19 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 15-17 | FT | 25-36 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 14 | Assists | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 28 | Fouls | 16 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 4 |
| 5 | Lead Changes | 5 |
| 79 | Percent Led | 11 |
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders leaders
- Points: Chris Loofe, 16
- Assists: Jahvin Carter, 7
- Rebounds: Jahvin Carter, 8
UTEP Miners leaders
- Points: Kaseem Watson, 23
- Assists: KJ Thomas, 4
- Rebounds: LA Hayes, 10