Western Illinois Leathernecks @ UTEP Miners
SUN BOWL INVITATIONAL
5-8, 0-7 Away
64
5-8, 0-7 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
WIU | 29 | 35 | 64 |
UTEP | 28 | 39 | 67 |
9-5, 7-2 Home
67
9-5, 7-2 Home
Western Illinois Leathernecks
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 25 | 10 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | 7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 36 | 16 | 4-12 | 3-7 | 5-5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 33 | 8 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 29 | 7 | 3-9 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 23 | 7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
64 | 24-52 | 5-16 | 11-16 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 27 | |
46% | 31% | 69% |
UTEP Miners
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 26 | 14 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 6-11 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 36 | 18 | 6-17 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 28 | 15 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 7-11 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 |
| 32 | 9 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 9-9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
67 | 18-52 | 2-11 | 29-39 | 39 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 17 | |
35% | 18% | 74% |
Game Information
El Paso, TX
Referee:Martin Cota
Referee:Brent Dugas
Referee:Dan Christman
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Ohio Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 7 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |
| Conference USA | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 10 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
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