Southern Utah Thunderbirds @ UTEP Miners
The Basketball Classic - Quarterfinal
22-11, 8-7 Away
82
22-11, 8-7 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 42 | 82 | |
UTEP | 29 | 40 | 69 |
20-14, 12-6 Home
69
20-14, 12-6 Home
Southern Utah Thunderbirds
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 34 | 9 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 33 | 13 | 6-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 26 | 11 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 30 | 12 | 6-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| 38 | 17 | 6-9 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 27 | 18 | 7-11 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
82 | 32-55 | 10-23 | 8-9 | 38 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 11 | |
58% | 43% | 89% |
UTEP Miners
starters |
bench |
Cam ClardyC. Clardy #13 |
Emmanuel WhiteE. White #5 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 16 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | 15 | 6-19 | 1-7 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | 13 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 36 | 25 | 8-19 | 5-11 | 4-5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 9 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
69 | 24-64 | 9-28 | 12-13 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 9 | |
38% | 32% | 92% |
Game Information
El Paso, TX
ESPN+
Referee:Jon Stigliano
Referee:Matthew Rukasin
Referee:Brian McNutt
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Western Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 14-4 | - | 25-9 |
| California Baptist | 13-5 | 1 | 25-9 |
| Utah Tech | 11-7 | 3 | 19-15 |
| UT Arlington | 9-9 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Southern Utah | 6-12 | 8 | 10-22 |
| Tarleton State | 5-13 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Abilene Christian | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |
NCAA Division I
| 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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