The lead was double figures by the midpoint of the second half and UTEP kept Sam Houston at arm's length the rest of the way.

The New Mexico State men’s basketball team played its way to a 75-71 win over Sam Houston in its 2024-25 Conference USA ...

Mabrey Mettauer, a former four-star recruit, announced his commitment to the Bearkats, who hired Phil Longo as head coach ...

Huefner 4-10 5-5 14, Sakho 5-6 0-0 10, Burns 0-3 0-0 0, Finister 2-7 0-0 4, Wilkerson 4-12 7-8 16, Boykin 6-10 4-5 21, Hammons 4-6 0-0 10, Ford 0-0 0-0 0, Taylor 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 25-56 16-18 72.

Led by Devon Barnes' 17 points, the UTEP Miners defeated the Sam Houston Bearkats 81-72. Corey Camper Jr. scored 16 points for UTEP (12-3, 2-0 Conference USA).

Turnovers: 9 (Frazier 3, Camper 2, Barnes, Bynum, Jones, Kalu). Steals: 9 (Barnes 2, Frazier 2, Hamilton 2, Camper, Kalu, Terrell). Technical Fouls: None.

According to a report by Jeffrey Lee of Auburn Live, former Sam Houston EDGE rusher Chris Murray will be on Auburn’s campus ...

The UTEP men’s basketball team shot 54.9 percent from the floor (28-51) and bombed home eight triples while getting big runs throughout the game on the way to knocking off defending Conference USA ...

Tensaie's fourth 3-pointer of Saturday's game was the winner, the final points with 6 seconds left in a 64-62 victory that moved UTEP to 1-1 in Conference USA, 8-5 overall.

BOTTOM LINE: Aysia Ward-Strong and Sam Houston host Portia Adams and UTEP in CUSA action Saturday. The Bearkats are 5-1 on their home court. Sam Houston is the CUSA leader with 15.3 offensive rebounds ...

Sam Houston faces UTEP in a matchup of CUSA teams. Saturday's matchup is the first this season between the two teams.

Huefner 5-12 4-5 15, Sakho 7-9 2-5 16, Burns 2-6 1-2 5, Finister 1-9 2-2 4, Wilkerson 5-12 2-2 14, Boykin 5-9 4-6 14, Hammons 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 26-59 15-22 71.