EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The UTEP men’s basketball collected its sixth straight win after it beat Sam Houston, 81-72, in a Conference USA game at the Don Haskins Center on Saturday night.
Devon Barnes was firing on all cylinders in Saturday’s contest. The Tarleton State transfer scored 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the floor. Four of Barnes’ made shots were from three-point range. Corey Camper Jr. was UTEP’s second leading scorer in the game as he recorded 16 points.
As a team, UTEP shot 54.9% (28-51) from the field. Miners forced Sam Houston into 15 turnovers and scored 12 points off of them. UTEP collected nine steals in the contest.
Sam Houston was led by Marcus Boykin. He scored 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the floor. Lamar Wilkerson (16 points), Cameron Huefner (14 points), and Kalifa Sakho (10 points) were the other Sam Houston players that finished the game in double figures in the scoring department.
With the win, UTEP is on a six-game winning streak, have won 9 of its last 10 games, improved to 2-0 in league play and 13-2 overall.
Up next, UTEP will take on its Battle of I-10 rival, New Mexico State, on Saturday, Jan. 11 at the Don Haskins Center.
New Mexico State is 9-6 overall and is also off to a 2-0 start to Conference USA play after it beat Sam Houston and LA Tech in the opening week of league play.
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