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The Bulldogs , CUSA , who had won four straight and were off to their best start in nine years, jumped out to a advantage nine minutes into the game. The Miners , CUSA regrouped and closed out the half on a run to carry a nine-point lead into the locker room.
UTEP, which had been outscored in the second half in seven straight contests, held a advantage over the final 20 minutes of the affair, to keep the visitors at bay. The Miners have now won five straight and eight of the past nine to continue the best start at the school in 14 years. UTEP also remained undefeated at home while being spurred on by nearly 4, rowdy fans.
The visitors also boasted the nation's 12th-best field-goal percentage That was aided by holding LA Tech to The league's preseason player of the year, Daniel Batcho, managed just 10 points and one block after coming into the game at UTEP shot The Miners held their own on the boards in favor of LA Tech , thanks in part to 11 offensive rebounds. The Miners also outpaced LA Tech in points off turnovers , points in the paint and fastbreak scoring Corey Camper Jr. Devon Barnes added 11 points, including two triples, while Kevin Kalu netted nine points and five boards.
David Terrell Jr. Ahamad Bynum had an off shooting night but recorded a career-high four steals while sticking his nose in among the trees for two boards. Elijah Jones did his part off the bench with three points and five rebounds one shy of career high while logging 16 minutes with both Kalu and Derick Hamilton in foul trouble. We've been a resilient group all year, sometimes it doesn't look the prettiest.
