SAN ANTONIO – The UTSA men's basketball team dropped its Saturday afternoon contest against UTEP, 77-66, at the Convocation Center.
UTSA (7-19, 1-14 C-USA) never led, dropping its 11th straight game. UTEP (12-13, 5-9 C-USA) snapped a losing streak of its own, winning its first action in its last six contests.
Japhet Medor had a game-high 20 points in 30 minutes, going a perfect 10-10 from the free throw line and tallying four steals. Jacob Germany tallied 14 points and pulled down seven rebounds, a team-high, and had three blocks. Christian. Tucker had 11 points to go along with three assists while Josh Farmer had seven points, three rebounds and three blocks.
The Rundown
Both teams got off to a slow start on offense, as UTEP struggled from the field and UTSA struggled to keep control of the ball. At the first media break of the game, UTEP held a 7-2 lead. The Miners were able to extend their lead thanks to some live ball turnovers, moving ahead 15-4 at the under-12. UTSA finally was able to limit its turnovers, but UTEP started to find the bottom of the net, pushing its lead to 26-12 at the under-eight timeout. Coming out of the under-eight, the Roadrunners were able to stack stops and knock down shots, cutting what was a 14-point lead in half and trailed just 32-25 at the final break of the first half. UTSA was able to close the half with some momentum, being down just six, 36-30, at the break.
The second half was a tale of two parts. The first ten minutes of the second stanza, UTSA battled and clawed back to get within one of the Miners, 44-43, at the 11:13 mark. From there though it was all UTEP as the squad from El Paso went on a 15-4 run to regain control and essentially put the game out of reach as it went on to win by 11.
Up Next
After a week that featured just one game, UTSA will be back to a regularly scheduled slate of hoops as the Roadrunners will next head to Rice on Thursday, Feb. 16 to face off with the Owls. Next Thursday's matchup will tip off at 7 p.m., will be streamed ESPN+ and will be broadcast on Ticket 760 AM.
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