EL PASO, Texas (Interstat) — The Liberty Flames defeated the UTEP Miners 73-64 in a Conference USA men’s basketball game Saturday at Don Haskins Center.

Liberty led 28-26 at halftime before pulling away. JJ Harper led the Flames with 18 points and six rebounds. Brett Decker added 17 points and Zach Cleveland scored 13.

Elijah Jones paced the Miners with 15 points and eight rebounds. UTEP’s KJ Thomas contributed 14 points.

Liberty improved to 22-3 overall. UTEP fell to 10-16. An announced crowd of 3,914 attended.