EL PASO, Texas (Interstat) — Jamal West scored 28 points to lead UTEP to an 83-77 victory over Florida International in a Conference USA men’s basketball game Thursday night at Don Haskins Center.

The Miners built a 47-39 halftime lead and held off the Golden Panthers despite a 19-point performance from Hamed Olayinka. UTEP shot 11 for 25 from 3-point range and converted 19 points off 13 Florida International turnovers.

Elijah Jones added 14 points for UTEP. Julian Mackey scored 14 for Florida International.

UTEP improved to 7-12. Florida International fell to 9-10. An announced crowd of 3,186 attended.