UTEP 66, at Sam Houston 70

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (Interstat) — In a game defined by grit over grace, the Sam Houston Bearkats survived a furious second-half rally from UTEP to secure a 70-66 victory in a Conference USA men’s basketball matchup Wednesday night at Johnson Coliseum. The Bearkats, who led for over 38 minutes, saw a 13-point second-half lead evaporate before clamping down defensively and capitalizing at the free-throw line in the final minute to improve to 16-7 overall. UTEP, which had won two of its last three, fell to 8-15 despite a heroic scoring effort from its backcourt. The most critical sequence of the contest… Read more...