UTEP 69, at Jacksonville State 64

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (Interstat) — Caleb Blackwell scored 16 points and dished out six assists, and the UTEP Miners used a disruptive defensive performance to hold off the Jacksonville State Gamecocks 69-64 in a Conference USA men’s basketball game Wednesday night at Pete Mathews Coliseum. In a game defined by defensive pressure and offensive struggles, UTEP forced 11 turnovers and converted them into 14 points while registering 11 steals and five blocks. That defensive effort proved decisive in a contest where both teams shot under 50% from the field and neither led by more than seven points. The most critical sequence… Read more...