UTEP Miners (11-11, 4-7 C-USA) at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (12-11, 4-8 C-USA)
Bowling Green, Kentucky; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Western Kentucky hosts the UTEP Miners after Dontaie Allen scored 22 points in Western Kentucky's 81-74 win over the UTSA Roadrunners.
The Hilltoppers are 6-4 in home games. Western Kentucky scores 73.1 points and has outscored opponents by 3.3 points per game.
The Miners are 4-7 against C-USA opponents. UTEP averages 68.5 points and has outscored opponents by 2.0 points per game.
The Hilltoppers and Miners meet Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Dayvion McKnight is averaging 16.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.8 steals for the Hilltoppers. Jairus Hamilton is averaging 9.8 points over the last 10 games for Western Kentucky.
Tae Hardy is averaging 13 points for the Miners. Shamar Givance is averaging 10.6 points over the last 10 games for UTEP.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hilltoppers: 4-6, averaging 71.0 points, 30.5 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 6.1 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 41.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.9 points per game.
Miners: 3-7, averaging 66.3 points, 32.9 rebounds, 11.4 assists, 9.2 steals and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 43.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.3 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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