UTEP hosts Massner and Western Illinois

Western Illinois Leathernecks (16-15, 7-11 Summit) at UTEP Miners (19-13, 11-7 C-USA)

El Paso, Texas; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Western Illinois visits the UTEP Miners after Trenton Massner scored 28 points in Western Illinois' 80-68 loss to the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles.

UTEP has an 8-6 record in games decided by 10 points or more.

Western Illinois is third in the Summit scoring 78.7 points per game and is shooting 43.8%.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jamal Bieniemy averages 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Miners, scoring 14.7 points while shooting 36.2% from beyond the arc. Souley Boum is shooting 45.1% and averaging 14.4 points over the past 10 games for UTEP.

Massner is scoring 16.8 points per game with 6.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists for the Leathernecks. Luka Barisic is averaging 14 points and 6.4 rebounds over the last 10 games for Western Illinois.

LAST 10 GAMES: Miners: 5-5, averaging 66.8 points, 30.4 rebounds, 10.6 assists, 6.9 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.8 points per game.

Leathernecks: 3-7, averaging 73.3 points, 33.7 rebounds, 10.0 assists, 5.4 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 42.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 81.1 points.

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