EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Konner Tucker scored 12 points and UTEP never trailed Monday night in defeating Houston Baptist 72-44.
Julian Washburn and Cedrick Lang had 11 points each for the Miners (9-6), who led by double figures for most of the second half. Ten Miners scored in the game.
Caleb Crayton had 14 points to lead Houston Baptist (4-13). Art Bernardi had 10 points for the Huskies. Both had a team-high six rebounds.
Washburn and Lang each scored nine points in the first half and UTEP led 31-21 at the break.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Houston Baptist (4-13) | 21 | 23 | 44 |
| Texas-El Paso (9-6) « | 31 | 41 | 72 |
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| Houston Baptist Huskies | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| A. Bernardi, F | 22 | 4-13 | 1-1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| C. Joyce, F | 18 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| C. Crayton, G | 32 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| A. Hill, G | 23 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Smith, G | 22 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| R. Lewis | 28 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| D. Womack | 20 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| L. Thomas | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Harper | 10 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| S. Gales | 6 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Bowden | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Turner | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 19-60 | 4-11 | 37 | 8 | 20 | 44 | |
| 31.7% | 36.4% | ||||||
| Texas-El Paso Miners | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Lang, F | 23 | 3-5 | 5-7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| J. Washburn, F | 22 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| J. Streeter, G | 23 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| K. Tucker, G | 23 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| M. Moore, G | 22 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Cooper | 21 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| C. Washburn | 16 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| J. Bohannon | 14 | 2-4 | 5-6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| J. Ragland | 12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T. Howard | 10 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| H. Vint | 10 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| M. Moore | 4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 24-54 | 18-25 | 43 | 16 | 13 | 72 | |
| 44.4% | 72% | ||||||
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