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Moore scores 19 as Western Kentucky defeats UTEP 68-56

AP
Jan 10, 2026

EL PASO, Texas (AP) Teagan Moore's 19 points off of the bench helped Western Kentucky Hilltoppers to a 68-56 victory against UTEP on Saturday.

Moore also added seven rebounds and three steals for the Hilltoppers (10-6, 3-2 Conference USA). Armelo Boone added nine points while going 3 of 15 from the floor, including 1 for 5 from 3-point range, and 2 for 3 from the free-throw line while they also had 14 rebounds. Terrion Murdix shot 4 of 10 from the field to finish with eight points, while adding four steals.

Jamal West finished with 15 points and six rebounds for the Miners (5-11, 1-4). LA Hayes added 13 points, seven rebounds and three steals for UTEP. Elijah Jones finished with nine points and three blocks.

LJ Hackman scored eight points in the first half and Western Kentucky went into the break trailing 35-31. Moore led Western Kentucky with 13 points in the second half as the Hilltoppers outscored UTEP by 16 points over the final half.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
WKU
Hilltoppers
31
UTEP
Miners
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Noah Boyde vs. Elijah Jones (Hilltoppers gains possession)
19:42	+3	Ryan Myers makes three point jump shot (Terrion Murdix assists)	3-0
19:11		Terrion Murdix shooting foul (KJ Thomas draws the foul)
19:11	+1	KJ Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 3	3-1
19:11	+1	KJ Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 3	3-2
19:11	+1	KJ Thomas makes regular free throw 3 of 3	3-3
18:50	+2	Noah Boyde makes two point jump shot	5-3
18:25		KJ Thomas turnover (bad pass)
18:12	+2	Terrion Murdix makes two point jump shot	7-3
17:57	+3	Elijah Jones makes three point jump shot (KJ Thomas assists)	7-6
17:35		Elijah Jones shooting foul (Noah Boyde draws the foul)
17:35		Noah Boyde misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:35		Noah Boyde misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:35		Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
17:07	+3	Cassius Brooks makes three point jump shot (KJ Thomas assists)	7-9
16:49		Armelo Boone misses two point jump shot
16:47		Noah Boyde offensive rebound
16:42		Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot
16:41		Elijah Jones defensive rebound
16:41		Teagan Moore personal foul
16:28		Kaseem Watson misses three point jump shot
16:26		Armelo Boone defensive rebound
16:17		C.J. Smith personal foul
16:06	+2	LJ Hackman makes two point jump shot (Teagan Moore assists)	9-9
16:06		Cassius Brooks shooting foul (LJ Hackman draws the foul)
16:06	+1	LJ Hackman makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-9
15:43		Kaseem Watson misses two point jump shot
15:41		Kaseem Watson offensive rebound
15:33		Kaseem Watson misses two point jump shot
15:31		Armelo Boone defensive rebound
15:17		Cam Haffner misses two point jump shot
15:15		Kaseem Watson defensive rebound
14:52	+3	KJ Thomas makes three point jump shot (Jamal West Jr. assists)	10-12
14:28	+2	Teagan Moore makes two point jump shot	12-12
14:01		Cam Haffner shooting foul (Jamal West Jr. draws the foul)
14:01		TV timeout
14:01		Jamal West Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:01	+1	Jamal West Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-13
13:51		Elijah Jones blocks Grant Newell's two point jump shot
13:49		LA Hayes defensive rebound
13:31		Caleb Blackwell turnover (bad pass) (Teagan Moore steals)
13:23	+2	Teagan Moore makes two point layup	14-13
13:17		Elijah Jones misses three point jump shot
13:15		Teagan Moore defensive rebound
13:13		Terrion Murdix offensive foul
13:13		Terrion Murdix turnover (offensive foul)
12:59		Elijah Jones misses two point jump shot
12:57		LJ Hackman defensive rebound
12:52		LJ Hackman turnover (traveling)
12:40		LA Hayes misses two point jump shot
12:38		Grant Newell defensive rebound
12:28		Elijah Jones shooting foul (LJ Hackman draws the foul)
12:28		LJ Hackman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:28	+1	LJ Hackman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-13
12:09		Grant Newell blocks Bobby Montgomery Jr.'s two point layup
12:07		Kaseem Watson offensive rebound
12:00		Noah Boyde blocks Jamal West Jr.'s two point jump shot
11:55		Jack Edelen defensive rebound
11:53		Ryan Myers misses three point jump shot
11:51		Kaseem Watson defensive rebound
11:41	+3	Kaseem Watson makes three point jump shot (KJ Thomas assists)	15-16
11:18	+2	Noah Boyde makes two point layup (Armelo Boone assists)	17-16
11:07	+2	Kaseem Watson makes two point jump shot	17-18
10:52		Noah Boyde turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Blackwell steals)
10:42		Bobby Montgomery Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Armelo Boone steals)
10:37		Jamal West Jr. blocks Armelo Boone's two point layup
10:37		Miners defensive rebound
10:37		TV timeout
10:17		Caleb Blackwell misses three point jump shot
10:15		Armelo Boone defensive rebound
10:05		Teagan Moore turnover (lost ball) (LA Hayes steals)
9:55		Teagan Moore shooting foul (LA Hayes draws the foul)
9:55		LA Hayes misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:55	+1	LA Hayes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-19
9:36	+2	Terrion Murdix makes two point layup	19-19
9:04		Jamal West Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:02		Armelo Boone defensive rebound
8:55		Terrion Murdix misses two point jump shot
8:55		Miners defensive rebound
8:55		Official timeout
8:28	+3	LA Hayes makes three point jump shot	19-22
8:28		Noah Boyde shooting foul (LA Hayes draws the foul)
8:28	+1	LA Hayes makes regular free throw 1 of 1	19-23
8:11		KJ Thomas shooting foul (Teagan Moore draws the foul)
8:10		Teagan Moore misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:10		Teagan Moore misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:10		LA Hayes defensive rebound
7:41		Kaseem Watson misses two point jump shot
7:39		Teagan Moore defensive rebound
7:26		LA Hayes personal foul
7:26		TV timeout
7:09		Armelo Boone misses three point jump shot
7:07		Teagan Moore offensive rebound
7:02	+2	LJ Hackman makes two point layup	21-23
6:50	+2	Jamal West Jr. makes two point layup	21-25
6:41	+2	Teagan Moore makes two point layup (Ryan Myers assists)	23-25
6:08		Armelo Boone blocks Jamal West Jr.'s two point layup
6:06		Armelo Boone defensive rebound
6:05		Bobby Montgomery Jr. personal foul (Armelo Boone draws the foul)
6:05		Armelo Boone misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:05		LA Hayes defensive rebound
5:42		Cassius Brooks misses three point jump shot
5:40		Armelo Boone defensive rebound
5:33		Armelo Boone misses two point layup
5:31		Caleb Blackwell defensive rebound
5:10		LA Hayes misses three point jump shot
5:08		Armelo Boone defensive rebound
4:52		Bobby Montgomery Jr. personal foul (Ryan Myers draws the foul)
4:52	+1	Ryan Myers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-25
4:52	+1	Ryan Myers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-25
4:40	+2	LA Hayes makes two point layup (Jamal West Jr. assists)	25-27
4:29		Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot
4:27		Kaseem Watson defensive rebound
4:18		LJ Hackman shooting foul (Elijah Jones draws the foul)
4:18	+1	Elijah Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-28
4:18	+1	Elijah Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-29
3:57	+2	LJ Hackman makes two point jump shot (Armelo Boone assists)	27-29
3:29		Elijah Jones misses three point jump shot
3:27		Noah Boyde defensive rebound
3:23		TV timeout
3:10		Terrion Murdix misses two point layup
3:08		Noah Boyde offensive rebound
3:00		LJ Hackman misses three point jump shot
2:58		LA Hayes defensive rebound
2:32		Kaseem Watson misses three point jump shot
2:30		Ryan Myers defensive rebound
2:24	+2	Armelo Boone makes two point layup (Ryan Myers assists)	29-29
2:03	+2	LA Hayes makes two point layup	29-31
1:51		Elijah Jones blocks Terrion Murdix's two point layup
1:49		Terrion Murdix offensive rebound
1:43		Ryan Myers misses three point jump shot
1:41		Armelo Boone offensive rebound
1:30		Armelo Boone misses three point jump shot
1:28		Elijah Jones defensive rebound
1:09	+2	Jamal West Jr. makes two point jump shot	29-33
0:37	+2	Ryan Myers makes two point jump shot	31-33
0:19		Miners 30 second timeout
0:01	+2	Caleb Blackwell makes two point jump shot (KJ Thomas assists)	31-35
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WKU
Hilltoppers
37
UTEP
Miners
21

Time		Play	Score
19:41		Kaseem Watson turnover (back court violation)
19:27	+3	Armelo Boone makes three point jump shot (Terrion Murdix assists)	34-35
19:07	+2	Jamal West Jr. makes two point dunk (KJ Thomas assists)	34-37
18:56		Elijah Jones blocks Terrion Murdix's two point layup
18:54		Noah Boyde offensive rebound
18:52		Jump ball. (Hilltoppers gains possession)
18:48		Ryan Myers misses two point jump shot
18:46		Kaseem Watson defensive rebound
18:24	+2	Jamal West Jr. makes two point jump shot (Elijah Jones assists)	34-39
18:14		Terrion Murdix turnover (lost ball)
18:00		Kaseem Watson turnover (bad pass) (Terrion Murdix steals)
17:54	+2	Terrion Murdix makes two point layup	36-39
17:40		Ryan Myers shooting foul (Jamal West Jr. draws the foul)
17:40	+1	Jamal West Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-40
17:40	+1	Jamal West Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-41
17:35		Cassius Brooks personal foul
17:29		Ryan Myers misses three point jump shot
17:27		KJ Thomas defensive rebound
17:11		Grant Newell shooting foul (Jamal West Jr. draws the foul)
17:11		Jamal West Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:11		Jamal West Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:11		Teagan Moore defensive rebound
17:05		Teagan Moore turnover (lost ball) (KJ Thomas steals)
17:01		KJ Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Teagan Moore steals)
17:01	+2	Blaise Keita makes two point layup (LJ Hackman assists)	38-41
17:01		Cassius Brooks shooting foul (Blaise Keita draws the foul)
17:01	+1	Blaise Keita makes regular free throw 1 of 1	39-41
16:46		Elijah Jones misses two point jump shot
16:44		Ryan Myers defensive rebound
16:37		KJ Thomas personal foul
16:33	+3	Teagan Moore makes three point jump shot (Grant Newell assists)	42-41
16:11	+2	Kaseem Watson makes two point hook shot	42-43
15:51		Blaise Keita turnover (back court violation)
15:51		TV timeout
15:37		LA Hayes misses two point jump shot
15:35		LA Hayes offensive rebound
15:30		LA Hayes misses two point jump shot
15:28		Miners offensive rebound
15:20		Kaseem Watson turnover (bad pass) (LJ Hackman steals)
14:58		Armelo Boone misses three point jump shot
14:56		KJ Thomas defensive rebound
14:48		Kaseem Watson turnover (bad pass) (Armelo Boone steals)
14:27		KJ Thomas shooting foul (Noah Boyde draws the foul)
14:27		Noah Boyde misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:27	+1	Noah Boyde makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-43
13:59		Kaseem Watson turnover (bad pass) (Teagan Moore steals)
13:53		Teagan Moore misses two point layup
13:51		Grant Newell offensive rebound
13:41		Grant Newell misses two point dunk
13:39		Noah Boyde offensive rebound
13:33	+3	Grant Newell makes three point jump shot	46-43
13:26		C.J. Smith misses three point jump shot
13:24		Miners offensive rebound
13:12		LA Hayes turnover (bad pass) (LJ Hackman steals)
13:06		Caleb Blackwell blocks Terrion Murdix's two point layup
13:04		Teagan Moore offensive rebound
12:59		Armelo Boone turnover (lost ball) (LA Hayes steals)
12:59	+2	LA Hayes makes two point layup	46-45
12:32		Armelo Boone misses three point jump shot
12:31		Teagan Moore offensive rebound
12:31		LA Hayes shooting foul (Teagan Moore draws the foul)
12:31	+1	Teagan Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-45
12:31	+1	Teagan Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-45
12:14		Elijah Jones turnover (lost ball) (Terrion Murdix steals)
12:07	+2	Terrion Murdix makes two point layup	50-45
11:57		Caleb Blackwell misses three point jump shot
11:55		Hilltoppers defensive rebound
11:53		TV timeout
11:29		Ryan Myers misses three point jump shot
11:27		Armelo Boone offensive rebound
11:22		Armelo Boone misses two point layup
11:20		Blaise Keita offensive rebound
11:20		Jamal West Jr. shooting foul (Blaise Keita draws the foul)
11:20	+1	Blaise Keita makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-45
11:20		Blaise Keita misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:20		Caleb Blackwell defensive rebound
10:59		Elijah Jones misses two point jump shot
10:57		Terrion Murdix defensive rebound
10:50		Terrion Murdix misses two point jump shot
10:48		Kaseem Watson defensive rebound
10:45	+2	Jamal West Jr. makes two point dunk (KJ Thomas assists)	51-47
10:23		LJ Hackman misses two point layup
10:21		Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
9:58		Terrion Murdix shooting foul (Elijah Jones draws the foul)
9:58	+1	Elijah Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-48
9:58	+1	Elijah Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-49
9:29		Ryan Myers misses three point jump shot
9:27		Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
9:12		Elijah Jones misses two point jump shot
9:10		Noah Boyde defensive rebound
9:01		Ryan Myers misses two point layup
8:59		Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
8:54		Armelo Boone blocks Jamal West Jr.'s two point layup
8:52		Elijah Jones offensive rebound
8:46	+2	Elijah Jones makes two point layup	51-51
8:43		Armelo Boone misses two point jump shot
8:43		Teagan Moore offensive rebound
8:43		Jump ball. Teagan Moore vs. KJ Thomas (Miners gains possession)
8:43		Teagan Moore turnover (lost ball) (KJ Thomas steals)
8:43		TV timeout
8:43		Hilltoppers 30 second timeout
8:20		Kaseem Watson misses three point jump shot
8:18		Miners offensive rebound
8:16		Jump ball. Caleb Blackwell vs. Terrion Murdix (Hilltoppers gains possession)
8:16		Caleb Blackwell turnover (lost ball) (Terrion Murdix steals)
7:53		Armelo Boone misses two point jump shot
7:51		Caleb Blackwell defensive rebound
7:31		Caleb Blackwell misses three point jump shot
7:29		Grant Newell defensive rebound
7:23	+2	Teagan Moore makes two point layup	53-51
6:51		Blaise Keita personal foul
6:51		TV timeout
6:27		Jamal West Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Blaise Keita steals)
6:20		Grant Newell misses three point jump shot
6:18		KJ Thomas defensive rebound
6:18		Official timeout
6:01		Jamal West Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:59		Blaise Keita defensive rebound
5:47	+3	Teagan Moore makes three point jump shot (Grant Newell assists)	56-51
5:32		Elijah Jones misses two point jump shot
5:30		LA Hayes offensive rebound
5:29		Teagan Moore shooting foul (LA Hayes draws the foul)
5:29	+1	LA Hayes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-52
5:29	+1	LA Hayes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-53
5:08		Grant Newell misses three point jump shot
5:06		LA Hayes defensive rebound
5:00		KJ Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Blaise Keita steals)
4:48		Kaseem Watson shooting foul (Grant Newell draws the foul)
4:48	+1	Grant Newell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-53
4:48		Grant Newell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:48		Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
4:22		Kaseem Watson misses three point jump shot
4:20		Elijah Jones offensive rebound
4:18		Teagan Moore personal foul
4:15		Kaseem Watson misses three point jump shot
4:13		Armelo Boone defensive rebound
4:01		Armelo Boone misses two point jump shot
3:59		Jamal West Jr. defensive rebound
3:48		LA Hayes misses three point jump shot
3:46		Kaseem Watson offensive rebound
3:41		Jamal West Jr. misses two point jump shot
3:39		Terrion Murdix defensive rebound
3:17		KJ Thomas blocks Blaise Keita's two point jump shot
3:15		Blaise Keita offensive rebound
3:06		Grant Newell shooting foul (KJ Thomas draws the foul)
3:06		TV timeout
3:06		KJ Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:06	+1	KJ Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-54
3:06		Blaise Keita misses two point layup
3:06		Grant Newell offensive rebound
3:06		Grant Newell misses two point layup
3:06		KJ Thomas defensive rebound
2:44		Armelo Boone misses two point layup
2:42		Noah Boyde offensive rebound
2:37	+2	Noah Boyde makes two point layup	59-54
2:30		Noah Boyde personal foul (Jamal West Jr. draws the foul)
2:30	+1	Jamal West Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-55
2:30	+1	Jamal West Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-56
2:07		Noah Boyde misses two point layup
2:05		Armelo Boone offensive rebound
2:00	+2	Armelo Boone makes two point dunk	61-56
1:47		Elijah Jones misses three point jump shot
1:45		Armelo Boone defensive rebound
1:19	+2	Teagan Moore makes two point jump shot	63-56
1:19		Cassius Brooks shooting foul (Teagan Moore draws the foul)
1:19	+1	Teagan Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 1	64-56
1:07		LA Hayes turnover (lost ball) (Terrion Murdix steals)
0:59	+2	Grant Newell makes two point dunk (Teagan Moore assists)	66-56
0:59		Miners 60 second timeout
0:41		Kaseem Watson misses three point jump shot
0:39		Armelo Boone defensive rebound
0:35		Armelo Boone turnover (lost ball) (LA Hayes steals)
0:30		LA Hayes misses two point jump shot
0:30		Armelo Boone defensive rebound
0:30		Jamal West Jr. personal foul (Armelo Boone draws the foul)
0:30	+1	Armelo Boone makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-56
0:30	+1	Armelo Boone makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-56
0:16		KJ Thomas misses three point jump shot
0:14		Terrion Murdix defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Terrion Murdix defensive rebound