WKU guard Pancake Thomas helped the Hilltoppers pounce all over UTEP early on, and it looked like it was going to be a long night in the Bluegrass State for the Miners.
UTEP fell into a deep 26-5 hole early on in the first half, but were able fight back the rest of the way, and actually had a shot to tie it at the final buzzer. Although Jake Flaggert’s 30-footer came up way short as time ran out, snapping UTEP’s modest win streak.
Matt Willms was special scoring 27 points, going 13-for-16 from the floor.