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02/11 20:33 CST Jones and Blackwell score 16 each in UTEP's 69-64 victory
against Jacksonville State
Jones and Blackwell score 16 each in UTEP's 69-64 victory against Jacksonville
State
By The Associated Press
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (AP) --- Elijah Jones and Caleb Blackwell scored 16 points
each to help UTEP defeat Jacksonville State 69-64 on Wednesday.
Jones added six rebounds for the Miners (10-15, 6-8 Conference USA). Caleb
Blackwell added 16 points while going 6 of 12 from the floor, including 2 for 7
from 3-point range, and 2 for 3 from the line and also had six assists. Kaseem
Watson shot 3 for 6 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw
line to finish with 12 points, while adding eight rebounds.
Anthony Bryant finished with 17 points for the Gamecocks (13-11, 8-5). Mostapha
El Moutaouakkil added 16 points for Jacksonville State. Jacoby Hill also
recorded 10 points.
Blackwell put up 12 points in the first half for UTEP, who went into the break
tied at 33-all. UTEP used a 15-3 second-half run to come back from a
three-point deficit and take the lead at 64-55 with 4:49 left in the half
before finishing off the victory. Jones scored 10 second-half 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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