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UTEP vs Southern Miss. Open Game Thread

Conference USA tournament quarterfinal pits a brewing heated conference rivalry, as UTEP and Southern Miss. meet at 6:00 PM Mountain Time.

By Alex Nicolas
Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports

UTEP Miners

Current Record: 23-9, 12-4 C-USA

Projected Starters:

C.J. Cooper, Jr, G, 9.9 ppg, .899 FT

Julian Washburn, Jr, G, 12.9 ppg, 3.5 rpg

Vince Hunter, Fr, F, 12.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg

John Bohannon, Sr, F, 11.8 ppg, 8.3 rpg

Matt Willms, Fr, C, 5.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg

Team Stats

Points Per Game 69.8
Opponents 63.3
FG% .471
Opponents% .380
3-point% .342
Opponents% .296
Free Throw% .682
Rebounds Per Game 36.5
Rebounding Margin +2.1
Assists Per Game 13.8
Steals Per Game

5.1

Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Current Record: 26-5, 13-3 C-USA

Projected Starters:

Neil Watson, G, Sr. 10.8 ppg, 4.1 apg

Aaron Brown, G, Jr, 9.8 ppg, 2.7 rpg

Jerrold Brooks, G, Sr. 12.o ppg, 4.3 rpg

Matt Bingaya, F, Fro, 6.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg

Daveon Boardingham, F, Fr, 10.7 ppg, 4.6 rpg

Points Per Game 72.6
Opponents 62.4.
FG% .465
Opponents% .424
3-point% .354
Opponents% .342
Free Throw% .688
Rebounds Per Game 35.5
Rebounding Margin +6.4
Assists Per Game 14.3
Steals Per Game

8.5