Florida International Panthers @ UTEP Miners
Diaz has 20, Draper 17 as Florida Int. holds off UTEP 79-69
EL PASO, Texas -- Adrian Diaz scored 20 points and Daviyon Draper added 17 and grabbed 10 rebounds as Florida International held on to beat UTEP 79-69 on Saturday night.
The Golden Panthers had been cruising until UTEP mounted a charge with 5:13 remaining. Lee Moore drove for a layup that started a 9-0 run as the Miners closed to 70-67 with 2:48 left. FIU's Eric Nottage answered with a trey and the Golden Panthers closed on a 9-2 run.
Donte McGill added 16 points for FIU (11-9, 5-2 Conference USA).
FIU shot 53 percent from the floor while limiting UTEP to 25 of 61 (41 percent).
FIU had a 41-28 halftime advantage and pushed that to 64-43 midway in the second half before the Miners made their late charge.
Moore led UTEP (11-9, 3-4) with 21 points and Omega Harris added 19.
Game Information
El Paso, TX
Referee:Kerry Sitton
Referee:Andrew Walton
Referee:Terry Davis
2025-26 Standings
| Conference USA | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 10 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
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