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UTEP defeats Florida International 83-77

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Jamal West’s 28 points helped UTEP defeat Florida International 83-77 on Thursday night.

West also had seven rebounds, five assists, and three steals for the Miners (7-12, 3-5 Conference USA). Elijah Jones scored 14 points, going 5 of 6 (4 for 4 from 3-point range). LA Hayes went 4 of 6 from the field (2 for 3 from 3-point range) to finish with 12 points.

Larry Olayinka led the way for the Panthers (9-10, 2-6) with 19 points and 14 rebounds. Julian Mackey added 14 points and Corey Stephenson finished with 12 points.

UTEP went into halftime ahead of Florida International 47-39. West put up 14 points in the half. UTEP took the lead for good with 8:08 left in the second half on a 3-pointer from West to make it 69-67.

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