The Basketball Classic - 1st Round

Western Illinois LeathernecksW IllinoisWIU

16-16, 7-9 Away

Final

	1	2	T
W Illinois WIU	21	33	54
UTEP UTEP	36	44	80

UTEP MinersUTEPUTEP

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Western Illinois Leathernecks @ UTEP Miners

UTEP rolls past Western Illinois 80-54 in TBC tournament

— Keonte Kennedy tossed in 22 points, Souley Boum scored 20 and UTEP breezed past Western Illinois 80-54 in the first round of The Basketball Classic on Saturday.

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WIU

According to ESPN Analytics

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NCAA Division I

Ohio Valley Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Tennessee State	15-5	-	23-10
Morehead State	15-5	-	20-13
Southeast Missouri State	14-6	1	20-13
UT Martin	13-7	2	22-11
SIU Edwardsville	12-8	3	19-13
Lindenwood	11-9	4	18-15
Little Rock	9-11	6	12-20
Tennessee Tech	8-12	6	13-18
Eastern Illinois	8-12	7	13-20
Southern Indiana	4-16	11	7-23
Western Illinois	1-19	14	5-26

NCAA Division I

Mountain West Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Utah State	15-5	-	29-7
San Diego State	14-6	1	22-11
New Mexico	13-7	2	26-11
Grand Canyon	13-7	2	20-12
Nevada	12-8	3	24-13
Boise State	12-8	3	20-12
Colorado State	11-9	4	21-13
UNLV	11-9	4	18-17
Wyoming	9-11	6	18-15
Fresno State	7-13	8	13-19
San José State	3-17	12	9-24
Air Force	0-20	15	3-29

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