Scores

Final

UCF 74

(17-9, 4-9 C-USA)

UTEP 68

(20-7, 8-4 C-USA)

1:00 PM ET, February 21, 2011

Don Haskins Center, El Paso, TX

1 2 T
UCF 39 3574
UTEP 25 4368

Top Performers

UCF: K. Clanton 15 Pts, 13 Reb, 1 Ast, 3 Stl, 1 Blk

UTEP: R. Culpepper 25 Pts, 4 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl

UCF 74, UTEP 68

Associated Press

EL PASO, Texas -- Keith Clanton scored 15 points to go along with 13 rebounds and Central Florida defeated UTEP 74-68 Monday, dropping the Miners from first to a tie for third in Conference USA.

Marcus Jordan added 13 points and P.J. Gaynor had 10 to help the Knights (17-9, 4-9) end UTEP's 15-game home winning streak.

Randy Culpepper scored 25 points to lead the Miners (20-7, 8-4), who are tied with Memphis and Tulsa and are a half game behind Southern Mississippi and Alabama-Birmingham with less than two weeks remaining in the regular season.

Central Florida pulled away midway through the first half with a 17-6 run to take a 30-19 lead with 6:48 remaining and led the rest of the way. The Knights pushed their advantage to 19 in the second half before the Miners closed the gap late.

Julyan Stone added 16 points for UTEP, and Jeremy Williams had 15.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
UCF
UTEP
Points 74 68
FG Made-Attempted 23-48 (.479) 25-60 (.417)
3P Made-Attempted 6-17 (.353) 5-13 (.385)
FT Made-Attempted 22-28 (.786) 13-19 (.684)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 20 (0/0) 23 (1/0)
Largest Lead 14 0

Game Leaders

 
UCF
UTEP
PointsK. Clanton 15R. Culpepper 25
ReboundsK. Clanton 13J. Bohannon 8
AssistsA. Rompza 4R. Culpepper 4
StealsK. Clanton 3J. Stone 2
BlocksK. Clanton 1G. McCulley 1
Team Stats: UCF | UTEP

2010-11 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Feb 2, 2011 UCF @ UTEP9:00 PM ET
» Feb 21, 2011 UCF 74, @UTEP 68Recap

Next 5 Games

UCF
UTEP
02/26 USM 7:00pm
03/02 SMU 7:00pm
03/05 @MRSH 7:00pm
03/09 @ECU 1:00pm
03/16 SBON 8:00pm
 02/23 @ECU 7:00pm
02/26 MEM 3:00pm
03/02 MRSH 9:05pm
03/05 @SMU 3:00pm
03/10 MRSH 7:30pm
Complete Schedule: UCF | UTEP

Conference USA Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Memphis10-625-9
UTEP11-525-9
UAB12-422-8
Southern Miss9-722-10
Marshall9-722-11
UCF6-1019-11
Tulsa11-519-13
Southern Methodist8-817-14
East Carolina8-818-15
Rice5-1114-18
Tulane3-1313-17
Houston4-1212-18
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