Tensaie leads UTEP against Portland after 21-point game
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3:42 AM on Sunday, December 8, 2024
By The Associated Press
UTEP Miners (4-2) at Portland Pilots (9-0)
Portland, Oregon; Sunday, 5 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: UTEP faces Portland after Ivane Tensaie scored 21 points in UTEP's 81-68 loss to the BYU Cougars.
The Pilots have gone 5-0 at home. Portland averages 15.1 turnovers per game and is 8-0 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents.
The Miners are 1-0 in road games. UTEP is sixth in the CUSA with 13.7 assists per game led by Delma Zita averaging 5.2.
Portland averages 80.9 points, 21.6 more per game than the 59.3 UTEP allows. UTEP averages 8.3 more points per game (68.0) than Portland allows to opponents (59.7).
TOP PERFORMERS: Emme Shearer is shooting 54.0% and averaging 17.2 points for the Pilots.
Tensaie is averaging 17.5 points for the Miners.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
