Marshall University Athletics
Wednesday, March 11
Frisco, Texas
10:00 PM ET/9:00 PM CT
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Men’s Basketball’s Clutch Free-Throw Shooting Helps Hold off No. 11 UTEP
3/12/2020 2:23:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Marshall to face No. 3 Louisiana Tech in quarterfinals
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FRISCO, Texas – The sixth-seeded Marshall men's basketball team (17-15) survived a late comeback from the No. 11 UTEP Miners by a final score of 86-78 on Wednesday night in the first round of the 2020 Air Force Reserve C-USA Men's Basketball Championship presented by Baylor Scott & White Sports Performance Center at The Star. The Herd went 24-of-29 from the free-throw line.
"Good ball game. We knew it was going to be a good game," Marshall head coach Dan D'Antoni said after the win. "UTEP is a talented team and well-coached. We knew it was going to be a tough game. We made some mistakes at the end, but it was a good game. It's tournament time so we just have to make sure to get to the next one against a really good tough LA Tech team."
Taveion Kinsey led all student-athletes with 26 points on a 10-for-19 shooting night as he made 6-of-7 from the free-throw line. The sophomore guard also grabbed a team-best eight boards and had a game-high three steals.
Redshirt freshman Andrew Taylor followed up Kinsey with 15 points with five rebounds and five assists.
Junior Mikel Beyers tallied 14 points going 10-for-10 from the free-throw line with six rebounds in the victory.
Jarrod West rounded out a quartet of student-athletes in double-figures for the Herd with 10 points. The junior guard dished out five assists, tied for the team-high with Taylor, brought down four boards and was one of three Marshall players to block two shots with Taylor and Jannson Williams.
Williams rejected a game-high three shots and scored eight points to go with five rebounds.
It took the Marshall offense a little time to get going, but when the engine started rolling it was like a runaway train. The Herd trailed by as many as seven in the first 10 minutes of the contest, but used a 6-0 run to grab a 16-15 lead at the 9:51, its first since the first 40 seconds of the game.
The Miners grabbed the lead back for a mere 12 seconds before MU held the lead the rest of the half. The Herd closed out the opening half of play on a 9-2 run as it led 43-32 at the break.
Kinsey scored 21 points in the first stanza as Marshall made 44.4 percent of its shots (16-for-36). It held UTEP to a mere 28.1 shooting percentage from the field (9-for-32).
The Thundering Herd was cruising by the Miners in the second half. That was until UTEP made a 7-0 run from the 3:07 mark until 2:03 to cut MU's lead to 77-74.
However, Marshall made nine of its final 10 free-throw attempts to hold off the UTEP rally.
NOTES
Kinsey scored 20 or more points in a game for the seventh time this season, including his sixth against C-USA competition this season.
West and Taylor's two blocks were a career-high for both players.
Jannson Williams' three blocks puts him in third place all-time with 151, passing Omar Roland (1988-90).
Taylor tied his career high in assists with five.
The Herd had 46 points in the paint compared to UTEP's 26.
The Herd had a season-low 6 turnovers.
UP NEXT
Marshall will matchup up with third-seeded Louisiana Tech at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT on Court B on Thursday at The Star.
For all the latest information about Marshall men's basketball, follow @HerdMBB on Twitter and Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
---HerdZone.com---
FRISCO, Texas – The sixth-seeded Marshall men's basketball team (17-15) survived a late comeback from the No. 11 UTEP Miners by a final score of 86-78 on Wednesday night in the first round of the 2020 Air Force Reserve C-USA Men's Basketball Championship presented by Baylor Scott & White Sports Performance Center at The Star. The Herd went 24-of-29 from the free-throw line.
"Good ball game. We knew it was going to be a good game," Marshall head coach Dan D'Antoni said after the win. "UTEP is a talented team and well-coached. We knew it was going to be a tough game. We made some mistakes at the end, but it was a good game. It's tournament time so we just have to make sure to get to the next one against a really good tough LA Tech team."
Taveion Kinsey led all student-athletes with 26 points on a 10-for-19 shooting night as he made 6-of-7 from the free-throw line. The sophomore guard also grabbed a team-best eight boards and had a game-high three steals.
Redshirt freshman Andrew Taylor followed up Kinsey with 15 points with five rebounds and five assists.
Junior Mikel Beyers tallied 14 points going 10-for-10 from the free-throw line with six rebounds in the victory.
Jarrod West rounded out a quartet of student-athletes in double-figures for the Herd with 10 points. The junior guard dished out five assists, tied for the team-high with Taylor, brought down four boards and was one of three Marshall players to block two shots with Taylor and Jannson Williams.
Williams rejected a game-high three shots and scored eight points to go with five rebounds.
It took the Marshall offense a little time to get going, but when the engine started rolling it was like a runaway train. The Herd trailed by as many as seven in the first 10 minutes of the contest, but used a 6-0 run to grab a 16-15 lead at the 9:51, its first since the first 40 seconds of the game.
The Miners grabbed the lead back for a mere 12 seconds before MU held the lead the rest of the half. The Herd closed out the opening half of play on a 9-2 run as it led 43-32 at the break.
Kinsey scored 21 points in the first stanza as Marshall made 44.4 percent of its shots (16-for-36). It held UTEP to a mere 28.1 shooting percentage from the field (9-for-32).
The Thundering Herd was cruising by the Miners in the second half. That was until UTEP made a 7-0 run from the 3:07 mark until 2:03 to cut MU's lead to 77-74.
However, Marshall made nine of its final 10 free-throw attempts to hold off the UTEP rally.
NOTES
Kinsey scored 20 or more points in a game for the seventh time this season, including his sixth against C-USA competition this season.
West and Taylor's two blocks were a career-high for both players.
Jannson Williams' three blocks puts him in third place all-time with 151, passing Omar Roland (1988-90).
Taylor tied his career high in assists with five.
The Herd had 46 points in the paint compared to UTEP's 26.
The Herd had a season-low 6 turnovers.
UP NEXT
Marshall will matchup up with third-seeded Louisiana Tech at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT on Court B on Thursday at The Star.
For all the latest information about Marshall men's basketball, follow @HerdMBB on Twitter and Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
---HerdZone.com---
Team Stats
UTEP
MARM
FG%
.371
.460
3FG%
.400
.267
FT%
.667
.828
RB
43
42
TO
9
6
STL
2
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
26
FGM
10
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
14
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
10
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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