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UTEP Downs UC-Santa Barbara 89-76 - Match Report
Zid Powell scored 23 points leading UTEP to a 89-76 victory over UC-Santa Barbara at Don Haskins Center on Monday.
UTEP was a favorite by -2.0 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors.
Tae Hardy had 19 points for UTEP and Calvin Solomon chipped in with 12 points. Tae Hardy had 8 assists for them, while Calvin Solomon was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 13 boards.
UC-Santa Barbara got 23 points from Yohan Traore in a losing cause and another 17 points from Josh Pierre-Louis. Josh Pierre-Louis contributed 5 assists for them, while Yohan Traore had 6 rebounds.
UTEP was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.
UC-Santa Barbara won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 34-33.
UTEP heads into a battle against Austin Peay. UC-Santa Barbara, meanwhile, will have their next action against Lemoyne.