UTEP Falls 75-68 at Seattle U, Slips to 3-5 With Third Straight Loss
Seattle’s 3-point accuracy proved decisive after UTEP briefly held a late lead.
Overview
- UTEP and Seattle were tied 65-65 entering the final minutes before the Redhawks used an 8-0 surge to seize control.
- Seattle finished 10-of-23 from three-point range compared with UTEP’s 5-of-19, creating the key scoring gap.
- Brayden Maldonado led Seattle with 28 points on 9-of-13 shooting, including 5-of-9 from deep.
- Jamal West Jr. posted 21 points and 14 rebounds for UTEP, and Elijah Jones scored 18 with a late three that cut the deficit to 71-68 with 1:38 left.
- Despite advantages in paint points, fastbreak scoring and overall field-goal percentage, UTEP could not close and now heads to Hawaii after a nearly week-long break.