National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas-El Paso 82, Texas Tech 71
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 18, 2010
Where: Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas
Officials: # Brad Ferrie, # Gerry Pollard, # Andrew Walton
Attendance: 10837
Where: Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas
Officials: # Brad Ferrie, # Gerry Pollard, # Andrew Walton
Attendance: 10837
Randy Culpepper scored 19 of his game-high 28 points in the second half as Texas-El Paso cruised to an 82-71 victory over visiting Texas Tech on Saturday night.
UTEP (8-2), which won its fifth straight, shot 47.5 percent from the field and played tough defense. The Miners dealt Texas Tech (5-5) its fifth loss in six games, and held the Red Raiders to 39.7 percent shooting from the field. The Miners scored 19 points off Texas Tech turnovers.
The teams exchanged the lead several times in the first half before UTEP’s Christian Polk hit a 3-pointer with 27 seconds left before halftime to give the Miners a lead they would not relinquish. Texas Tech closed the deficit to 71-66 with 2:17 left before UTEP finished the game with an 11-5 run.
Mike Singletary scored 17 points and grabbed six rebounds, and Brad Reese had 16 points and six rebounds for Texas Tech.
Top Game Performances
| Texas Tech | Texas-El Paso | |
| Mike Singletary 17 | Scoring | Randy Culpepper 28 |
| John Roberson 5 | Assists | Julyan Stone 5 |
| Robert Lewandowski 7 | Rebounds | Julyan Stone 10 |
| Mike Singletary 7 | Free Throws Made | Randy Culpepper 7 |
| D'walyn Roberts 2 | Steals | Randy Culpepper 2 |
| D'walyn Roberts 2 | Blocks | Jeremy Williams 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Texas Tech | 71 | 39.7 | 4-14 | 13-19 | 15 | 35 | 3 | 4 | |
| Texas-El Paso | 82 | 47.5 | 6-15 | 20-36 | 12 | 33 | 5 | 5 |