Braxton Bayless and Western Kentucky will take the court against Otis Frazier III and UTEP on Thursday night.

Western Kentucky will travel to El Paso, Texas, at the end of this week for a Conference USA battle in men’s college basketball. On Thursday night, it will face UTEP at the Don Haskins Center. The UTEP Miners are 17-10 overall this season heading into this week of basketball. After a 10-3 record against non-conference opponents in the first two months of the season, they have since had just an even record at 7-7 against teams in CUSA. They are the No. 5 team of nine total teams, sitting a game ahead of their opponent and 3.5 games behind the conference-leading Jax State.

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Game Date: Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025

Game Time: 9 p.m. ET

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After going 2-1 in the first three games of the month, they have since lost three games in a row leading into this game. They lost to Liberty by seven points at home, followed by a loss to Kennesaw State on the road by 10 points. Their most recent loss came against Jax Staet by just eight points on the road. Otis Frazier III led the team with a game-high 25 points on 8-of-14 shooting that night.

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers are 15-12 overall this season. Following a similar path to UTEP, they finished 9-4 against teams outside of the conference and have since dropped to 6-8 against teams in Conference USA. They are just four games up on the last-placed Florida Internation with only Sam Houston between the two.

After losing to Sam Houston at the end of last week by 16 points, they came back home over the weekend and beat Louisiana Tech by just one point in a thrilling win. Braxton Bayless dropped a team and game-high 27 points and four assists while shooting 11-for-19 from the field. Tyrone Marshall Jr led the team in rebounding with six rebounds on the night.

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