UTEP faces Delaware on 8-game road skid

UTEP Miners (5-11, 1-4 CUSA) at Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens (5-11, 1-4 CUSA)

Newark, Delaware; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UTEP will aim to end its eight-game road losing streak when the Miners visit Delaware.

The Fightin’ Blue Hens have gone 3-5 at home. Delaware is 1-3 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 11.8 turnovers per game.

The Miners are 1-4 in CUSA play. UTEP has a 2-1 record in one-possession games.

Delaware averages 65.9 points per game, 6.7 fewer points than the 72.6 UTEP allows. UTEP averages 6.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.4 fewer made shots on average than the 7.9 per game Delaware gives up.

The matchup Thursday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Christian Bliss is averaging 15.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, 6.4 assists and two steals for the Fightin’ Blue Hens. Justyn Fernandez is averaging 2.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Kaseem Watson averages 1.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Miners, scoring 12.0 points while shooting 38.7% from beyond the arc. Elijah Jones is shooting 48.3% and averaging 14.3 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Fightin’ Blue Hens: 3-7, averaging 64.1 points, 28.4 rebounds, 13.4 assists, 5.4 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 43.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.9 points per game.

Miners: 2-8, averaging 65.6 points, 30.4 rebounds, 11.1 assists, 6.4 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 41.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.2 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.