He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar. "Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
78 – 71
FINAL Neutral Conference CUSA
UTEP Miners
Conference USA · Propst Arena (Neutral) · March 17, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread WKU -2.5 Home covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money WKU -150 / UTEP +115
Model Predictions
Spread Total WKU win
Actual WKU +7 149 Won
Massey WKU -3.2 (+3.8) — —
Massey Totals — 148.4 (+0.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 60% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 64% ✓
Baseline Plus ML WKU -2.2 (+4.8) 145.8 (+3.2) 56% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WKU -2.5 (+4.5) 146.4 (+2.6) 55% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML WKU -2.1 (+4.9) 144.1 (+4.9) 59% ✓
Baseline ML WKU -1.9 (+5.1) 144.6 (+4.4) 59% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 28, 2026 WKU 97 – 65 UTEP
Jan 10, 2026 WKU 68 – 56 UTEP
Feb 28, 2025 WKU 80 – 73 UTEP
Jan 31, 2025 WKU 78 – 74 UTEP
Feb 16, 2024 WKU 90 – 80 UTEP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WKU UTEP
Overall 22-12 18-16
Conference 8-8 7-9
Home 12-2 13-5
Away 6-7 2-9
Neutral 4-3 3-2
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.8 68.9
Avg Pts Against 74.7 69.1
Massey 2.2 (#135) -1.1 (#178)
Bradley-Terry 0.22 (#147) -0.18 (#190)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.44 (#137) -0.13 (#177)
RPI 0.516 (#139) 0.489 (#200)
Shooting & Four Factors WKU UTEP
FG% 46.6% 43.4%
3PT% 34.8% 30.6%
REB / G 39.0 31.5
OREB / G 10.2 10.1
AST / TO 0.95 0.78
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.0% 48.2%
TOV% 18.2% 21.1%
ORB% 28.4% 29.0%
FT Rate 23.3% 29.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.4% 51.6%
Opp TOV% 18.4% 26.1%
DRB% 73.4% 69.0%
Opp FT Rate 22.8% 32.6%

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