UTEP Miners at Northern Kentucky Norse preview: November 2, 2026
The UTEP Miners (11-20 in 2025-26) visit the Northern Kentucky Norse (20-14 in 2025-26) on November 2, 2026. Recent form, both teams’ figures with College basketball ranks, earlier meetings and the players to research, from StatsNext’s stored box scores.
Records
| Team | Record (2025-26) | Last 5 | Away (2025-26) | Home (2025-26) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTEP Miners | 11-20 | 1-4 (66.8-75.2) | 2-12 (63.6-74.6) | 9-8 (74.1-70.5) |
| Northern Kentucky Norse | 20-14 | 3-2 (88.6-85) | 8-9 (77.9-79.2) | 12-5 (88.4-75.7) |
Record, Away and Home cover the complete 2025-26 regular season. Last 5 is the 5 most recent 2025-26 regular-season games. In parentheses: points for and against per game.
Team comparison
2025-26 regular-season figures; the rank in parentheses is among 366 College basketball teams (1st = the most). The 2025-26 season is the most recent in these records: this game is in a new season, and rosters may have changed since.
| UTEP | NKU | |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 69.3 (324th) | 83.1 (30th) |
| Points allowed per game | 72.4 (234th) | 77.5 (88th) |
Recent form
UTEP Miners
- Mar 7, 2026: L 61-64 vs JXST
- Mar 5, 2026: W 78-71 vs KENN
- Feb 28, 2026: L 65-97 at WKU
- Feb 26, 2026: L 67-77 at MTSU
- Feb 21, 2026: L 63-67 at NMSU
Northern Kentucky Norse
Head-to-head
No earlier meeting between these teams is stored in StatsNext.
Players to research
| Player | Pos | Games | 2025-26 per game | Last 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal West Jr. | F | 31 | 14.5 Pts/g, 6.6 Reb/g, 1.4 Ast/g | 19 Pts/g |
| Elijah Jones | F | 31 | 13.1 Pts/g, 5.4 Reb/g, 0.5 Ast/g | 6.6 Pts/g |
| Kaseem Watson | F | 31 | 12.5 Pts/g, 5 Reb/g, 1.5 Ast/g | 12.8 Pts/g |
| Caleb Blackwell | G | 28 | 10.6 Pts/g, 2.6 Reb/g, 2.9 Ast/g | 11.8 Pts/g |
| KJ Thomas | G | 31 | 5.8 Pts/g, 2.4 Reb/g, 3 Ast/g | 5 Pts/g |
| Player | Pos | Games | 2025-26 per game | Last 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Oday | G | 34 | 18.6 Pts/g, 3.8 Reb/g, 1.9 Ast/g | 19 Pts/g |
| Dan Gherezgher | G | 34 | 15.9 Pts/g, 3.2 Reb/g, 2.7 Ast/g | 16 Pts/g |
| LJ Wells | F | 33 | 15 Pts/g, 7.3 Reb/g, 2.1 Ast/g | 20.8 Pts/g |
| Kael Robinson | F | 31 | 14.4 Pts/g, 4.5 Reb/g, 1.3 Ast/g | 17.6 Pts/g |
| Tae Dozier | G | 34 | 8.6 Pts/g, 5.2 Reb/g, 2.3 Ast/g | 6.2 Pts/g |
Players with a StatsNext page, the leaders in each position group's main statistic. Games and per-game figures are the 2025-26 regular season; last 5 is the player's last five regular-season games.
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