Behind sophomore guard Souley Boum’s 26 points and redshirt junior forward Bryson Williams’s 20 points, and an exceptional night at the free throw line UTEP (10-6, 1-2) defeated Southern Miss (4-12, 0-3) 76-64 to earn their first conference win of the season.
Boum and Williams were perfect from the free throw line going 14-14 and 10-10 respectively.
“The day before the game we shoot free throws for about 20 minutes and that helps a lot and just reps,” Boum said.
The Miners also improved to 9-0 at the Don Haskins Center for the first time since the 1988-89 season.