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UTEP defeats Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 70-52

EL PASO, Texas (AP) Randy Culpepper scored 17 points to lead four UTEP players in double figures and the Miners defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff 70-52 Wednesday night.

Culpepper's 3-pointer late in the first half gave UTEP (2-0) the lead for good at 34-31. The Miners led by double figures for most of the second half.

Christian Polk scored 15 points and Arnett Moultrie and Jeremy Williams added 12 each. Lebaron Weathers had 15 points and 13 rebounds for Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-3). The Golden Lions shot 30 percent in the game. (MORE)

Miners Headlines

Final	1	2	T
Arkansas State	30	26	56
UTEP	43	39	82

Boxscore | Recap

Leaders	Arkansas State	UTEP
Points	M. Adams 14	A. Moultrie 25
Rebounds	2 tied with 7	2 tied with 7
Assists	T. Finn 6	J. Stone 8

Conference USA
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Tulsa	0-0	4-0
UTEP	0-0	3-0
Southern Miss	0-0	3-0
UAB	0-0	4-1
UCF	0-0	4-1
Rice	0-0	3-1
Memphis	0-0	2-1
Marshall	0-0	2-1
Southern Methodist	0-0	2-2
Houston	0-0	1-1
East Carolina	0-0	2-4
Tulane	0-0	1-3
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Leaders
Points:	R. Culpepper	18.3
Rebounds:	A. Moultrie	8.0
Assists:	J. Stone	7.3
FG%:	A. Moultrie	63.9%
FT%:	R. Culpepper	81.8%
3P%:	R. Culpepper	47.1%
Steals:	A. Moultrie	3.0
Blocks:	A. Moultrie	2.0

Offense (Rank)
Points:	80.3 (67)
Rebounds:	11.0 (233)
Assists:	19.0 (20)
FG%:	49.4% (42)
FT%:	63.3% (268)
3P%:	37.0% (92)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	59.3 (53)
Rebounds:	27.0 (84)
Assists:	9.0 (31)
FG%:	36.1% (35)
FT%:	64.7% (101)
3P%:	29.8% (110)

Next 5
Date	Opp.	Record (RPI)
11/25	vs. NCA&T	3-2 (163)
12/1	@ NMSt	1-2 (170)
12/13	vs. NMSt	1-2 (170)
12/16	vs. Miss	4-1 (100)
12/19	vs. Alc	0-6 (304)

Last 10
Date	Opp.	Final
11/21	vs. ArkSt	W 82-56
11/18	vs. Ark-PB	W 70-52
11/13	vs. TxSo	W 89-70

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	3-0
2	Michigan State	4-0
3	Texas	3-0
4	Villanova	5-0
5	Kentucky	4-0
6	Purdue	4-0
7	Duke	4-0
8	West Virginia	1-0
9	Tennessee	4-1
10	Syracuse	4-0
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	3-0
2	Michigan State	4-0
3	Texas	3-0
4	Villanova	5-0
5	Kentucky	4-0
6	Purdue	4-0
7	Duke	4-0
8	West Virginia	1-0
9	Syracuse	4-0
10	Butler	3-0
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