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UTEP defeats North Carolina A&T, 81-66

Nov 26, 2009 - 4:17 AM EL PASO, Texas(AP) -- Christian Polk and Jeremy Williams scored 14 points each, leading five UTEP players in double figures, in Wednesday night's 81-66 victory over North Carolina A&T.

UTEP (4-0) also had double-figure games from Julyan Stone (13 points), Randy Culpepper (11) and Arnett Moultrie (10). Stone's 3-pointer a little more than two minutes into the second half gave the Miners a 45-33 lead, and they kept a double-digit lead the rest of the way. UTEP shot 51 percent from the field.

North Carolina A&T (3-3) trailed almost all the way, leading only at 29-28 after Dwane Joshua's 3-pointer with four minutes to play in the first half. But UTEP scored the last 12 points of the half to lead 40-29 at the break. The UTEP lead was as high as 22 points with 12:36 to play.

Joshua led the Aggies with 21 points. He made 6 of 9 3-point attempts.






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    North Carolina A&T 66, Texas-El Paso 81  FinalNov 26 7:33 AM


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    FINAL 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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    NORTH CAROLINA A&T 29 37 66
    UTEP 40 41 81 FINAL

    HIGH SCORERS: NORTH CAROLINA A&T - DWANE JOSHUA 21, THOMAS COLEMAN 11,
    MARC HILL 10
    UTEP - CHRISTIAN POLK 14, JEREMY WILLIAMS 14,
    JULYAN STONE 13

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    NC A&T 29
    UTEP 40 HALFTIME

    Nov 25 9:47 PM