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2025-26 drought profile · 30 games played · 10-20 (33%)

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UTEP Miners ranks 9th of 10 Mountain West teams in droughts per game (2.03 dpg, above the Mountain West average of 1.37). Their droughts average 3:39 (0:17 below the Mountain West norm) and have allowed opponents an average of 7.2 pts per drought, contributing to 13 influenced losses (5 decisive/major) in 2025-26.

Drought profile

2.03

Droughts/game

Conf avg: 1.4 · #9 of 10 in Mountain West

9th in Mountain West

+0.66/game vs Mountain West avg

#9 in Mountain West (10 teams)

3:39

Avg duration

Conf avg: 3:54 · #1 of 10 in Mountain West

-0:17 vs Mountain West avg

How long cold streaks typically last

7.2

Avg drought cost

Conf avg: 7.4 · #6 of 10 in Mountain West

-0.2 pts vs Mountain West avg

Opponent points scored per drought

Game impact

13

Influenced losses

5 decisive/major: close losses where droughts swung the margin

20%

Timeout rate

Coach called a timeout in 12 of 61 droughts

7-15

Record w/ 2+ droughts

vs 3-5 in games with 0 to 1 droughts

Drought trend, 2025-26

Droughts per game over the season with a 3-game rolling average. Season average: 2.0 droughts/game.

When droughts happen

Shows when droughts begin in each 2-minute window throughout the game. Counts total to 61 droughts. Dashed line shows the conference average.

Half breakdown

1st half vs 2nd half: does this team adjust at halftime or get worse?

1st half
38
droughts · avg 3:39
2nd half
23
droughts · avg 3:40

Drought cost by severity

How damaging are each tier of drought? Longer droughts allow more opponent points. See if critical ones truly hurt more.

Notable (3–4 min)
47
77% of droughts
6.3 pts drought cost
Significant (4–5 min)
12
20% of droughts
10.3 pts drought cost
Critical (5+ min)
2
3% of droughts
11.5 pts drought cost

Avg. opponent points scored during drought

Notable (3–4 min)
6.3 pts
Significant (4–5 min)
10.3 pts
Critical (5+ min)
11.5 pts

Key takeaway

Critical droughts allow 83% more points than notable ones (11.5 vs 6.3 pts). Longer droughts cost significantly more.

Drought-ending shots

What shot finally breaks the cold streak? Zone intensity = frequency.

3-PT(18%)2-PT(53%)FT(28%)
3-pointer (11, 18%)2-pointer (32, 53%)FT (17, 28%)

Score differential by game

Every game plotted over 40 minutes: positive = team leading, negative = trailing. Hover a game in the sidebar to highlight its path through the season.

Mar 7
Jacksonville State Gamecocksvs Jacksonville State Gamecocks
L 61–64
Mar 5
Kennesaw State Owlsvs Kennesaw State Owls
W 78–71
Feb 28
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers@ Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
L 65–97
Feb 26
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders@ Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
L 67–77
Feb 21
New Mexico State Aggies@ New Mexico State Aggies
L 63–67
Feb 14
Liberty Flamesvs Liberty Flames
L 64–73
Feb 11
Jacksonville State Gamecocks@ Jacksonville State Gamecocks
W 69–64
Feb 7
New Mexico State Aggiesvs New Mexico State Aggies
W 91–88
Feb 4
Sam Houston Bearkats@ Sam Houston Bearkats
L 66–70
Jan 31
Delaware Blue Hensvs Delaware Blue Hens
W 70–55
Jan 28
Louisiana Tech Bulldogsvs Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
L 59–69
Jan 24
Missouri State Bearsvs Missouri State Bears
L 57–62
Jan 22
Florida International Panthersvs Florida International Panthers
W 83–77
Jan 17
Liberty Flames@ Liberty Flames
L 69–80
Jan 15
Delaware Blue Hens@ Delaware Blue Hens
W 70–69
Jan 10
Western Kentucky Hilltoppersvs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
L 56–68
Jan 8
Middle Tennessee Blue Raidersvs Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
W 83–80
Jan 4
Florida International Panthers@ Florida International Panthers
L 64–76
Jan 2
Missouri State Bears@ Missouri State Bears
L 55–79
Dec 29
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs@ Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
L 63–75
Dec 22
North Dakota State Bisonvs North Dakota State Bison
W 76–66
Dec 21
Norfolk State Spartansvs Norfolk State Spartans
L 71–72
Dec 13
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors@ Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
L 61–66
Dec 7
Seattle U Redhawks@ Seattle U Redhawks
L 68–75
Nov 25
UAB Blazers@ UAB Blazers
L 59–75
Nov 24
William & Mary Tribevs William & Mary Tribe
L 63–74
Nov 19
vs St. Thomas (TX) Celts
W 84–83
Nov 15
Utah State Aggies@ Utah State Aggies
L 51–75
Nov 11
Loyola Marymount Lionsvs Loyola Marymount Lions
L 58–71
Nov 7
vs Western New Mexico Mustangs
W 107–70
← Opponent leading← Game time →Team leading →

Game log

Notable (3-4 min)Significant (4-5 min)Critical (5+ min)
DateOpponentScore (H-A)Droughts
Mar 7Jacksonville State Gamecocksvs Jacksonville State GamecocksL 61-64
3
Mar 5Kennesaw State Owlsvs Kennesaw State OwlsW 78-71
2
Feb 28Western Kentucky Hilltoppers@ Western Kentucky HilltoppersL 97-65
2
Feb 26Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders@ Middle Tennessee Blue RaidersL 77-67
2
Feb 21New Mexico State Aggies@ New Mexico State AggiesL 67-63
1
Feb 14Liberty Flamesvs Liberty FlamesL 64-73
3
Feb 11Jacksonville State Gamecocks@ Jacksonville State GamecocksW 64-69
2
Feb 7New Mexico State Aggiesvs New Mexico State AggiesW 91-88
2
Feb 4Sam Houston Bearkats@ Sam Houston BearkatsL 70-66
1
Jan 31Delaware Blue Hensvs Delaware Blue HensW 70-55
2
Jan 28Louisiana Tech Bulldogsvs Louisiana Tech BulldogsL 59-69
4
Jan 24Missouri State Bearsvs Missouri State BearsL 57-62
4
Jan 22Florida International Panthersvs Florida International PanthersW 83-77
2
Jan 17Liberty Flames@ Liberty FlamesL 80-69
1
Jan 15Delaware Blue Hens@ Delaware Blue HensW 69-70
2
Jan 10Western Kentucky Hilltoppersvs Western Kentucky HilltoppersL 56-68
2
Jan 8Middle Tennessee Blue Raidersvs Middle Tennessee Blue RaidersW 83-800
Jan 4Florida International Panthers@ Florida International PanthersL 76-64
2
Jan 2Missouri State Bears@ Missouri State BearsL 79-55
4
Dec 29Louisiana Tech Bulldogs@ Louisiana Tech BulldogsL 75-63
1
Dec 22North Dakota State Bisonvs North Dakota State BisonW 76-66
2
Dec 21Norfolk State Spartansvs Norfolk State SpartansL 71-72
2
Dec 13Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors@ Hawai'i Rainbow WarriorsL 66-61
2
Dec 7Seattle U Redhawks@ Seattle U RedhawksL 75-68
3
Nov 25UAB Blazers@ UAB BlazersL 75-59
3
Nov 24William & Mary Tribevs William & Mary TribeL 63-740
Nov 19vs St. Thomas (TX) CeltsW 84-830
Nov 15Utah State Aggies@ Utah State AggiesL 75-51
4
Nov 11Loyola Marymount Lionsvs Loyola Marymount LionsL 58-71
3
Nov 7vs Western New Mexico MustangsW 107-700

Drought-influenced losses

Close losses (≤15 pts) where droughts significantly impacted the outcome. "Drought cost" = points the opponent scores during a drought.

Liberty Flamesvs Liberty FlamesL 64-73Feb 14
30 pts allowed during 3 droughts (41.1% of 9-pt margin)
Decisive Factor
Loyola Marymount Lionsvs Loyola Marymount LionsL 58-71Nov 11
29 pts allowed during 3 droughts (40.8% of 13-pt margin)
Decisive Factor
Louisiana Tech Bulldogsvs Louisiana Tech BulldogsL 59-69Jan 28
27 pts allowed during 4 droughts (39.1% of 10-pt margin)
Major Factor
Missouri State Bearsvs Missouri State BearsL 57-62Jan 24
24 pts allowed during 4 droughts (38.7% of 5-pt margin)
Major Factor
Jacksonville State Gamecocksvs Jacksonville State GamecocksL 61-64Mar 7
21 pts allowed during 3 droughts (32.8% of 3-pt margin)
Major Factor
Seattle U Redhawks@ Seattle U RedhawksL 68-75Dec 7
18 pts allowed during 3 droughts (24% of 7-pt margin)
Significant Factor
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors@ Hawai'i Rainbow WarriorsL 61-66Dec 13
16 pts allowed during 2 droughts (24.2% of 5-pt margin)
Significant Factor
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders@ Middle Tennessee Blue RaidersL 67-77Feb 26
15 pts allowed during 2 droughts (19.5% of 10-pt margin)
Significant Factor
Norfolk State Spartansvs Norfolk State SpartansL 71-72Dec 21
12 pts allowed during 2 droughts (16.7% of 1-pt margin)
Significant Factor
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs@ Louisiana Tech BulldogsL 63-75Dec 29
11 pts allowed during 1 drought (14.7% of 12-pt margin)
Significant Factor
Sam Houston Bearkats@ Sam Houston BearkatsL 66-70Feb 4
10 pts allowed during 1 drought (14.3% of 4-pt margin)
Significant Factor
New Mexico State Aggies@ New Mexico State AggiesL 63-67Feb 21
9 pts allowed during 1 drought (13.4% of 4-pt margin)
Significant Factor
Western Kentucky Hilltoppersvs Western Kentucky HilltoppersL 56-68Jan 10
9 pts allowed during 2 droughts (13.2% of 12-pt margin)
Significant Factor

Drought killers

Players who most often ended UTEP Miners scoring droughts in 2025-26.

1
JJ
Jamal West Jr.
44% clutchⓘ
18
2
EJ
Elijah Jones
21% clutchⓘ
14
3
KW
Kaseem Watson
29% clutchⓘ
7
4
KT
KJ Thomas
0% clutchⓘ
5
5
LH
LA Hayes
0% clutchⓘ
5
6
CB
Caleb Blackwell
0% clutchⓘ
3
7
DT
David Tubek
2
8
CB
Cassius Brooks
2
9
TW
Tyreese Watson
2
3PT
2PT
FT