{"id":182725,"date":"2026-03-08T02:09:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T02:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/182725\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T02:09:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T02:09:08","slug":"el-moutaouakkil-scores-23-hits-winner-at-buzzer-as-jacksonville-state-rallies-past-utep-64-61","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/182725\/","title":{"rendered":"El Moutaouakkil scores 23, hits winner at buzzer as Jacksonville State rallies past UTEP 64-61"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">EL PASO, Texas (AP) \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-basketball\/mostapha-el-moutaouakkil-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mostapha El Moutaouakkil<\/a> scored 23 points after burying a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-basketball\/jacksonville-state-gamecocks-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jacksonville State<\/a> rallied to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-basketball\/utep-miners-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UTEP<\/a> 64-61 on Saturday in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-basketball\/conference-usa\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Conference USA<\/a> regular-season finale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">El Moutaouakkil added seven rebounds for the Gamecocks (15-16, 10-10). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-basketball\/jacoby-hill-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jacoby Hill<\/a> totaled 11 points, five rebounds and three steals. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-basketball\/jamal-west-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jamal West<\/a> finished with 19 points, 11 rebounds and two steals for the Miners (11-20, 7-13). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-basketball\/caleb-blackwell-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Caleb Blackwell<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-basketball\/la-hayes-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LA Hayes<\/a> both scored 10.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">El Moutaouakkil scored 14 second-half points to help Jacksonville State turn a 32-29 halftime lead into a victory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">___<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EL PASO, Texas (AP) \u2014 Mostapha El Moutaouakkil scored 23 points after burying a game-winning 3-pointer at 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