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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas St. 78, Texas-El Paso 70
When: 5:00 PM ET, Friday, December 23, 2011
Where: Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
Officials: # Jeff Malham, # Mike Thibodeaux, # Ted Valentine
Attendance: 6676

Freshman Angel Rodriguez scored 16 points off the bench as Kansas State downed Texas-El Paso 78-70 in the semifinals of the Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu on Friday.

Jamar Samuels overcame a 1-for-8 effort from the field to finish with 10 points and 12 rebounds for the Wildcats (9-1), who will play Long Beach State in the championship on Christmas Day. The 49ers routed Auburn 64-43 in Friday's other semifinal.

Kansas State appeared to be running away from the Miners (5-6) after opening up a 15-point bulge early in the second half, but UTEP rallied to take a 59-57 lead with just over 10 minutes remaining.

But the Wildcats responded with a 17-3 run over the next 7:22 to re-establish a double-digit advantage and put the game away.

Kansas State outrebounded UTEP 36-21 and received 42 points from its bench – the third straight game in which the Wildcats have collected at least 35 points from its reserves.

Jacques Streeter led five Miners in double figures with a season-high 15 points.
Top Game Performances
 
Texas-El Paso   Kansas St.
Jacques Streeter 15 Scoring Angel Rodriguez 16
Jacques Streeter 6 Assists Shane Southwell 6
John Bohannon 6 Rebounds Jamar Samuels 12
Jacques Streeter 8 Free Throws Made Jamar Samuels 8
Gabriel McCulley 1 Steals Martavious Irving 1
Cedrick Lang 1 Blocks Adrian Diaz 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Texas-El Paso 70 46.5 5-12 25-34 13 21 1 4 11
Kansas St. 78 45.8 6-12 18-26 12 36 2 1 12