Thanks to a three-game win streak and a few things in the standings shaking out in the Miners’ favor, UTEP climbed up to the fifth seed and will face Liberty in the quarterfinal round of the CUSA Tournament on Thursday, March 14.
MIAMI – UTEP drained 59 percent from the floor (27-46), including 57 percent from 3-point range (8-14), but a late run by homestanding FIU allowed the Panthers to sneak past the Miners, 72-68, Saturday evening. Tae Hardy tallied a team-high 15 points while freshmen Trey Horton (career-high 14 points) and David Terrell Jr. (10 points) joined […]