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John Bohannon played the game of his life for the Miners on Wednesday night scoring 24 points and 17 rebounds, as he led his team to an important 63-53 win over Houston.

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UTEP big man John Bohannon had a career high in both points (24) and rebounds (17) -- including this rim-rattling dunk -- as the Miners beat the Houston Cougars, 63-53.

Miners head coach Tim Floyd had interesting -- and funny -- things to say about junior center John Bohannon's best game as a Miner, then had some fun at Associate AD Jeff Darby's expense after the Miners media relations director miscalculated the number off games UTEP would have to win to earn a bye in the first round of the Conference USA tournament

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'Tis the Holiday season, and that includes the Jewish Festival of Lights, aka Hanukkah, which is going on now. The Houston Rockets are ready to celebrate, too. Good thing most of them are millionaires, because the Jeremy Lin and his teammates won't be earning any money with their singing voices. 

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Welcome to another edition of Deep Dish Sports with the Iceman Brandon Cohn.Today's show includes a discussion about the Cowboys vs. Giants game, UTEP vs. Houston, high school football, and the World Series

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UTEP head coach Mike Price felt relieved after the Miners downed the Tulane Green Wave Saturday in the Sun Bowl, 24-20. Price talked about the win -- specifically about the defensive adjustments made after UTEP's secondary was torched by Tulane -- and previewed the upcoming contest against Houston.

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The Memphis Tigers were virtually unbeatable at home this season, that was until the Miners defeated them at the Fed Ex Forum on February 18th 60-58.

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On a night where the UTEP Miners retired Tim Hardaway's number 10 jersey, fans where treated to an overall spectacular show.  UTEP defeated rival Houston in their C-USA home opener 70-50 in front of 8,327 fans.

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The Miners began their C-USA home schedule with Houston on Saturday night, January 7th 2012 at the Don Haskins Center. Former UTEP and NBA great Tim Hardaway saw his #10 retired at halftime. The Miners won the game 70-50 and improved their record to 8-8 this season

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All season long, the Houston Cougars appeared to be closing in on their first ever appearance in the Bowl Championship Series. Cougars Quarterback Case Keenum and his team had played perfect football all season long, resulting in a 12-0 record and home field advantage in the Conference USA Championship game.

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When Houston and UTEP meet every year you never know what to expect.  This trend continued as the 2 teams met for a rare Thursday night game at the Sun Bowl.  Houston won the game 49-42 in front of a rather thin crowd of 24,111.  It's a shame that more people didn't show up becasue they missed remarkable offensive performances by both squads as they combined for 1,248 total yards. 

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