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Bohannon And Lang Lead UTEP To A 63-53 Win Over Houston

Brandon Cohn — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 06:40:04 +0000

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 63, Houston 53: Bohannon's Big Dunk, Floyd's Funny Post-Game [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 05:44:33 +0000

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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Houston Rockets Celebrate Hanukkah "Sing" the Dreidel Song [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 20:24:25 +0000

'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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Cowboys vs. Giants, UTEP vs. Houston, World Series, and More

Brandon Cohn — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 19:19:00 +0000

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, Price Happy to Win; Headed to Houston [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:29:59 +0000

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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UTEP VS. Memphis 'Part Deux'

Brandon Cohn — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:32:09 +0000

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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The Perfect Night

Brandon Cohn — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:37:30 +0000

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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UTEP Men's Basketball – Game 16 vs. Houston [PHOTOS]

Steve Kaplowitz — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:16:13 +0000

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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A $17 Million Loss for Conference USA

Steve Kaplowitz — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 23:51:53 +0000

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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Houston Knocks Off UTEP in an Offensive Thriller

Brandon Cohn — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 23:40:11 +0000

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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UTEP Football – Game 5 vs. Houston [PHOTOS]

Steve Kaplowitz — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 22:14:37 +0000

UTEP and Houston met in a rare Thursday night college football showdown at the Sun Bowl. The game was nationally televised on the CBS Sports Network, but just 24,111 fans turned our for the rivalry match-up.

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Balling in Houston [VIDEO]

Steve Kaplowitz — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:21:02 +0000

This highlight is from the National High School Slam Dunk contest in Houston last weekend.

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C-USA Tourney Odds

Steve Kaplowitz — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:17:17 +0000

With El Paso hosting its first conference college basketball tournament in 20 years, I felt it was appropriate to handicap each team’s chances of winning the C-USA Men’s Championship.

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Get Your Brackets Ready

Andy Lee — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 18:34:50 +0000

The 2011 C-USA tournament bracket was released Saturday night.

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UTEP vs. Houston Will Be Televised

Steve Kaplowitz — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:06:01 +0000

El Pasoans received some good news this afternoon when UTEP Athletics announced that Saturday's UTEP vs. Houston game will be televised on Time Warner's Texas Channel 24. The game will be played at Hofheinz Pavilion and will tip off at 6pm

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