Courtesy: UTEP Athletic Media Relations
Facing a new heap of adversity after losing leading scorer Keith Frazier to a leave of absence, the UTEP Miners turned in perhaps their most complete effort of the season in an 80-62 ambush of Rice on Saturday in the Haskins Center
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Keith Frazier recorded his fourth 20-point game of the season as UTEP advanced to the championship of the Sun Bowl Invitational with a 69-56 win Thursday night.
Omega Harris scored a career-high 28 points and missed two shots all night, as UTEP broke a six-game losing streak and beat longtime rival New Mexico, 88-76.
The Battle of I-10 quickly turned into a one-sided contest and NMSU beat UTEP for the second time in five days, by a score of 60-40 at the Don Haskins Center.
In sports, there are some athletes that have a difficult time avoiding injury. Over the years in the NBA, many of the game's top big men had their careers cut short due to chronic injuries. In the case of players like Ralph Sampson, Gheorghe Muresan, Rik Smits, Yao Ming, and Arvydas Sabonis, they were all plagued by foot injuries...