randy culpepper

Saturday afternoon, the UTEP Miners finally found the cure for what ailed them, 40 minutes of smothering defense.

Randy Culpepper hit a big three, but Justin Hurtt hit a bigger two — the game-winning jumper that gave Tulsa a 69-68 win over UTEP.

I hate to lose; always have. Hated it as a player and as a fan. I'm not a sore loser, but losing bothers me. Sometimes I will have trouble sleeping and I keep replaying certain moments in my head with alternate outcomes. Last night's UTEP loss to Tulsa gave me that uneasy feeling and left me with a few questions to ponder.

By Duke Keith, dkeith@klaq.com The picture continues to clear for the UTEP Miners. After suffering their first set-back in Conference USA play in that 100-97 triple-overtime thriller at UAB, the Miners have spelled it out for the rest of the conference. Regular season and post-season, the road to any post-season dancing is running through the defending C-USA champs again in 2011.

If you watched UTEP and UAB on CBS College Sports this afternoon, you were treated to one of the most memorable games in years. First, it was Christian Polk's 30-footer to force overtime. About 15 minutes later, Randy Culpepper's desperation 3-pointer from the corner forced a second overtime. It was one of those games that you hoped would never end.