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The UTEP Miners led throughout the majority of the game, and defeated the Rice Owls 65-53.  The Miners are 2-0 on their 3 game home stand which concludes on Saturday against Tulsa. 

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The Miners began a 3 game home stand with a dominating 62-50 victory over the Tulane Green Wave.  The enthusiastic crowd of 9,014 welcomed UTEP home with open arms, especially since it has been nearly 2 weeks since the team has played a game at the Don Haskins Center.

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The UTEP Miners moved to 3-1 in C-USA play with a 63-54 victory over SMU and their hall of fame coach Larry Brown.  It was the 10th straight time that the Mustangs have lost in El Paso.

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Welcome to a special edition of Deep Dish Sports with the Iceman Brandon Cohn.

Today's show features an interview with SMU legendary hall of fame coach Larry Brown, and Coach Floyd discusses the Miners victory over the Mustangs.

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The Miners played their final non-conference home game of the season with a convincing 72-44 win over Houston Baptist.  The game marked the first time that the two teams have met since the 1991-92 season.

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It took close to an extra half of play, but the Miners were able to get a crucial triple overtime win against the Oregon Ducks.  UTEP remained poised throughout the contest, and despite being out rebounded, the Miners were able to pull away late in the third OT, defeating an exceptional Oregon team.

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The Miners came so close to knocking off the 21st ranked team in the country, but a missed 3 point attempt by Konner Tucker at the buzzer, gave Vegas the win.

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The UTEP Miners squandered an 18 point lead, but held on to win their second consecutive game by defeating Idaho 64-60.  The Miners were fortunate to get the win, considering that they were held to just two field goals over the final 12:15 of the game.

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The UTEP Miners won for the first time since their opening night victory over Oral Roberts by knocking off their oldest rival, NMSU.  The energetic crowd of 9,366 witnessed a classic battle between these two that was often tied, and came down to the final minute of the game, where UTEP prevailed.

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There is not enough Old Spice after shave on the planet to cover up the trail of stink the UTEP Miners left on the court in Orlando.

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