C-USA basketball

Through a largely back-and-forth battle, Florida Atlantic pulled away with a 76-70 win over UTEP in the Conference USA Tournament on Wednesday night in Frisco, Texas.

The Miners men’s basketball team will face Florida Atlantic in the opening round of the tournament, which tips off Wednesday evening.

This week, the men's and women's basketball squads will prepare for the Conference USA basketball championship tournament in Frisco, Texas.

The UTEP men's basketball team will return to the hardwood after a week hiatus, as they host Charlotte on Saturday and Sunday to close out the conference slate.

The program announced they would push their home series against Charlotte to Saturday and Sunday, instead of their originally scheduled Friday-Saturday games.

The Miners needed a split against a quality team but fell short of the feat, as UAB dominated the slumping road team on Saturday (75-60) to sweep the series.

In what was largely a defensive battle, UAB held onto a lead for the entire game and downed UTEP on Friday night, 63-51.

Following a series split against UTSA, the Miners will look to face one of its toughest tasks yet in C-USA as they travel to face UAB on Friday and Saturday.

Another UTEP men’s basketball series is upon us, as the Miners prepare for their one and only home-and-home series of the season with UTSA.

Despite holding onto a lead for the entire game on Friday, the UTEP men’s basketball team played from behind throughout Saturday’s contest, falling 73-55 to LA Tech and splitting another series in C-USA play.