Conference USA basketball

Former Loyola Marymount forward Johnathan dos Anjos announced his commitment to play for the UTEP men's basketball program starting in the 2022-23 season.

But the tides turned in the final two minutes, as Kansas chipped away at the Miners' second half lead to steal a 67-62 win at Allen Fieldhouse.

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

Less than 24 hours after the Miners suffered a meltdown in the final minutes, losing 74-66 (OT) in their C-USA opener, the team found redemption by dominating the Golden Eagles, 77-62, on Saturday and splitting the series.

The UTEP men's basketball squad was picked eighth in the Conference USA Preseason Poll, while standout senior forward Bryson Williams was honored with a Preseason All-Conference selection.

After a four-game win streak, including wins against all the bottom teams in the conference, UTEP will put their streak against a tough Marshall group on Wednesday night for the first round of the Conference USA tournament in Frisco, Texas.

For the first time since the Sun Bowl Invitational, the UTEP men's basketball team (15-14, 6-10 C-USA) won back-to-back games.

It's been a rocky two-month stretch for the Miners men's basketball team (13-14, 4-10 C-USA), who will enter Conference USA Bonus play on a five-game losing streak.

Through a back-and-forth second half, the Miners battled their way out of a 13-point deficit in the first half but were nudged out in the end by Western Kentucky, falling for the fourth straight time, 67-62, on Thursday evening.

UTEP (13-12, 4-8 Conference USA) hopes to put an end to their three-game losing streak as they host Western Kentucky (16-8, 9-3 C-USA) Thursday night at the Don Haskins Center.