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.
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.
The UTEP Miners (13-10, 4-6 Conference USA) hope to put aside their inconsistent conference play and their road inefficiencies as they prepare for a tough two-game Conference USA road swing this week.