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At a crossroads in their season, the Miners have to hope they can snap their three-game losing streak on the road against a tough LA Tech team on Saturday.

The USFL regular season has come to a close, and with that the league is ready for its postseason.

For the first time in 18 years, UTEP went to LA Tech and upset the Bulldogs on their home floor in a back-and-forth 63-60 finish that featured 14 lead changes and eight ties.

UTEP (8-7, 1-2 C-USA), who entered this game on a three-game losing streak, looked sharp and clicked on all cylinders in their 87-54 home win against Southern Miss.

LA Tech overpowered UTEP, 64-52, as the Miners are now in the midst of a three-game losing streak.

The UTEP men's basketball team heads into its Conference USA home opener versus LA Tech on Thursday without the likes of guard Christian Agnew due to COVID-19 and subsequent contact tracing, sources tell 600 ESPN El Paso.

Rejoice Miner fans. UTEP is bowl eligible for the first time since 2014.

Louisiana Tech will take an eight game win streak with them to El Paso Saturday night to challenge 5-1 UTEP. The Miners have not defeated LA Tech since 2004.

UTEP snapped a three-game losing streak and instilled some much-needed confidence in themselves by downing LA Tech 82-74 on Friday night at the Haskins Center.

The UTEP men's basketball squad, which is undergoing a three-game losing streak, looks to regain some confidence this weekend in another home league series on Friday and Saturday.