The UTEP men's basketball team defeated Rice 65-64 on a last second buzzer beater by freshman Jordan Lathon. The shot quickly went viral on social media.
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Facing a new heap of adversity after losing leading scorer Keith Frazier to a leave of absence, the UTEP Miners turned in perhaps their most complete effort of the season in an 80-62 ambush of Rice on Saturday in the Haskins Center
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As bit-chomping goes, you wouldn't think UTEP would be so ready to play a team it's beaten once in six years. But like a weekend hiker staring up at Mt. Everest, the Miners saw the mountaintop last weekend.
On Monday, UTEP head football coach Sean Kugler told the media what his goals were for the final two games of the regular season.
"Again, I’m looking for improvements and I’ll be the first to acknowledge; it probably took a lot longer than fans would’ve hoped and that I would’ve hoped...
John Bohannon played the game of his life for the Miners on Wednesday night scoring 24 points and 17 rebounds, as he led his team to an important 63-53 win over Houston.
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.
Welcome to another edition of Deep Dish Sports with the Iceman Brandon Cohn.
This week's show includes a discussion on the lack of fan support for the last home game for Coach Mike Price, and possible reasons why very few people showed up for his finale.
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His journey began 31 years ago as the head coach of Weber State, and ended on Saturday at the Sun Bowl with the UTEP Miners. Mike Price's 9 year run as the head coach of the Miners finished with a 33-24 loss to Rice.