UAB WBB

A poor first quarter shooting performance and the inability to slow down UAB on the perimeter led to the Miners' 63-51 loss in Birmingham on Saturday afternoon, finishing their latest road swing 0-2. UTEP, 12-8, 5-4 in C-USA, shot 8.3 percent, making only 1 of 12 attempts in the opening frame and were never able to fully recover en route to the loss...

The Miners were competitive through three quarters against C-USA leaders UAB on Friday night before the Blazers went on a 16-1 run to open the fourth quarter en route to the 84-64 victory.  UAB's impressive run in the final quarter resulted in the Blazers outscoring UTEP by a whopping 30-12 margin during the final ten minutes of the contest...