In a back-and-forth contest that featured 10 lead changes and seven dies, NM State guard Sir'Jabari Rice nailed a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1.6 seconds left to lift the Aggies over UTEP, 72-69, on Friday night.
Late Monday evening, the UTEP women's basketball team announced that their away game against NM State on Wednesday would be postponed due to multiple positive COVID-19 cases, along with subsequent contact tracing in the program.
Round two of the Battle of I-10 will tipoff on Tuesday at the Pan American Center, as the undefeated Miners (5-0) will face off against the Aggies (4-4).
The contentious Battle of I-10 rivalry between UTEP and NMSU will reach new heights on Tuesday night at the Don Haskins Center when a new chapter of the matchup takes place.