Although the UTEP men's basketball team would like to end their regular season with a win, that could put them in position to meet top seed FAU next week.
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.
UTEP's roller coaster of a season took a complete downhill spike last weekend after getting blown out by Western Kentucky (40-16), who hadn't won a conference game since last season.
UTEP came oh, so close to knocking off two-time defending Conference USA champion WKU. But the Miners missed three field goals, and the Hilltoppers escaped with a 15-14 victory on Saturday night in the Sun Bowl.
The UTEP women's basketball team hosted the 24th ranked Western Kentucky Hilltoppers in a game that was close throughout before WKU pulled away for a 80-74 victory. The Miners committed a season-high 24 turnovers during the game, but stayed within striking distance of the Lady Hilltoppers by making a season-high tying 11 three-pointers...