Despite the loss, Vladislav Goldin had a career-high 19 points against the Miners.
FAU men’s basketball (11-9, 4-3 C-USA) went to El Paso, Texas to take on the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) Miners (12-8, 5-3 C-USA) Thursday night.
The Owls got off to a slow start in the first half. Freshman center Vladislav Goldin scored the team’s first five points, but they struggled keeping UTEP’s offense in check as they went down 23-12 over 10 minutes in.