North Texas knocked off Charlotte Saturday night to close the regular season, breaking a tie breaker to give UTEP the 6th seed in the Conference USA Tournament.
UTEP will see the 11th seed FIU Golden Panthers Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Mountain Time at Legacy Arena in Birmingham in the second round of the C-USA Tournament which will be televised on the American Sports Network.
UTEP and FIU split two meetings this season. The Panthers handed the Miners their only C-USA home loss, 79-69, on Jan. 23. UTEP returned the favor by knocking off FIU in Miami, 84-74, on Feb.