In the big picture, the UTEP men's basketball team has reached a point where the rest of the regular season doesn't much affect their postseason chances.
The Miners have half the league schedule in front of them, then their season will extend as long as they keep winning in the Conference USA tournament.
What matters is putting themselves in a good place over the next 10 games and that's not out of the question. What everything hinges on is finding some offense, a challenging task for a team that struggles to shoot and doesn't have a dominant scorer.