For all their inconsistencies this season, the UTEP men's basketball team was consistently competitive.
That ended with a thud Friday night in North Texas when an awful shooting night left UTEP blown out from the tip.
The Miners fell behind 44-17 before the midpoint of the second half in a 63-33 loss that left them hoping their weekly Conference USA split holds true. The 33 points ties for the third-fewest for the Miners in program history and tied for first in the shot-clock era.
UTEP fell to 6-5 overall and 2-3 in Conference USA. North Texas improved to 6-5, 2-1, and moved to 5-0 at their home Super Pit.