It's been an up and down year to say the least, but all told, UTEP is still a game out of fourth place with a "surging" FAU squad coming into the Don on Thursday.
UTEP has lost their first three C-USA road games, after four straight wins at the end of December which snapped a five game losing streak to start December.
The little things have plagued the Miners over the last three losses.
"We just had a lengthy film session," Coach Tim Floyd said prior to Tuesday's practice. "You try to be as positive as you can because you understand you've got a vulnerable team.