Coming off three straight losses, UTEP will try to snap out of another losing skid against a resurrecting program in C-USA.
Marshall comes in at 7-2 in conference play and leads C-USA in scoring, coming off a stretch of six straight games in where they have scored 90 or more points.
They also have a C-USA MVP candidate.
6'8 Forward James Kelly leads the conference with 11-double-doubles, and has scored 30-points or more four times this season.
Kelly, teamed up with junior standout Ryan Taylor gives Marshall a top one-two punch in the conference.
Taylor has 25-career double-doubles, and will certainly be the biggest matchup issue UTEP will face on Thursday.