The UTEP Miners men’s basketball team (12-9, 5-3 Conference –USA) got a win at the last second on tip in against Florida Atlantic University (11-9, 4-3 C-USA) on Jan. 27 at the Don Haskins Center. The Miners played well on offense, and also played good defense against the Owls to get a 70-68 victory.
“First off credit to Florida Atlantic, that’s a really good team,” UTEP Head Coach Joe Golding said. “I thought it was a great college basketball game. We fought a ton of adversity with (Jamari) Sibley going out in the first minute. Credit to our guys, they continue to fight and handle adversity.