Two basketball tradition rich programs, two hot teams, but only one third place spot is up for grabs Thursday night when ODU and UTEP battle for the third seed in the C-USA Tournament next week.
“It ought to be a great atmosphere in here on Thursday,” UTEP coach Tim Floyd said. “We’ve got a very physical team that is playing so well coming here. They hammered us last year. They just won by 20 at UAB [on Feb. 11]. It will be a supreme test for our guys. I’m glad that we’re playing them at a time when we’ve got some confidence, because we are playing well right now.