BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Ryan Taylor had 21 points and 14 rebounds, and made a layup with three seconds left to give Marshall an 87-85 victory over UTEP on Thursday night in a Conference USA tournament quarterfinal.
The third-seeded Thundering Herd (17-15) will face No. 2 seed Middle Tennessee (22-9) on Friday.
UTEP's Terry Winn made a pair of free throws to tie it at 78-all with 4:10 left. There were four more ties, and neither team had more than a two-point lead the rest of the way.
Austin Loop made six 3-pointers and finished with 18 points for Marshall.