In crunch time, Marshall got to the line and hit timely shots to hold off a second half UTEP rally, defeating the Miners 74-65 on Saturday night for their first-ever win at the Don Haskins Center (1-7).
Now losers of five-straight games, UTEP (7-16, 2-9 C-USA) is in danger of missing the Conference USA tournament in March for the first time since joining the league in 2005 as the team sits in 13th place out of 14 teams.
Turnovers haunted the Miners for the second game in a row, handing over 17 to Marshall after allowing 16 to Western Kentucky on Thursday.