Dominic Artis scored his game high 18 points all in the final 11 minutes of the game, as UTEP held off a hard fighting Southern Miss squad 78-73 Thursday night in the Don.
Four Miners reached double figures, Lee Moore scored 17 points, Omega Harris added 13, and Terry Winn chipped in 10 points, and seven rebounds for UTEP who has now won five straight.
UTEP would start 6-of-13 from the field in the opening minutes, as it took Southern Miss almost six minutes to score, meanwhile UTEP jumped out a 15-2 lead at the 13:56 mark of the first half.