Lee Moore scored 30 points for the second time this season on 8-of-9 shooting, adding seven rebounds, and five assists as he carried UTEP down the stretch to hold off a vicious FIU second half comeback.
Earvin Morris joined Moore in double figures scoring 25 points on 7-of-12 shooting, Dominic Artis withstood a rough shooting night and added 11 points, five assists, and five rebounds.
UTEP hit seven 3-pointers, and scored on 55.1 percent of their possessions in the game, but had trouble rebounding as expected.
FIU just flat out crushed the Miners on the boards with a 43-24 advantage in the game, but the Miners played poised, tough, and smart down the stretch to hold off FIU 85-77.