In a matchup of two teams moving in opposite directions, the UTEP Miners (10-5, 7-3) take on the University of Alabama at Birmingham(UAB) Blazers (7-7, 2-6) for a two-game home series starting Friday at 7 p.m.
UAB has lost four games in a row coming into tonight’s game after being swept at home by Charlotte and on the road against Middle Tennessee State last weekend.
The Blazers’ junior guard Margert Whitley is the second leading scorer in Conference USA (C-USA) with 22 points a game. After averaging only 4 points a game in limited time as a sophomore.