UTEP men’s basketball (6-3, 0-0 Conference USA) traveled to Chicago, Ill. to take on Big East affiliate DePaul University (6-4, 0-1 Big East) Saturday, Dec. 10. The Miners lost to DePaul with a final score of 91-70.
UTEP scored the first four points of the game as DePaul later went on a five-straight run to lead the Miners by one. UTEP won the lead back with a three-point shot from junior forward Jon Dos Anjos. The Miners went on a seven-straight run which gave the team an early double-digit advantage over DePaul, 16-6 with 13:17 in the first half.