Just in time to offer the possibility of it leading to something truly special, the UTEP men's basketball team pulled off a stunner on Saturday. .
Leading from the tip and defending with purpose, the Miners broke North Texas' 15-game win streak with a 70-68 victory that dropped the C-USA regular-season champions to 23-4 overall and 16-2 in league play.
Souley Boum scored 20 of his 22 points in the second half and Keonte Kennedy added 17 as the Miners finished a regular season of overachievement 18-12 and 11-7 with their biggest win of the year.
UTEP took control with a 15-point run early in the game and turned back every North Texas charge, never letting the Mean Green get within a possession until they banked in a buzzer-beating 3.