The biggest thing to understand about the UTEP men's basketball team's 3-4 start to Conference USA is that they are still punching.
Monday's victory at Charlotte, where the Miners came back from a big early deficit then defended to the death could be a season saver. After losing four league games on the final possession or overtime, the law of averages said UTEP should win one of these and with its back really seeming to be square against the wall, it did.
There is still much work to be done and a home series against the Florida schools, including Saturday's showdown with No.