In a weekend series with the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (12-5, 5-3), the UTEP Miners (7-7, 3-5) were able to win impressively Friday night 82-74 but ran out of gas in the Saturday rematch falling 73-55.
In Game one, senior center Bryson Williams came out aggressive on offense, scoring the first points from inside the paint, giving the Miners an early 2-0 lead. Following that, UTEP went on a scoring run with back-to-back 3-point goals from junior guard Souley Boum and sophomore guard Keonte Kennedy, putting the Miners in the lead 10-5 with 17 minutes remaining in the first half.