UTEP pulled out another stellar defensive performance to shut down the TCU Horned Frogs.
UTEP found themselves in an early hole, but the Miners shut down TCU's potent offense, putting on a defensive clinic in the final three quarters to barge their way into the WNIT Quarterfinals with a 79-71 victory in front of 7,024 Miner faithful.
Starr Breedlove, Jenzel Nash, and Cameasha Turner combined for 61 points, 17 rebounds, and nine assists, while UTEP (29-4) held TCU (18-15) to just 38.6 percent shooting from the floor in the game.
The Miners also frustrated the sixth best 3-point shooting team in the nation to a 4-of-14 mark from downtown, and owned the boards for majority of the game despite a 38-36 edge on the glass in the end.