BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The chase has been everything.
And now the moment is here.
UTEP has chased down the elusive first-round bye in the Conference USA Tournament. Everything was focused on that … one game at a time, one half at a time, one possession at a time.
Now they are here and now they will play.
Rice edged Southern Miss 86-75 Wednesday afternoon in Legacy Arena, taking a much closer game than that final score indicated. But, at this point, everyone is even and it is all about survival – survive and advance.