Playing nearly perfectly down the stretch proved a trump card for a terrible start, as the UTEP women's basketball team scored the game's final 16 points to complete a 67-54 comeback victory against San Jose State in the Holiday Beach Classic in San Luis Obispo, Calif.
After falling behind 11-0 early, UTEP joined the battle by the middle of the second quarter, then took the lead for good with 5:11 to play while holding the Spartans scoreless in the final 7:02 when it turned a 54-51 deficit into a 13-point victory.
How it went
From the middle of the second quarter to early in the fourth quarter the teams mostly traded baskets and the Miners were down 54-51 nearing the 6 minute mark.