El Paso Times · Jan 16, 2020
UTSA charges out to 14-point halftime lead over cold Miners
The UTEP men's basketball team may have found rock-bottom in the first half against UTSA, as they trailed 42-28 after shooting 32 percent, turning the ball over eight times and getting outscored 8-0 on second-chance points.
UTEP's Daryl Edwards goes up for a shot against UTSA's Eric Czumbel during the first half at the Don Haskins Center Wednesday night (Photo: Briana Sanchez)
A 17-2 UTSA run when the Miners went 5:25 between points gave the Roadrunners a 26-14 lead, and while UTEP briefly heated up, UTSA still grew the lead before halftime.
Roadrunner Jhivvan Jackson, the nation's second leading scorer, scored 14 in the first half. Bryson Williams scored 10 for UTEP.