The second-place UTEP women start their two-game road trip to the Miami area with a Thursday night tip against Florida International.
The 5 p.m. Mountain time tip will be streamed on ESPN+.
Who is FIU?
The Panthers, one of four other current Conference USA teams remaining in the league after this season, are 3-4 in conference and 8-8 overall, a big improvement from their normal spot at the foot of the league standings. They were 3-1 in conference before losing their last three.
FIU is the conference leader in rebounding, eighth nationally, and is second in forcing turnovers.