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WBB head coach Keitha Adams discusses strategy with Gloria Brown during the Idaho St. contest. (Image: Michael P. Reese)

WBB: Brown & Defense Fuel UTEP’s 45-41 Win At Rice

HOUSTON, Texas – Tenacious defense and a big second half from senior Gloria Brown proved to be the right combination to keep UTEP undefeated in Conference USA play following a hard-fought 45-41 victory at Rice Sunday afterno...
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UTEP’s John Bohannon scored career high 22 points and pulled down eight rebounds during the Miners' 61-60 loss to UAB. (Image: Jeff Taylor)

MBB: Miners Lose Another Heartbreaker, 61-60, To UAB

EL PASO, Texas – When Michael Perez got the ball in his hand with less than a second to go in the game Saturday, silence washed over the Don Haskins Center. Everyone in the arena held their breath and watched with their jaws ...
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Senior Gabe McCulley will help lead the Miners as they prepare to begin the 2011-12 season. (Image: Jeff Taylor)

MBB: UTEP Loses Heartbreaker at Rice, 77-75

HOUSTON, TEXAS – Reserve guard Julian DeBose nailed a jumper with 0.2 seconds left – his only field goal of the game – as Rice handed UTEP a second straight gut-wrenching loss in the city of Houston, 77-75 on Wednesday at...
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MBB: “Noche Latina” Game Saturday

EL PASO, TEXAS – The UTEP men’s basketball team will play its first home game in over two weeks on Saturday when UAB comes to town for a 7 p.m. matchup with the Miners. It’s the “Noche Latina” game at the Haskins Cent...
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Briana Green (11) and Kristine Vitola (23) chase down a loose ball during UTEP's 67-38 win over UCF Sunday afternoon in the Don Haskins Center. (Image: Michael P. Reese)

WBB: UTEP Throttles UCF, 67-38

EL PASO, TEXAS – A year ago, UTEP battled for 39:59 with Central Florida in a neck-and-neck contest. It wasn’t till the last second expired that the Miners lost to Central Florida on a wild half-court shot. The loss stung ...
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Gloria Brown (20) poured in a career high 27 points, aided by making a school-record 17 free throws, while grabbing the second-most rebounds (19) in program history when the Miners defeated Southern Miss, 70-63, at Reed Green Coliseum Thursday evening. (Image: Michael P. Reese)

WBB: Adams Wins 300th, Brown Nets 27 As UTEP Downs Southern Miss

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Gloria Brown posted a monstrous double-double and head coach Keitha Adams secured her 300th collegiate win after UTEP downed Southern Miss, 70-63, at Reed Green Coliseum Thursday evening. Brown poured in...
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UTEP head coach Keitha Adams was all smiles Sunday afternoon as the Miners soundly defeated Houston, 87-43, in the Don Haskins Center. (Image: Michael P. Reese)

WBB: UTEP Stomps Houston, 87-43, For Biggest League Win In School History

EL PASO, Texas – UTEP bolted out to a 41-21 lead at the half and never looked back on the way throttling Houston, 87-43, to secure their largest margin of victory in a conference game in program history at the Don Haskins Ce...
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Even Tim Floyd had a hard time watching the UTEP-UTSA game at times Friday night in the Don Haskins Center. (Image: Jeff Taylor)

MBB: Road Woes Continue With 66-58 Setback at Tulane

NEW ORLEANS, LA. — Freshman Ricky Tarrant scored 22 points, including a crucial three-point play with 1:09 remaining, as Tulane won its first C-USA game of the season, 66-58 on Saturday at Fogelman Arena. Tre Drye added 1...
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Dr. Jim Bowden pointed to the rafters in the Don Haskins Center as former Miner and NBA player Antonio Davis watched his number unroll fo display. (Image: Ivan Pierre Aguirre)

Davis Honored, Moved by UTEP Recognition

EL PASO, Texas – Since Tim Floyd returned to UTEP, he has made it a point to honor some of the most successful Miners of all time. He began the practice last season and has continued it into this season. To say the return of ...
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Gloria Brown posted her eighth double-double of the year (17 points, 11 boards) to lead the Miners to a 66-56 win over East Carolina Wednesday night. (Image: Michael P. Reese)

WBB: UTEP Earns First Win at East Carolina, 66-56

GREENVILLE, N.C. – UTEP pounded East Carolina down low while punishing it on the glass on the way to picking up its first victory inside Minges Coliseum, 66-56, Wednesday evening. The game was tied at 35 at the half but the ...
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John Bohannon, seen here against Colorado State, had a double-double (17 points, 14 rebounds) as UTEP defeated East Carolina, 70-56, Wednesday night at the Don Haskins Center. (Image: Michael P Reese)-2011

MBB: Bohannon Leads Miners to 70-56 Win Over East Carolina

EL PASO, Texas – John Bohannon has made it evident on his Twitter feed over the last week that getting in additional practice and workouts were important to him. On Wednesday, it appeared Bohannon saw the fruits of his labor ...
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Jenzel Nash scored a career high 25 points during UTEP's overtime win over Tulane, 65-64, Sunday afternoon. (Image: Michael P. Reese)

WBB: Nash Leads Miners to OT Win Over Tunlane

NEW ORLEANS, LA.– Jenzel Nash poured in a career-high 25 points, and UTEP got three stops in the final 45 seconds on the way to handing Tulane its first home loss of the season, 65-64, in overtime inside Fogelman Arena Sunda...
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Sophomore John Bohannon scored 20 points and was 4-4 from the free throw line in overtime as UTEP defeated SMU, 70-64. (Image: Jeff Taylor)

MBB: Miners Get OT Win Over SMU, 70-64

EL PASO, Texas – It took UTEP an extra five minutes to finally shut down a pesky SMU basketball team Saturday night as the Miners won in overtime, 70-64. It almost didn’t happen though as the Mustangs were oh-so-close to wi...
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