HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — The UTEP men's basketball team had a strange season, but it ended in the most conventional way these things end. The Miners lost 81-60 to a better team, Conference USA ...

The UTEP men's basketball team fell off the tightrope against Jacksonville State. On a night when the Miners ... 10 offensive rebounds in the first half but that was the only one in the second half.

After the game, UTEP unveiled Hughes' No. 3 jersey in the rafters, the second Miner jersey to be retired (and the second this year) after Kayla Thornton's No. 5. Thornton, a reigning WNBA champion ...

There was also success in the run game as UTEP broke a slump in that area. Ronald Awatt had a career-high 154 yards on 17 carries, averaging 9.1 yards a rush. The Miners compiled 255 rushing yards, ...

enabling the Miners to overcome a 36-percent shooting night with 16 turnovers on their end. UTEP took 11 more shots and was 17-of-21 from the free-throw line as they found a new path to a decent ...

This time the UTEP men didn't leave it to the last. This time, when the Miners jumped on Southern Miss on Saturday afternoon, they didn't open the door, they didn't throw away the ball, they didn't ...