What a remarkable story this year in El Paso. The UT-El Paso basketball team has made its way into the WAC championship with a win last night over Boise St:
UTEP came from nowhere this season, from nowhere to somewhere -- and that somewhere is the championship game of this Western Athletic Conference tournament.
UTEP played its usual brand of tenacious defense, had great ball movement and good shooting to open a lead down the stretch. The Miners then won the resultant free-throw shooting contest.
UTEP 85, Boise State 73.
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UTEP was 6-24 one year ago. The Miners now have turned that mark completely upside-down, moving to 24-6 with Friday night's victory.
They play Nevada tonight for the league championship.
Posted by Walter at March 13, 2004 08:03 AM