Middle Tennessee 80, at UTEP 83

EL PASO, Texas (Interstat) — In a game defined by a staggering 61 free throw attempts and a dramatic collapse, UTEP outlasted Middle Tennessee 83-80 in overtime on Thursday night in a Conference USA men’s basketball game that defied pregame expectations. The Miners, entering the contest with a 4-10 record and projected by analytics to lose 70 percent of the time, erased a 13-point second-half deficit and survived a frantic final minute of regulation before sealing the victory at the foul line in the extra period at the Don Haskins Center. The most critical sequence unfolded in the final 30… Read more...