Big win!!! I thought they were going to count that last shot. Woohoo!
UTEP vs UNM
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">FINAL: UTEP def. UNM 66-63 to improve to 4-0 for the first time since 2015. Miner ball is back. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KTSM9Sports?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc^tfw">#KTSM9Sports</a> <a href="https://t.co/ozlRG7BXxs">pic.twitter.com/ozlRG7BXxs</a></p>— Andy Morgan (@AndyMorganTV) <a href="">November 20, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Still can't get over a loss to BY-who and Colorado St. in the '80's on a last-second shot.
Nice to get the win and start 4-0, even when the 3 point shots were not falling.
Yeah, there were a few. BYWho also beat us in the WAC Tourney final on a last second heave in 92. From about the same distance as the one Lyle just hit. That one haunts me. Although the Cougs had a quicker exit from the big Tourney than we did that year.
It's games like these that my heart appreciates the fact that our football games are over by the middle of the second quarter.
I don’t feel like a lucky win for the miners. There usually the ones on the losing end so I don’t feel bad stealing this one. A win is a win.Go mmmmmmminers!
Lathon staked his claim with the late 3 and 2. I was wincing when he took them, but he nailed them. Big shots because UNM was all over Williams and Edwards.
UNM’s length gave us some trouble. Altered a lot of our shots. Forced us to hesitate on some shots. We even passed up on some shots that were open looks because they closed in the ball so quickly and got hands in our faces. That was a gritty win, especially since we shot so poorly from deep. Doubt we’ll play anyone soon with that kind of length across the board.
The Miners didn’t play their best game, but we’ll take the Win. The crowd came alive in the last few minutes and it brought memories of the old glory days. Great win Miners!
Agree. Also, Williams wasn't much of a factor. I thought the Lobos had a good defensive game plan, which did surprise me a bit based on previous scores. I like the moxie that Lathon and Edwards bring to the table. We haven't seen that in quite a while. Like Bigwood mentioned, the defense will travel, so that is a great sign so far.
These are the wins that the selection committee look at when teams are on the bubble. I think these wins are more important than wins from crappy cusa games. You will see this win will help them get in either into the big dance or nit
Yeah, BYU had a first round game against LSU, who had this O'Neal kid put on a block clinic that game.
Gawd, that one douchebag ref was something else. I think Efe should be starting instead of Vila. I don't understand the love for Vila over Efe. Vila always gets beat to the loose ball and gets out jumped by smaller guys even when he has position.
This was a big and important win, because they showed amazing grit to pull it out when the shots weren't falling, Williams on the bench again, only shot 13 freebies compared to 31for The Lobos, two T's, Souly was 3 for 13 and Vila 1 for 7.
This isn't the first game Lathon's won for us.
Remember Rice?
To win like this when we are only getting help from a few is really encouraging because as the season progresses, I expect big time improvement from those that aren't there yet. In other words, it's gonna get a lot better when all the pieces come together.
This isn't the first game Lathon's won for us.
Remember Rice?
To win like this when we are only getting help from a few is really encouraging because as the season progresses, I expect big time improvement from those that aren't there yet. In other words, it's gonna get a lot better when all the pieces come together.
Only if both teams end up being good at the end. Doesn’t really mean squat right now.
Ok Einstein. He was talking about the selection committee and the bubble. There are no bubble teams right now and the selection committee isn’t taking notice of any games either.
I like efe off the bench. A good 6th man is important and sometimes rare in college ball.
Efe is able to come in and provide an immediate impact in scoring and rebounding, and that's great to have when a team is struggling to find its rhythm
Right now and it doesn’t. Go to the ShortHorns board and talk about Iowa St
All I have right now is the eyeball test, but the Lobos looked pretty talented, long and athletic, and I'm thrilled with the win. The Miner D shut them down.
Efe is playing very well off the bench.
I agree Vila should start because he poses a matchup problem offensively, but I'm gonna be hard on him here. He us WAY too soft on defense and has shown no rim protection whatsoever. His help side defense is weak at best. With his height and agility this needs to improve dramatically for us to battle with good teams. Bryson and Efe need to trust that he has their back on defense. He also missed a layup after a steal because he went weak to the rim. He later missed a dunk. Throw them down young man!
I was at that game too. I wanted to puke but the miners beat Kansas to go to the sweet 16 a week later so all was great in the end
Another thing to consider is Williams' penchant for getting in foul trouble. When he inevitably does each game, we bring in Efe to get those points in the post.
I listened to the game on the radio and that was a great win for The Miners, especially this early in the season. With so many new players it was great to see them find a way to win and not blow the game in the closing seconds.
Well take a look at this morning's RPI rankings and UTEP just jumped to top 10. No idea how that's possible, but checked two rankings and both have UTEP up there.
Number 5 right now. Doesn’t mean much at this point except that we’re not climbing and clawing our way up from the 200-300 range. Just win.
http://realtimerpi.com/rpi_Men.html
http://realtimerpi.com/rpi_Men.html
that's already old since it's showing us 2-0, however, like you said, we're not clawing our way up!
It is not old. They are showing UTEP as 2-0 because the ENMU and New Mexico Highlands games do not count towards RPI since they are both D2 schools.
