When it's a triple overtime game, is it a thriller? On Wednesday it was ... a frustrating "whew!"
UTEP won over Pac-12 team Oregon, 91-84 in a game where both teams fumbled, bumbled, missed free throws - and either one could have put victory away with a decent performance in regulation play.
Anybody good? Well, UTEP's John Bohannan made key shots before fouling out in the third overtime. Otherwise it was two teams with players having dud nights.
What this means for now 4-5 UTEP is the Miners ... well, they finally did it on Coach Tim Floyd's early tough schedule. On Monday the Miners lost by 2 points to nationally ranked UNLV, also in The Don. They got ripped by 3 big-conference schools in a tournament. They lost at Arizona. Tough sked, all right.
Maybe this win over Oregon is the catalyst for UTEP, which now plays host in its holiday tournament. Nebraska will be here, along with two teams that won't take the Miners into three overtimes.
Nah, UTEP isn't a good team right now. Oregon, now 9-2, really stubbed here Wednesday. But, for UTEP, there's a win against a big-conference school (the Coach Tim Floyd strategy), on the books.
It's time for UTEP, with five losses, to win a lot. Five losses before Christmas?
Hard to read this incoherent piece of dribble and hard to take it seriously when Joe refers Oregon's conference as the Pac-10. It's been the Pac-12 for 2 years now. Anyways, everyone who follows UTEP knows has had a tough schedule and has a hard time shooting. But if they play like they did tonight with tough defense and a will to win, it should be an interesting season heading into conference play come January.
Posted by: Adam | December 19, 2012 at 10:48 PM
Right? Let me just throw in some commas and some parentheses wherever
The, miners (from UTEP), won (they scored more points), yeah, !
Posted by: David | December 20, 2012 at 12:19 AM
Mother Tucker.
Posted by: Prospero | December 20, 2012 at 01:13 AM
Joe it is now the Pac 12 Conference.
Posted by: Frank Briones | December 20, 2012 at 01:22 AM
More incoherent dribble from Joe...
Posted by: Canaima | December 20, 2012 at 06:48 AM
How 'bout them Aggies?
Posted by: Miner Maniac | December 20, 2012 at 07:03 AM
"two teams with players having dud nights"
Did you even watch the game or did you simply look at the box score? J. Washburn had a career high 23 points! Not to mention Bohannon had a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds! Haters gonna hate!
Posted by: Moose Balls | December 20, 2012 at 08:11 AM
Don't you mean "drivel?"
Posted by: alvinyork | December 20, 2012 at 08:38 AM
UTEP survives? I think for UTEP to 'survive' they would have to be the better team,expected to win, and eek out a victory. No one expected them to win. In case you forgot, UTEP won by 7, Joe.
Posted by: Dax Bellafontaine | December 20, 2012 at 11:47 AM
Miner Maniac - Seems to me the Aggies and Miners are about the same. Both have more wins than losses so not sure why you are so interested in them, unless you want to make a comparison of two so-so teams who play in weak conferences. I'd be looking to that team in Albuquerque to compare, and think "that's where we need to be."
Posted by: Figmund Sreud | December 20, 2012 at 02:36 PM
If you're a Vegas man and bet on UTEP the past 2 games you would have won some money as UTEP covered the Vegas line those games. UTEP has played great defense all season as the offense has started to come around. Once Tucker and Mal. Moore get going I think this team is giong to be unstoppable during conference play.
Posted by: Miner fan in SA | December 20, 2012 at 03:01 PM
The Miner's played their buttocks off! Way to go Miner's!! Can't wait for you to travel my direction so I can watch you play UAB, Tulane, E. Carolina, & S. Mississippi in-person.
Pick'em Miner's!
Posted by: AlabamaRican | December 21, 2012 at 08:07 AM
Figmund Sreud,
Schedule another session with Sigmund and learn was "sarcasm" means.
Posted by: Miner Maniac | December 21, 2012 at 09:17 AM