Tip off Time
7:00 p.m. Mountain Time
Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas
Streaming: MinerTV$$$
Radio: In El Paso, FM 9.23 KFOX , or UTEP Miners IMG Sports Network on TuneIn(Jon Teicher (Play-by-Play), Steve Yellen (Color)
Series History: NMSU holds a 107-103 edge in the series. The Miners have a 62-47 advantage in games played in El Paso and have won 11 of the last 15 at home, UTEP's Tim Floyd is 6-6 when coaching against NMSU (5-6 at UTEP).
Projected Starters
UTEP (5-3, 0-0)
Dominic Artis, Jr, PG, 11.3 ppg, 5.4 apg
Lee Moore, Jr, SG, 15.9 ppg, 5.2 rpg
Earvin Morris, Sr, G/F, 15.4 ppg, 4.1 rpg
Terry Winn, Fr, F, 10.0, 5.6 rpg
Hooper Vint, Sr, C, 11.6 ppg, 5.7 rpg
New Mexico State (5-5, 0-0)
Rashawn Browne, G, 6-1, Fr. 3.3 ppg 2.1 rpg
Matt Taylor, G, 6-5, So. 5.2 ppg 4.6 rpg
Jalyn Pennie, F, 6-7, So. 4.7 ppg 4.6 apg
Johnathon Wilkins, F, 6-10, So. 6.5 ppg 3.5 rpg
Pascal Siakam, F, 6-9, So. 23.4 ppg 12.4 rpg, 2.1 bpg