Tip off Time
7:05 p.m. Mountain Time
Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas
No TV
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)
Game Note:
The popular Miner Legends series returns for the Florida Atlantic game as Omar Thomas will be honored at halftime.
"O.T." played two seasons for UTEP (2003-05) after transferring from Panola College. He was a member of two NCAA Tournament teams and helped UTEP to 51 victories.
He averaged 18.1 points in 67 games for the Miners and was highly efficient with a .519 field goal percentage and .817 free throw percentage. He also collected 5.8 rebounds per contest.
"O.T." garnered first team All-Western Athletic Conference honors in 2005 and second team in 2004. He was All-WAC Tournament in 2005 as the Miners won the event for the first time in 15 years.
Series Notes:
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The Miners are 1-1 all-time versus Florida Atlantic with both teams securing road victories.
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The Owls posted a 71-69 victory at the Haskins Center on Feb. 13, 2014 when Marquan Botley banked in a three-pointer at the buzzer. The Miners evened up the ledger by winning at Florida Atlantic, 63-56, on Feb. 5, 2015.
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