Louisiana College at UTEP Game Thread, Starting Time, Radio, Streaming Info

Tip off Time

Louisiana College at UTEP

7:00 p.m. Mountain Time

NO TV

Streaming: C-USA TV ($$$)

Radio: In El Paso, FOX AM 1150, (Jeff Limberg (Play-by-Play), Steve Yellen (Color)

SERIES HISTORY

• The series is tied 1-1.
• The teams first met on Jan. 7, 1978 at the Don Haskins Center with the Wildcats erasing a 34-27 halftime deficit and scoring a 55-54 upset.
• UTEP exacted some revenge on Dec. 23, 1980 by routing Louisiana College 88-60 in El Paso.
• In the last matchup between the schools the Miners registered 18 steals, the third-top total in school history.

ABOUT LOUISIANA COLLEGE

• While this is UTEP's regular season opener, it is the second of three exhibition games to open the campaign for Louisiana College. The Wildcats dropped a 103-68 decision at Louisiana Monroe on Monday and will play at McNeese State on Nov. 15 prior to their first regular season game against Millsaps College on Nov. 26.
• The Wildcats return three of their top five scorers from last year's squad.
• The top returnees are senior forward Raheem Regis (13.5 ppg in 2015-16), senior guard Kevin Cottonham (11.5 ppg) and senior forward Steve Evans (8.9 ppg). Cottonham played in just six games last season, compiling 22 assists and 10 turnovers, before receiving a medical redshirt.
• After starting the 2015-16 season 2-8, the Wildcats won 12 of their last 17 games.
• In the exhibition against Louisiana Monroe, Cottonham and sophomore guard/forward D'Aaron Davis each scored 13 points. Junior guard Torrian Lee dished out five assists in 18 minutes off the bench.
• The Wildcats comitted 23 turnovers that ULM exploited into 27 points.
• Louisiana College Head Coach Reni Mason played for Tim Floyd at New Orleans from 1992-94.
• Louisiana College Assistant Coach Jonathan Brooks was on Tim Floyd's UTEP staff from 2002-15 as a manager. He doubles as the school's men's and women's cross country coach.