UTEP men’s basketball came into their matchup against Northwestern State on Dec. 3 with some key components of their team missing—former starting forward Terry Winn leaving the program and starting guard Omega Harris not being in uniform due to his suspension from missing class.
Being at home was one plus the Miners could claim to, but with all the players missing and after struggling to hit a jumper throughout the whole game, UTEP could not overcome Northwestern State, losing 79-67. The program fell to 2-4 on the season while the Demons improved to 4-4.
In the first half of the contest, NWST came out looking to force turnovers from the Miners, who have been handing over the rock at an alarming rate of over 16 times per game.