UTEP and New Mexico used to be in the same conference for decades but conference realignment changed that and these two teams have not met since playing in the NIT in 2011 and have not played in the regular season in basketball since 2009.
To get a closer look at the Miners we chatted with Alex Nicolas of Miner Rush for tonight’s game which tips at 7 p.m. MT and on ROOT SPORTS.
1. This rivalry has taken some time off and this is the first game the two have played in five years.