The Miners (1-1,0-0 C-USA) lost to New Mexico State University (NMSU) (2-0,0-0 WAC) on Nov. 13 at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The Miners had a brief lead in the first quarter but could not get that back. UTEP had a hard time scoring on offense, with one of their early struggles being 0-for-7 at the three-point line in this 77-71 loss.
In the start of first half, the Aggies would get on the board with a rebound to go up 2-0. Then the Aggies went up 4-0 after a lay-up from senior forward Donnie Tillman.