The hardest part for a seven-player team, as UTEP found out in a 74-64 loss to Louisiana Tech Thursday night, isn't fatigue against a team that played run-and-gun-press most of the night.
It wasn't a lack of offensive options, as the Miners found ways to score throughout.
The hardest part is playing defense when every player has to play huge minutes and there just aren't enough fouls to give.
UTEP managed to hang around against a team with many more bullets, but they couldn't come up with enough stops against Conference USA's second-best offense and top scorer Kierra Anthony (30 points) as their two-game winning streak ended.