Mike Flores
The Prospector
Miners earn last place in Sun Bowl Invitational
In the consolation game of the Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational tournament, the UTEP men’s basketball team received last place for just the third time in school history. On Thursday, Dec. 22, the Miners squared off against UC Irvine, who were the former defending champion of the tournament, and UTEP came up short, 62-57.
The slide for UTEP basketball continues as they are on an eight game losing streak. However, head coach of the Miners Tim Floyd felt more optimistic than usual.
UTEP came in as the underdog, but they were not a pushover to the Anteaters, as the Miners gave UCI a run for their money.