Miners prepare for back-to-back home games

The UTEP men’s basketball team (2-3) looks to remain undefeated at home this season as they are set to battle against their archrival New Mexico State (4-1) on Wednesday, Nov. 28, and Northwestern State (2-4) on Saturday, Dec. 1.

Coming off a tough loss to the New Mexico Lobos, the Miners are focused on bouncing back in the win column. Here are a couple of key points to look at for UTEP and their upcoming opponents.

Ride the Wave of Gilyard

Sophomore guard Evan Gilyard has been playing exceptionally as of late. Gilyard was named Conference USA Player of the Week, leading the Miners in scoring in four out of the five games played this season, and averaging a team-high 20 points per game.…