BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Lee Moore scored a career-high 29 points and sixth-seeded UTEP held off No. 11 seed FIU 85-77 on Wednesday night in a second-round game of the Conference USA tournament.
The Miners (19-13) face No. 3 Marshall (16-15) in a quarterfinal matchup on Thursday.
Earvin Morris Jr. scored 25 points and Dominic Artis added 11 for UTEP, which led 40-29 at halftime. Moore made 12 of 12 free throws and Morris was 9 for 9 as the Miners made 26 of 34 overall.
FIU's Donte McGill tied it at 62 with a 3-pointer, then Adrian Diaz made two free throws and the Panthers led 67-65 with 5:01 left to play.