UTEP (13-12, 4-8) lost its third consecutive game to the Old Dominion Monarchs (10-15, 6-6) 72-53 with an uninspiring performance. Falling to a disappointing 11th place in Conference USA (C-USA).
With two games left before bonus play, the Miners will need a lot of help from other teams to make it into the top two group brackets of the 10 best teams in the conference. If relegated to the third group, the Miners could be in danger of not making the tournament as the bottom four teams will play each other in the final bracket of bonus play.