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UTEP Miners lose heartbreaker in overtime to Middle Tennessee to end tournament run

This UTEP men's basketball team had too much toughness, too much resiliency and too much belief for its season to end any other way than the most painful way: heartbreak.

The underdog Miners battled back from a 12-point second-half hole against Middle Tennessee in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA tournament Thursday night, just missed a potential winner in the closing moment of regulation and lost 66-59 in overtime.

A Blue Raider team that UTEP largely shut down in the second half when the Miners rallied made five free throws in the final 1:37 of regulation then scored on eight of its nine overtime possessions to finally outlast the Miners.