At times while building a 20-point lead in a dominating first half, the UTEP men's basketball team looked like the power it is supposed to be against New Mexico Highlands.
At times in a second half when the Cowboys couldn't miss, the Miners looked like a work in progress.
All that added up to a comfortable 93-70 victory against the Division II school, but though in a sign of increased expectations, it was what the Miners expected.