The regular season finale did not go as planned for the UTEP women’s basketball team as it fell to the North Texas Mean Green 68-58 on the road. Now the Miners will look to regroup and battle Florida Atlantic in the first round of the Conference-USA tournament. The Miners are the seventh seed while the Owls are 10th seed. UTEP dismantled Florida Atlantic 96-65 at the Don Haskins Center Jan. 4
In the conclusion of the regular season, Florida Atlantic, Southern Miss and Marshall were in a three-way tie for eighth place with a record of 7-11 in Conference-USA play.