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UTEP Miners

UTEP Miners

19-14 (8-8), 6th Conference USA

 Last Game
Mar 19 Utah, L 69-81
College Basketball Invitational (Don Haskins Center)
Utah: Johnnie Bryant 4-14, 17 Pts
UTEP: Stefon Jackson 9-20, 20 Pts
 
 Next Game
No game scheduled.
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UTEP Team Report

UTEP Team Report Apr 23, 2008

In his second season as UTEP's coach, Tony Barbee appeared to establish a higher standard of effort and expectations that helped the Miners improve from 14-17 in 2006-07 to 19-14 in 2007-08 and earn a postseason invitation.

What the Miners didn't do on a consistent basis was rebound and shoot effectively. More important, they often got bounced around by bigger, stronger and tougher teams.

Those shortcomings were evident in UTEP's final game, an 81-69 home loss in the first round of the College Basketball Invitational.

"It's no secret that we've got to get better individually and get stronger," Barbee said. "We've lacked toughness, and toughness starts in the weight room. ...More

 
 
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 Scores & Schedule
Date Opponent Result Tickets Audio/Video Video Highlights
 Fri, Nov 9 AR Pine Bluff W 77-50 ---- 
 Tue, Nov 13 at Texas A&M C.C. W 77-62 ---- 
 Wed, Nov 14 at (15) Texas A&M L 76-81 ---- 
 Sun, Nov 18 Texas Southern W 78-57 ---- 
 Tue, Nov 27 New Mexico St. W 84-76 ---- 
 Sat, Dec 1 at UNLV L 71-84 ---- 
 Sat, Dec 8 at New Mexico St. W 79-78 ---- 
 Wed, Dec 19 SE Louisiana W 76-67 ---- 
 Fri, Dec 21 South Carolina Upstate W 77-69 ---- 
 Sat, Dec 22 Wyoming W 79-73 ---- 
 Sat, Dec 29 at Texas Southern W 104-61 ---- 
 Wed, Jan 2 New Mexico L 85-86 ---- 
 Sat, Jan 5 at Texas Tech L 68-75 ---- 
 Wed, Jan 9 SMU W 79-66 ---- 
 Sat, Jan 12 Rice W 71-43 ---- 
 Sat, Jan 19 at Houston L 72-77 ---- 
 Wed, Jan 23 at UCF L 80-109 ---- 
 Sat, Jan 26 Tulsa W 65-61 ---- 
 Wed, Jan 30 Southern Miss W 90-79 ---- 
 Sat, Feb 2 at (1) Memphis L 64-70 ---- 
 Wed, Feb 6 Tulane W 66-64 ---- 
 Sat, Feb 9 at UAB L 73-81 ---- 
 Sat, Feb 16 at Tulsa L 50-73 ---- 
 Wed, Feb 20 at Marshall W 79-76 ---- 
 Sat, Feb 23 East Carolina W 91-62 ---- 
 Wed, Feb 27 UAB L 81-88 ---- 
 Sat, Mar 1 at SMU L 96-99 ---- 
 Tue, Mar 4 at Southern Miss L 70-96 ---- 
 Sat, Mar 8 Houston W 87-81 ---- 
 
 Postseason - All postseason broadcasts are subject to availability
Date Opponent Result Tickets Audio/Video Video Highlights
 Wed, Mar 12 SMU W 71-49 ---- 
 Thu, Mar 13 at Houston W 80-77 ---- 
 Fri, Mar 14 Tulsa L 62-64 ---- 
 Wed, Mar 19 Utah L 69-81 ---- 
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  Conf  All 
 Memphis (2) 16-0  38-2 
 UAB 12-4  23-11 
 Houston 11-5  24-10 
 Southern Miss 9-7  19-14 
 UCF 9-7  16-15 
 Tulsa 8-8  25-14 
 UTEP 8-8  19-14 
 Marshall 8-8  16-14 
 Tulane 6-10  17-15 
 East Carolina 5-11  11-19 
 SMU 4-12  10-20 
 Rice 0-16  3-27 
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 Individual Leaders
 PPGStefon Jackson23.6 
 REBStefon Jackson5.7 
 ASTMarvin Kilgore5.0 
 FG%Claude Britten58.7 
 FT%Manuel Cass78.9 
 3PT%Pearson Smith50.0 
 BLKClaude Britten0.5 
 STLJulyan Stone1.6