The UTEP men’s basketball team made the necessary changes on defense, won the rebounding battle in the second half and pulled away from Washington State to win their first back-to-back games of the season, beating the Cougars, 76-69.
The Miners picked up their second win in three games under interim head coach Phil Johnson, and improved to 3-6 on the season, while WSU (6-3) dropped their third game in a row after starting off their season with six straight wins.
Keith Frazier was named UTEP’s player of the game for his performance of a team-high in both points (21 points) and rebounds with eight.