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The UTEP men’s basketball team is living to fight another day at the Conference USA tournament in Huntsville, Alabama. UTEP, seeded No. 8, defeated No. 9 Sam Houston 79-65 on Tuesday, March 11 in the opening round of the tournament.

Through a losing streak that reached seven games, the UTEP men's basketball team firmly felt that if it could buy a shot and heat a little from the outside, it would bleed over everywhere.