UTEP To Play New Mexico In NIT In Albuquerque On Tuesday
You could forgive the UTEP Miners if they start quoting Bugs Bunny’s old line about taking that left turn at Albuquerque.
Albuquerque is almost becoming UTEP sports teams’ second home.
Just as with the Miners football team, the men’s basketball team’s post-season will take them to Albuquerque but not in the tournament they had wanted.
The Miners (25-9, 11-5 C-USA), who made it to the NCAA Tournament last season, were left out of the big dance Sunday afternoon after losing to Memphis in the C-USA championship game Saturday and will play old WAC rival New Mexico (22-12, 8-8 WAC). Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday at The Pit in the National Invitational Tournament.
UTEP is a five seed in the tournament, while UNM is a four seed. The game will be televised on ESPN2.
Tickets can be bought through the UNM ticket office at www.unmtickets.com or by calling 1-877-664-8661 Toll Free or 505-925-5858, 10 AM to 4PM MST, Monday through Friday. Tickets are not available through UTEP, at Ticketmaster outlets or at Ticketmaster.com
UTEP coach Tim Floyd will be leading a team into the NIT for the fourth time in his career after taking New Orleans to the NIT in 1989, 1990 and 1994.
There are 32 teams in the NIT. UTEP is 6-9 all-time in nine NIT appearances since 1965.
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