UTEP starts slow, can't catch up in loss to San Jose State in first tournament of year
The UTEP men's basketball team fell behind San Jose State 12-2 and, despite a late rally never caught up in a 71-65 loss to open the Ball Dawgs Classic in the Las Vegas suburb of Henderson. The Miners cut a 16-point deficit (43-27) early in the second half all the way down to 65-62 with 1:38 left,