UTEP Men’s Basketball To Host NM State In Battle Of I-10 In Front Of Capacity Crowd Saturday Night

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UTEP Men’s Basketball To Host NM State In Battle Of I-10 In Front Of Capacity Crowd Saturday Night

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The UTEP men’s basketball team (12-3, 2-0 CUSA) will square off against I-10 rival NM State (9-6 2-0 CUSA) with first place in Conference USA on the line at the Don Haskins Center at 7 p.m. MT Saturday. The game is sold out-UTEP’s first in nine years- and gates will

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