To that end, UTEP started the game in perfect fashion. After winning the tip Dennis Barnes hit a 4-point play, Kevin Kalu got a steal and then got on the end of an alley-oop dunk. UTEP forced a turnover then Kalu got a layup and forced a Falcons timeout as the Miners were up 8-0 79 seconds into the game.

The UTEP men's basketball team couldn't get much going and lost 89-60 to Utah Valley in Orem, Utah. The Miners fall to 1-1 and Utah Valley is 2-0. It was the first meeting between the two schools Saturday,

UTEP men’s basketball found themselves in a bad situation early on against Utah Valley, Miners trailing 15-0 five minutes into the first half – never fully recovering from the set back. It’s defense got the better half of Utah Valley forcing 19 turnovers compared to its own 14,

Utah Valley was impressive in its 92-57 win over Western Colorado, but faced a new challenge in a team with a real chance to win its conference in UTEP. The Wolverines used a 15-0 lead to open up the game to reign victorious over UTEP 89-60 to improve to 2-0 on the young season.