Your guide to 13 early-season college basketball tournaments
The fields for 13 early-season college basketball tournaments were announced Thursday. Here's your handy guide to all 13 ESPN-aired events.
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Defense shines as Middle Tennessee defeats UTEP 48-47
Antonio Green had 11 points as Middle Tennessee edged past UTEP 48-47 on Saturday night.
Green scores 26 to lift Middle Tennessee past UTEP 69-53
Antonio Green had 26 points as Middle Tennessee defeated UTEP 69-53 on Wednesday night.
Davis scores 21 to lead Charlotte past UTEP 68-58
Jon Davis had 21 points as Charlotte got past UTEP 68-58 on Sunday.
Martin scores 23 to carry Rice over UTEP 85-81 in 2OT
Robert Martin had 23 points and 12 rebounds as Rice edged UTEP 85-81 in double overtime on Saturday night.
Draine scores 24 to lift Southern Miss over UTEP 77-47
LaDavius Draine had a career-high 24 points as Southern Miss easily beat UTEP 77-47 on Saturday.
Bracey scores 28 to lead Louisiana Tech past UTEP 71-57
DaQuan Bracey had a career-high 28 points as Louisiana Tech won its 10th consecutive home game, defeating UTEP 71-57 on Thursday night.
Hawkins scores 20 to carry UTEP over FIU 85-75
Nigel Hawkins had 20 points as UTEP beat Florida International 85-75 on Saturday night.
Florida Atlantic defense shuts down UTEP for 61-48 victory
Anthony Adger drained a career-best 8 of 11 from long range and scored 27 points as Florida Atlantic walked over UTEP 61-48 on Thursday night.
Western Kentucky finishes strong to beat UTEP 76-59
Josh Anderson had 18 points and Charles Bassey recorded his fifth double-double in the last six games as Western Kentucky finished strong to beat UTEP 76-59 on Saturday night.
Elmore has career-best 44 as Marshall stops skid, beats UTEP
Jon Elmore made almost half of Marshall's field goals as he totaled a career-high 44 points to help the Thundering Herd get past UTEP 91-86 on Thursday night and halt a three-game skid.
Gilyard, Hawkins lead UTEP to 57-53 win over Charlotte
Evan Gilyard scored 13 points, Nigel Hawkins had 12 points and eight rebounds, and UTEP beat Charlotte 57-53 on Saturday night to snap a three-game skid.
Old Dominion wins 5th straight, 50-48 over UTEP
Justice Kithcart tied a career high with 16 points Thursday night and Old Dominion won its fifth straight with a 50-48 victory over UTEP.
Middle Tennessee rallies to beat UTEP 75-72
Antonio Green hit five 3-pointers and scored 21 points, Reggie Scurry added 19 points, nine rebounds and made four assists, and Middle Tennessee rallied to beat UTEP 75-72 on Saturday night.
Sullivan, Lovan spark UAB past UTEP 76-63 with big 2nd half
Lewis Sullivan scored 18 points with 10 rebounds and Tavin Lovan threw down a powerful tomahawk dunk that gave UAB the lead for good, defeating UTEP 76-63 Thursday night.
Lathon hits dramatic game winner as UTEP edges Rice 65-64
Freshman guard Jordan Lathon scored 17 points and beat the buzzer with an 18-foot jumper and UTEP defeated Rice 65-64 after a wild final sequence on Saturday night.
North Texas extends best start in program history
Roosevelt Smart and Umoja Gibson had 13 points each and North Texas extended its best start in school history with a 58-51 victory over UTEP on Thursday night.
Jackson, UTSA beat UTEP for second time in 3 days, 67-63
Jhivvan Jackson scored 24 points to help UTSA beat for the second time in three days, 67-63 on Saturday night for its fifth consecutive win.
Wallace scores 23, UTSA beats UTEP, 75-60 in C-USA opener
Keaton Wallace put up 23 points and had a career-high four blocked shots and UTSA rode a strong defensive effort to a 75-60 victory over UTEP in the Conference USA opener for both schools on Thursday night.
Gilyard scores 20 to lead UTEP's win over Wyoming
Evan Gilyard scored 20 points, largely on 6-of-9 3-point shooting, and UTEP defeated Wyoming 76-65 in the third-place game of the Sun Bowl Invitational on Saturday night.
Pitt scores 24, Norfolk defeats UTEP in Sun Bowl tourney
Mastadi Pitt scored 24 points and Norfolk State pulled away in the second half to defeat UTEP 75-62 at the Sun Bowl Invitational on Friday night.
Lathon, Odigie help UTEP pull away from UC Riverside, 71-56
Jordan Lathon converted a go-ahead 3-point play, Efe Odigie scored a career-high 26 points and pulled down 11 rebounds and UTEP used a late surge to hold off UC Riverside 71-56 on Sunday.
Howard scores 21, leads Marquette past UTEP 76-69
Markus Howard scored 21 points and Marquette jumped out to a big lead early and held off UTEP 76-69 on Tuesday night.
2018-19 C-USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dominion | 13-5 | - | 26-9 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 2 | 23-14 |
| Southern Miss | 11-7 | 2 | 20-13 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-7 | 2 | 20-14 |
| UTSA | 11-7 | 2 | 17-15 |
| Florida International | 10-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| UAB | 10-8 | 3 | 20-15 |
| Louisiana Tech | 9-9 | 4 | 20-13 |
| North Texas | 8-10 | 5 | 21-12 |
| Florida Atlantic | 8-10 | 5 | 17-16 |
| Rice | 8-10 | 5 | 13-19 |
| Middle Tennessee | 8-10 | 5 | 11-21 |
| Charlotte | 5-13 | 8 | 8-21 |
| UTEP | 3-15 | 10 | 8-21 |
Team Stats
Points Per Game64.1
Rebounds Per Game36.9
Assists Per Game10.6
Points Allowed69.0Tied-110th
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Tournament History
| Final Fours | 1 |
| Tournament Record | 14-16 |
| Championship Seasons | 1966 |
| Tournament Appearances | 17 |