The short-handed UTEP men's basketball team trailed for 27:30 against McNeese State, but rallied back in the final 10 minutes to beat the Cowboys 82-72 on Thursday night.
It's another edition of David versus Goliath, as the Miners men's basketball team will have a chance to face No. 8 Kansas on Tuesday at T-Mobile Center (Kansas City, Mo.).
In a back-and-forth contest that featured 10 lead changes and seven dies, NM State guard Sir'Jabari Rice nailed a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1.6 seconds left to lift the Aggies over UTEP, 72-69, on Friday night.
The UTEP Men's Basketball teams of the 80s would not have been the same without the legendary Jeep Jackson. His legacy will be honored at this week's game at the Don Haskins Center.