Round 2 is tonight! 8pm tip off. Roadrunners will be in El Paso with hopes of splitting the season series.
Miners are sitting at the #2 spot in the CUSA standings with a 10-3 record, 18-7 overall. It's no surprise that the Miners have been a beast through out the season. The Miners are riding a six game win-streak coming into tonight's game. Vince Hunter has been outstanding on both ends of the floor for the Miners. He leads the team in scoring averaging 15.8 ppg and 9.6 rpg. He's quick on the block and has an excellent mid-range game. Julian Washburn and Earvin Morris are a couple of reliable guys that contribute and are fun to watch as well. Defensively, the Miners are stout. Their length and ability to get back and set up their D in transition is impressive. They have the speed to get guys in front of the ball early or clog the lane to deter shots during dribble penetration. On offense, the Miners have a nice collection of scoring threats on the floor. They move well without the ball and quick to expose you on missed defensive assignments or rotations.
UTSA is a much improved team coming into tonight's game, especially on the road. We'll need the team to be firing on all cylinders if we want to come out with the win. We can expect Jeromie and Kaj to get their tonight but I'd like to see consistent contributions from our other starters as well as the bench. With UTEP's length, getting the good looks inside will be limited. Our guards should be on the lookout for the slips in the interior D and feed it inside quickly. Any points coming from the outside will be a bonus to tonight's game. If Bowie or Keon are hitting shots from outside that is forcing the Miners defense to open up and help our bigs get those high percentage looks inside.
Our defense tonight needs to be tight. Guys need to be aware of where their coverage is at all times. Throughout this season it's been proven that UTSA is not very strong defending the baseline. We gave up a couple dunks in our last outing with UTEP that could have been easily contested with a switch or roll to the weak side. Limiting our penalties is a key to tonight's game.
Audio for tonight's game is available on 92.5 KBUC. GoUTSA.com has the following link available but not sure if you'll have to pay to view. http://www.utepathletics.com/collegesportslive/?media=474666
GO RUNNERS!!!
Miners are sitting at the #2 spot in the CUSA standings with a 10-3 record, 18-7 overall. It's no surprise that the Miners have been a beast through out the season. The Miners are riding a six game win-streak coming into tonight's game. Vince Hunter has been outstanding on both ends of the floor for the Miners. He leads the team in scoring averaging 15.8 ppg and 9.6 rpg. He's quick on the block and has an excellent mid-range game. Julian Washburn and Earvin Morris are a couple of reliable guys that contribute and are fun to watch as well. Defensively, the Miners are stout. Their length and ability to get back and set up their D in transition is impressive. They have the speed to get guys in front of the ball early or clog the lane to deter shots during dribble penetration. On offense, the Miners have a nice collection of scoring threats on the floor. They move well without the ball and quick to expose you on missed defensive assignments or rotations.
UTSA is a much improved team coming into tonight's game, especially on the road. We'll need the team to be firing on all cylinders if we want to come out with the win. We can expect Jeromie and Kaj to get their tonight but I'd like to see consistent contributions from our other starters as well as the bench. With UTEP's length, getting the good looks inside will be limited. Our guards should be on the lookout for the slips in the interior D and feed it inside quickly. Any points coming from the outside will be a bonus to tonight's game. If Bowie or Keon are hitting shots from outside that is forcing the Miners defense to open up and help our bigs get those high percentage looks inside.
Our defense tonight needs to be tight. Guys need to be aware of where their coverage is at all times. Throughout this season it's been proven that UTSA is not very strong defending the baseline. We gave up a couple dunks in our last outing with UTEP that could have been easily contested with a switch or roll to the weak side. Limiting our penalties is a key to tonight's game.
Audio for tonight's game is available on 92.5 KBUC. GoUTSA.com has the following link available but not sure if you'll have to pay to view. http://www.utepathletics.com/collegesportslive/?media=474666
GO RUNNERS!!!
