Miners open C-USA Tournament play against Knights

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03/11/2010 - Tulsa, OK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Winners of 14th straight games, the top-seeded and 25th-ranked Texas El Paso Miners set their sites on a C-USA Tournament championship, starting with tonight's quarterfinal-round matchup against the ninth-seeded UCF Knights at the BOK Center. The survivor of this contest advances to the semifinals versus the winner of the Marshall/Tulsa clash.

The current winning streak ranks third in the nation and helped UTEP set a school-record for conference wins (15) on its way to the C-USA title. This is the program's first outright regular-season championship in 23 years, as the Miners suffered just one conference loss. UTEP is making its fifth appearance in the C-USA Tournament, first as a No.1 seed, and they are 3-4 in the event. The team has made it as far as the semifinals, including a recent 2008 showing.

As for the Knights, they were in action just last night, when they captured a 69-53 victory over eighth-seeded SMU. It was the second straight victory on a the heels of a four-game slide for UCF, which won for just the second time in this tourney.

The all-time series between UTEP and UCF is tied 3-3 after the Miners thrashed the Knights, 96-59, in the lone meeting during the regular season.

The Knights dropped in 54.2 percent of their attempts from the floor and 10- of-13 at the foul line, as they outlasted SMU last night. UCF controlled the boards, 27-19, as well as forcing 16 turnovers in the game. Taylor Young led the way with 15 points and four assists, while Isaac Sosa and A.J. Tyler scored 14 and 12 points, respectively. Tyler is the team's leading scorer at 10.4 ppg and he also pulls down 5.1 rpg for the season. Sosa nips at his heels with 10.2 ppg and he is the team's top three-point threat, hitting at a 42.5 percent clip.

UTEP has been effective at both ends of the court this season, as they are netting 75.9 ppg and shooting 47.3 percent from the floor, while holding foes to 64.1 ppg behind 38.8 percent shooting. Randy Culpepper leads the charge and the reigning C-USA Player of the Year heads the squad with 18.1 ppg and 52 seals. A 38.3 percent shooter, Culpepper topped the 30-point mark on three occasions on his way to All-Conference USA first-team honors. Derrick Caracter, a second-team all-league choice, is also a big part of this club and he produces 14.3 ppg, to go with a team-high 8.4 rpg. Jeremy Williams brings 10.3 ppg to the court, and Arnett Moultrie tacks on 9.9 ppg and 6.9 rpg.

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