Wednesday, March 1
El Paso, Texas
8:00 PM

Tulsa

45
at
49

UTEP

Tulsa Loses Battle to UTEP, 49-45

3/1/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Tulsa's Sam Mitchell, center, battles Texas-El Paso's Maurice Thomas, right, and another unidentified basketball player for a first half rebound Wednesday, March 1, 2006, in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/El Paso Times, Victor Calzada)

March 1, 2006

Stats

EL PASO, Texas (AP) -- Miguel Ayala came off the bench to score 14 points, including three free throws in the final 23 seconds, to help Texas-El Paso defeat Tulsa 49-45 on Wednesday night.

Tulsa (10-16, 5-8 Conference USA) had pulled to within one at 46-45 on a free throw by Anthony Price with 25 seconds left in the low-scoring game.

Ayala hit 4-of-9 from the field, including 3-of-8 3-pointers. He hit 3-of-4 free throws. Jason Williams also had 14 points for the Miners.

Price led the Hurricane with 13 points.

The game was tied at 21 at the half.

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