There is a simple formula that just about guarantees beating Florida Atlantic: Defend the 3-pointer.
No one all year did it as well as UTEP did in a 75-47 thrashing of the Owls on Saturday, and very few players in program history defended everything as well as Starr Breedlove did in only 23 minutes.
Breedlove had seven steals by intermission, only three off the Conference USA and program records for a game, before spending most of the second half on the bench, and the most prolific 3-point team in the league started 1 of 16 beyond the arc before finishing 4 of 23.