Matt Willms only had two points in the second half, but it turned out to be the biggest shot in the game.
After Even Gilyard drove to the bucket and missed the go-ahead shot, it seemed as if UTEP was going to need to get a stop on the defensive end to even force overtime.
Until Willms’s tip-in layup with under 20 seconds turned out to be the game-winning basket for the Miners, putting them on top and eventually winning it for them, 74-72 over Louisiana Tech tonight at the Don Haskins Center.
“I saw Evan (Gilyard) going to the basket.