UTEP and New Mexico resume their long standing basketball rivalry tonight at 7 p.m. on the Root Sports network.
Miner Rush: The high expectations are back for Noodles and the Lobos, are they living up to those so far in the OOC portion of their schedule?
Jeremy Mauss: I'd say they are close to getting back to where they should be able to compete for the Mountain West title, but they still are likely a year away from that. Their three loses are not terrible as they are to a 6-1 Virginia Tech team (but by 20 points) and the other two loses are to respectable mid-majors in Illinois State and Dayton but they were always a few steps behind the latter two loses.