The season is young and the lessons are important and the wins and losses not quite so critical.
Still, this journey that is a hoops season is all about winning basketball games over the long haul and UTEP's Miners are hoping to get a second win in the Gildan Charleston Classic Sunday afternoon in Charleston, S.C.
The Miners face Mississippi State at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, a game to be telecast on ESPN 3.
The Bulldogs, at 2-1, are in much the same situation as the Miners. Both teams suffered bad opening losses and both teams got good wins on Friday.