What to know: UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball at UTEP Miners
What, when, where
UTEP opens its run in the Cerebro Sports Golden Turkey Classic with a 7 p.m. Monday tip against UC Riverside in the Don Haskins Center.
The game will be aired on 600 ESPN El Paso and streamed on CUSAtv. Tickets range from $12 to $54.
The Miners conclude the event Wednesday against Florida A&M.
More: C-USA men's basketball standings
Who is UC Riverside?
The 3-2 Highlanders of the Big West Conference earned a signature win this year when they beat Arizona State in Tempe 66-65 and are coming off a blowout victory against Bethesda.
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Riverside is balanced, with five players averaging between 8.5 and 11.5 points, led by sophomore guard Zyon Pullin, who averages 11.5 points and 6.7 rebounds.
The Highlanders were 14-8 last season and were picked to finish third this season in the Big West preseason poll.
Quoting the coach
"We have to get ready for a really good UC Riverside team," coach Joe Golding said. "They beat Arizona State last week, they are playing really, really, really good basketball. They had a great season last year and they return a lot of guys. We have our work cut out for us."
Bret Bloomquist can be reached at 915-546-6359; bbloomquist@elpasotimes.com; @Bretbloomquist on Twitter.
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