EL PASO, Texas -- The University of the Incarnate Word's offense continued to struggle, as the Cardinals fell to 0-3 with a 79-60 loss to the University of Texas El Paso in men's basketball Sunday.
The Miners used a major 3-point disparity to take a 46-29 lead into halftime. UTEP shot 9-of-19 from behind the arc in the first half, while UIW was just 2-of-14.
The Cardinals attempted to make a game of it in the second half, going on an 18-7 run after falling behind by 21 points.
D'arrae Goodwin had 10 of his team-high 16 points during that run, starting it with a 3-pointer and concluding it with a layup to make it a 60-50 game with 10:52 to play.
But the offense would sputter again, unfortunately, as Incarnate Word was held without a field goal over the final 5:19. The defense also struggled with Miners guard Cam McDaniels, who led all players with 27 points.Â
Brandon McCreesh and
Ismail Habib were also in double figures, scoring 13 and 10 points respectively. Goodwin had a team-high six rebounds with Habib dishing a team-high five assists.
UIW will play its second of four non-conference road games against the Mountain West on Wednesday, tipping off a 2:11 p.m. local tipoff time with a game at the University of Califorina Davs.
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