# 2020–21 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

The 2020–21 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Rodney Terry, and played their home games at Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas as members of Conference USA.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 25, 2020* 5:00 p.m. | | UT Permian Basin | W 100–81 | 1–0 | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX |
| December 3, 2020* 6:00 p.m. | | Arizona Christian | Canceled | Canceled | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX |
| December 5, 2020* 6:00 p.m. | | Sul Ross | W 84–65 | 2–0 | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX |
| December 8, 2020* 8:00 p.m. | | at Saint Mary's | L 61–73 | 2–1 | University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA |
| December 12, 2020* 4:00 p.m. | | at Arizona | L 61–69 | 2–2 | McKale Center (150) Tucson, AZ |
| December 16, 2020* 7:00 p.m. | | at Arizona State | W 76–63 | 3–2 | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| December 20, 2020* 4:00 p.m. | | Benedictine University at Mesa | W 79–59 | 4–2 | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX |
| December 28, 2020* 7:00 p.m. | | Our Lady of the Lake | Canceled | Canceled | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX |
| CUSA regular season ||||||
| January 1, 2021 6:00 p.m. | | at Southern Miss | L 66–74 $^{OT}$ | 4–3 (0–1) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,200) Hattiesburg, MS |
| January 2, 2021 3:00 p.m. | | at Southern Miss | W 77–62 | 5–3 (1–1) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,200) Hattiesburg, MS |
| January 8, 2021 7:00 p.m. | | Rice | W 101–89 | 6–3 (2–1) | Don Haskins Center (459) El Paso, TX |
| January 9, 2021 7:00 p.m. | | Rice | L 68–71 | 6–4 (2–2) | Don Haskins Center (457) El Paso, TX |
| January 15, 2021 6:00 p.m. | | at North Texas | L 33–63 | 6–5 (2–3) | UNT Coliseum (1,369) Denton, TX |
| January 16, 2021 2:00 p.m. | | at North Texas | L 65–74 | 6–6 (2–4) | UNT Coliseum (1,416) Denton, TX |
| January 22, 2021 7:00 p.m. | | Louisiana Tech | W 82–74 | 7–6 (3–4) | Don Haskins Center (533) El Paso, TX |
| January 23, 2021 6:00 p.m. | | Louisiana Tech | L 55–73 | 7–7 (3–5) | Don Haskins Center (515) El Paso, TX |
| January 28, 2021 5:00 p.m. | | at UTSA | L 79–86 | 7–8 (3–6) | Convocation Center (470) San Antonio, TX |
| January 30, 2021 7:00 p.m. | | UTSA | W 69–51 | 8–8 (4–6) | Don Haskins Center (540) El Paso, TX |
| February 5, 2021 5:30 p.m. | | at UAB | L 51–63 | 8–9 (4–7) | Bartow Arena (1,138) Birmingham, AL |
| February 6, 2021 3:00 p.m. | | at UAB | L 60–75 | 8–10 (4–8) | Bartow Arena (1,058) Birmingham, AL |
| February 12, 2021 7:00 p.m. | | FIU | W 75–59 | 9–10 (5–8) | Don Haskins Center (457) El Paso, TX |
| February 13, 2021 7:00 p.m. | | FIU | W 77–68 | 10–10 (6–8) | Don Haskins Center (478) El Paso, TX |
| February 21, 2021 3:00 p.m. | | at Florida Atlantic | Canceled | Canceled | FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL |
| February 22, 2021 4:00 p.m. | | at Florida Atlantic | Canceled | Canceled | FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL |
| February 26, 2021 7:00 p.m. | | Charlotte | W 70–47 | 11–10 (7–8) | Don Haskins Center (499) El Paso, TX |
| February 27, 2021 6:00 p.m. | | Charlotte | W 77–62 | 12–10 (8–8) | Don Haskins Center (481) El Paso, TX |
| March 4, 2021* 6:00 p.m. | | at No. 13 Kansas | L 62–67 | 12–11 | Allen Fieldhouse (2,600) Lawrence, KS |
| Conference USA tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2021 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (W5) | vs. (E4) Florida Atlantic Second Round | L 70–76 | 12–12 | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain. ||||||