"This shows how tough we are," center Peter Fillipovity ... of the second half, UTEP's crowd began clearing out. "I got outcoached, we got outplayed, we got out-toughed," Golding said.

"There is a lot of excitement about this game," UTEP coach Joe Golding said of Saturday's 7 p.m. tip. "That’s a good thing, the way it should be. You have two teams playing good basketball and ...

Taleon Peter led Liberty with 20 points ... you play for each other, you play for UTEP, shots like that (Bynum’s) go in,” Golding said. “When you don’t do those things, the shot rattles ...