Houston ends No. 25 UTEP’s run to reach NCAAs (AP)

March 13th, 2010

UTEP guard Randy Culpepper, left, shoots in front of Houston forward Kirk Van Slyke, right, in the first half of the CUSA men's championship NCAA college basketball game in Tulsa, Okla., Saturday, March 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)AP - Kelvin Lewis scored 28 points and Houston surged past No. 25 UTEP down the stretch to claim its first NCAA tournament berth in 18 years with an 81-73 victory in the Conference USA tournament title game that snapped the Miners' 16-game winning streak.