FRISCO, Texas — Karlis Silins had a career-high 22 points as Florida Atlantic topped UTEP 76-70 in the second round of the Conference USA tournament on Wednesday night.
FAU (13-9), the East Division’s No. 4 seed, will advance to play the West Division top-seeded Louisiana Tech in a Thursday quarterfinal.
Bryan Greenlee had 13 points and Michael Forrest added 11 for FAU.
Souley Boum scored 23 points for the Miners (12-12). Bryson Williams and Keonte Kennedy each added 14 points and seven rebounds.
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