UTEP led 56-52 at the end of the third quarter. UTSA, which has typically had only seven to nine players in uniform most of the season due to injuries, wore down over the final 10 minutes.
Avery Crouse led UTEP with 21 points and Ariona Gill and Katia Gallegos had 17 each.
Senior forward Evelyn Omemmah led the Roadrunners with a career-high 17 points and 8 rebounds. Freshman forward Adryuana Quezada had 14 points and 8 rebounds.
Freshman guard Mikayla Woods, who leads UTSA in scoring this season, was not in uniform.
UTSA is 2-12 in Conference USA and 6-19 on the season. UTEP is 7-7 and 14-11.
