EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Michael Edwards caught a pair of second-quarter touchdown passes from Nick Lamaison and UTEP snapped a four-game losing streak by defeating Tulane 24-20 Saturday night.
Edwards had seven receptions for 82 yards, including scoring passes of 28 and 9 yards that helped give the Miners a 24-17 lead at halftime. Josh Bell also scored for UTEP (2-6, 1-3 Conference USA) on a 14-yard run.
Lamaison was 11 of 16 for 157 yards before leaving in the second quarter with a hamstring injury.
Ryan Griffin completed 28 of 44 passes for 363 yards and two touchdowns for Tulane (1-6, 1-2). Justyn Shackleford had six catches for 130 yards, including a 31-yard touchdown; Ryan Grant added six receptions for 115 yards, including a 15-yard TD.
The Green Wave had 440 yards of offense, just 5 less than UTEP, but managed only a field goal on five second-half possessions.
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| Scoring Summary |
| UTEP | Josh Bell 14 yd run (Steven Valadez kick) |
| TULANE | Justyn Shackelford 31 yd pass from Ryan Griffin (Cairo Santos kick) |
| UTEP | Michael Edwards 28 yd pass from Nick Lamaison (Steven Valadez kick) |
| TULANE | Cairo Santos 46 yd FG |
| UTEP | Michael Edwards 9 yd pass from Nick Lamaison (Steven Valadez kick) |
| TULANE | Ryan Grant 15 yd pass from Ryan Griffin (Cairo Santos kick) |
| UTEP | Steven Valadez 22 yd FG |
| TULANE | Cairo Santos 37 yd FG |
| Team Stats | ||
| TULANE | UTEP | |
| First Downs | 24 | 25 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 5-11 | 8-13 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 68-440 | 70-445 |
| Rushes-Yds | 24-77 | 40-217 |
| Passing Yds | 363 | 228 |
| Kick Return Yds | 14 | 45 |
| Punt Return Yds | 8 | 25 |
| Passes | 28-44-0 | 20-30-0 |
| Punts | 2-88 | 4-160 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 4-1 | 1-1 |
| Penalties-Yds | 4-25 | 2-25 |
| Time of Poss. | 29:43 | 30:17 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| TULANE: Orleans Darkwa 14-61, Rob Kelley 5-32, Dante Butler 1-2, Ryan Griffin 4--18 |
| UTEP: Laquintus Dowell 11-72, Josh Bell 10-47, Autrey Golden 3-37, Nick Lamaison 4-36, Carson Meger 4-25, Nathan Jeffery 5-4, Michael Edwards 1-0, Team 2--4 |
| PASSING |
| TULANE: Ryan Griffin 28-44-363-0 |
| UTEP: Nick Lamaison 11-16-157-0, Carson Meger 9-14-71-0 |
| RECEIVING |
| TULANE: Justyn Shackelford 6-130, Ryan Grant 6-115, Xavier Rush 6-45, Rob Kelley 5-45, Brent Comardelle 1-10, Wilson Van Hooser 1-9, Marc Edwards 1-5, Sydie London 1-5, Orleans Darkwa 1--1 |
| UTEP: Michael Edwards 7-82, Craig Wenrick 3-49, Jim Jones 3-41, Jordan Leslie 3-31, Autrey Golden 3-17, Xay Williams 1-8 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| Tulane | 5th Conference USA West | 2-6 | 2-10 |
| Texas-El Paso | 5th Conference USA West | 2-6 | 3-9 |
