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Steve Escajeda

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El Paso Inc. sports reporter, 600 ESPN Football Friday Night radio broadcaster, retired EPCC Mass Communication Manager, and most important of all ... Grandpa.

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calendar_today01-08-2011 18:53:09

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NMSU has come all the way back to take a 24-21 lead over UTEP thanks to a David Barker 46-yard FG with 5:09 left in the 3rd. UTEP led 21-0 just nine minutes into the game.

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UTEP's Tanner Cragun nails a 22-yard FG to tie NMSU 24-24 with 6 seconds left in the 3rd. The score snaps a 24-0 Aggies run since the Miners took a 21-0 first-quarter lead.

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UTEP's found its running game. The Miners, who have averaged just 111 rushing yards per game this season, have gained 244 against the Aggies. Score tied 24-24 with 13:09 left the 4th.

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NMSU retakes the lead 27-24 after a 24-yard FG by David Barker with 10:20 remaining in the 4th. 16,677 fans at the Sun Bowl for the annual Battle of I-10.

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NMSU leads UTEP 27-24 with 9:01 left in the 4th. Since UTEP took a 21-0 lead on its first 3 drives, they've gone: PUNT PUNT PUNT PUNT INT PUNT FG PUNT on its last 8 drives.

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UTEP has the ball on its own 20 yard line, down 27-24, with 2:00 remaining. The Miners are looking at a 4th down and 4 yards to go.

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QB Skyler Locklear hits Jaylan Brown with a 34-yard completion on 4th down to give the Miners a 1st-and-10 at the Aggies 28-yard line with 1:06 left. UTEP down 27-24.

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UTEP's Kenny Odom catches a 28-yard TD pass from Skyler Locklear with 56 seconds left to give the Miners a 31-27 lead over NMSU.

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Not over yet! NMSU, now trailing 31-27, at the UTEP 44-yard line with 39 seconds left. The Aggies have a first-and-10 and 2 timeouts left.

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In a see-saw Battle of I-10, NMSU's Damante Adams hits TK King with a 10-yard TD pass with 21 seconds left to give the Aggies a 34-31 lead over UTEP.

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UTEP (2-9) led 21-0 in the game's first 9 minutes, and led 31-27 in the game's final minute, but couldn't hold either lead as NMSU (4-7) walks away with a thrilling 34-31 Battle of I-10 victory in the Sun Bowl.

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Miners fall to 2-9 after squandering a 21-0 first-quarter lead to NMSU. After falling behind 27-24, UTEP took a 31-27 lead with 56 seconds left, but the Aggies answered 35 seconds later, scoring on a TD pass for the improbable 34-31 win.

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Still waiting for the Sun Bowl selection here at Sunland Park Casino, which started at 11 am. While ASU looks like a lock, the Sun Devils’ ACC opponent seems to be holding everything up.

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Still waiting for the final Sun Bowl matchup. It looks like it’s down to either Duke or Clemson from the ACC. The PAC team appears to be ASU.