Northern Arizona coach Jack Murphy reacts during the first half of his team's NCAA college basketball game against Montana in the semifinals of the Big Sky tournament in Missoula, Mont., on Friday, March 13, 2015. (AP Photo/Michael Albans)
EL PASO, Texas -- Jordyn Martin and Marcus DeBerry combined to score 31 points as Northern Arizona knocked off UTEP 76-74 on Saturday night to stop a four-game losing skid.
The Miners (2-7) have now dropped six consecutive games.
Northern Arizona (3-9) was up 75-71 with 14 seconds left. UTEP's Deon Barrett nailed a 3 the last second for the final score.
Martin was 8 of 12 from the floor for 18 points and DeBerry hit 3 of 7 from distance to total 13 and grabbed seven rebounds.
The Lumberjacks shot 53.7 percent from the field while limiting UTEP to 27-of-59 (45.8 percent) shooting.
Omega Harris, who finished with 22 points, made a layup and followed with a 3-pointer to give UTEP a 43-40 lead at the 15:48 mark of the second half. The Lumberjacks took a 59-55 lead midway through the final period after DeBerry drilled a trey and never trailed again.
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