Rice Owls at UTEP Miners
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
57 - 68
57 - 68
UTEP comeback tops Rice, 68-57
The Miners erased the halftime deficit by scoring the first nine points of the second half and knotting the score at 30-30 in the first four minutes of the period.
The Owls rallied and led by as many as nine with nine minutes left. UTEP took the lead for good on a Cooper 3-pointer with 6:03 remaining and the Miners took control with a 15-2 run capped by a Cedrick Lang dunk with 1:26 left. Cooper closed the game out for UTEP by hitting four straight free throws and a jumper.
Vince Hunter finished with 14 points and nine rebounds for UTEP (16-6, 6-1 Conference USA).
Marcus Jackson scored 14 points and Sean Obi pulled down 13 rebounds to lead Rice (6-15, 1-7).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 57 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Rice Timeout | 57 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Marcus Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Max Guercy. | 57 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:15 | C.J. Cooper made Jumper. | 54 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:47 | Sean Obi made Free Throw. | 54 - 66 |
Statistics
 RICE |
 UTEP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-56 | FG | 20-48 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 11-28 | 3PT | 6-13 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 46 |
| 6-11 | FT | 22-28 |
| 55 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 13 | Assists | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 16 |
| 24 | Fouls | 15 |
Game Information
Venue: Don Haskins Center
Location: El Paso, TX
Attendance: 11,036 | Capacity:
Location: El Paso, TX
Attendance: 11,036 | Capacity:
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |
2025-26 Mountain West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 15-5 | - | 29-7 |
| San Diego State | 14-6 | 1 | 22-11 |
| New Mexico | 13-7 | 2 | 26-11 |
| Grand Canyon | 13-7 | 2 | 20-12 |
| Nevada | 12-8 | 3 | 24-13 |
| Boise State | 12-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Colorado State | 11-9 | 4 | 21-13 |
| UNLV | 11-9 | 4 | 18-17 |
| Wyoming | 9-11 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Fresno State | 7-13 | 8 | 13-19 |
| San José State | 3-17 | 12 | 9-24 |
| Air Force | 0-20 | 15 | 3-29 |