Rice Owls at UTEP Miners
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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65 - 68
65 - 68
UTEP edges Rice 68-65
Julian Washburn added 19 points and Cedrick Lang had 11 points for the Miners (21-9, 13-5 Conference USA), who play in the Conference USA tournament in Birmingham on March 12.
UTEP jumped to a 10-0 advantage early in the first half and they led 29-27 at the break. Bishop Mency sank a 3-pointer to start the second half and Rice took a 30-29 lead. Mency hit another from distance to put Rice up 55-50 before UTEP responded with a 10-3 run capped by a Hunter layup to take a 60-58 lead with 2:49 left and the Miners held on for the win despite a 3-pointer by Rice's Marcus Jackson at the buzzer.
Jackson led the Owls (11-19, 8-10) with 19 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Marcus Jackson made Three Point Jumper. | 65 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Jeremy Jones Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Vince Hunter missed Free Throw. | 62 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Vince Hunter made Free Throw. | 62 - 68 |
Statistics
 RICE |
 UTEP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-50 | FG | 22-47 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 9-21 | 3PT | 5-17 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 14-19 | FT | 19-31 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 61 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 12 | Assists | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 21 | Fouls | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: Don Haskins Center
Location: El Paso, TX
Attendance: 8,574 | Capacity:
Location: El Paso, TX
Attendance: 8,574 | Capacity:
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| 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 |
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| 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 |