UTEP Miners at Rice Owls
· NCAA Men's Basketball
79 - 71
Artis, UTEP beat Rice for 7th straight time, 79-71
Thomas had 17 points, on 7-of-9 shooting, and 10 rebounds and Omega Harris scored 15 points for UTEP (11-15, 9-5 Conference USA), which has won three in a row, and six of its last seven, overall.
Harris hit a 3 to make it 5-0, added another that capped an 11-1 run and made it 16-6 with 12:36 left in the half and the Miners never trailed. They took a 29-24 lead into halftime, took their largest lead when Jake Flaggert's 3 made it 46-32 with 14:23 to play and had a 12-point advantage with 3:06 remaining. Two free throws by Egor Koulechov cut Rice's deficit to 74-67 with 1:15 left, but the Owls would get no closer.
Koulechov had 13 points and 11 rebounds for Rice (18-9, 8-6), which had won five in a row.
UTEP made 27 of 50 shots, including 9 of 14 (67 percent) from 3-point range.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Marcus Jackson made Free Throw. | 79 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Marcus Jackson made Free Throw. | 79 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Foul on Deon Barrett. | 79 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Paul Thomas made Free Throw. | 79 - 69 |
Statistics
 UTEP |
 RICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-50 | FG | 20-58 |
| 54 | Field Goal % | 34 |
| 9-14 | 3PT | 8-29 |
| 64 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 16-24 | FT | 23-31 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 14 | Assists | 8 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 10 |
| 23 | Fouls | 21 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
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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 |
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 |