UTEP Miners at Rice Owls
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
70 - 76
70 - 76
Rice tops UTEP 76-70 behind Hunter's 24
Connor Cashaw grabbed 12 rebounds for the Owls (7-23, 4-14), who entered two games back of 12th-ranked UTEP (10-18, 5-11) and face fifth-ranked UTSA (17-13, 10-7) on Saturday.
Leading 36-29 at halftime, Rice opened the second half by scoring seven straight and led 50-40 on Tim Harrison's layup. Omega Harris scored seven straight and the Miners closed to 74-70 on his 3 with five seconds left, but got no closer. Adams hit two free throws and Harris' 3 at the buzzer missed.
Harris hit five 3s and scored 18 points, Isiah Osborne added 13 points, Paul Thomas had 12 and Trey Wade 10 for the Miners, who need a win Saturday at North Texas (17-13, 10-7) or a Rice loss at UTSA to make the tournament.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Malik Osborne Defensive Rebound. | 70 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Omega Harris missed Three Point Jumper. | 70 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Ako Adams made Free Throw. | 70 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Ako Adams made Free Throw. | 70 - 75 |
Statistics
 UTEP |
 RICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-65 | FG | 25-57 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 8-18 | 3PT | 10-29 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 34 |
| 6-8 | FT | 16-25 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 14 | Assists | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 22 | Fouls | 14 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Tudor Fieldhouse
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 1,802 | Capacity:
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 1,802 | Capacity:
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 |