UTEP Miners at Rice Owls
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
72 - 64
72 - 64
Boum, Edwards career nights lead UTEP past Rice 72-64
Boum shot 11-for-12 from the foul line and had four 3-pointers for UTEP (12-8, 3-4 Conference USA), while Edwards was 9-for-19 shooting and made 3-of-5 at the line.
The second half saw eight lead changes and five ties before a Boum 3-pointer put UTEP ahead for good 56-55 with six minutes left. Josh Parrish pulled the Owls to within 64-60 with under a minute to go, but Boum made 7-of-8 at the line down the stretch.
Robert Martin had 20 points for the Owls (9-12, 1-7), whose losing streak stretched to four games. Ako Adams added 17 points. Trey Murphy III had 11 points and Parrish 10..
UTEP takes on North Texas on the road on Saturday. Rice plays UTSA at home on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 72 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Souley Boum made Free Throw. | 72 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Souley Boum made Free Throw. | 71 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Foul on Robert Martin. | 70 - 64 |
Statistics
 UTEP |
 RICE |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-53 | FG | 20-55 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 5-28 | 3PT | 10-34 |
| 18 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 19-25 | FT | 14-20 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 9 | Assists | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 3 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 17 | Fouls | 19 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Venue: Tudor Fieldhouse
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 1,518 | Capacity:
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 1,518 | 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 |