Rice Owls at UTEP Miners
· NCAA Men's BasketballWilliams, Bieniemy carry UTEP over Rice 101-89
Jamal Bieniemy added 24 points for the Miners, while Keonte Kennedy chipped in 22. Bieniemy also had six assists, while Kennedy posted seven rebounds.
Tydus Verhoeven had 12 points for UTEP (6-3, 2-1 Conference USA), which earned its fourth straight home victory.
UTEP is 2-0 when scoring at least 100 points this season.
Max Fiedler scored a career-high 22 points and had seven assists for the Owls (8-3, 2-1). Travis Evee added 21 points. Riley Abercrombie had 14 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 89 - 101 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 88 - 101 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Travis Evee made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cavit Ege Havsa. | 89 - 101 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Keonte Kennedy made Jumper. | 86 - 101 |
| 2nd 0:55 | Bryson Williams Defensive Rebound. | 86 - 99 |
Statistics
RICE |
UTEP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-54 | FG | 38-70 |
| 56 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 11-25 | 3PT | 12-28 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 18-21 | FT | 13-19 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 0 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 4 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 26 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fouls | 19 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: Don Haskins Center
Location: El Paso, TX
Attendance: 459 | Capacity:
Location: El Paso, TX
Attendance: 459 | Capacity:
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-7 |
| 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 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 10 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |


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