Rice Owls at UTEP Miners
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Evee, Fiedler lead Rice over UTEP 71-68
Tydus Verhoeven made a pair of foul shots with seven seconds left to help the Miners pull 70-68 with eight seconds to play. Quincy Olivari added a free throw to cap the scoring.
Rice (9-3, 3-1 Conference USA) has won four of its last five games.
Jamal Bieniemy had 16 points for the Miners (6-4, 2-2). Bryson Williams added 13 points. Souley Boum had 12 points.
The Owls leveled the season series against the Miners with the win. UTEP defeated Rice 101-89 on Friday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Rice Offensive Rebound. | 71 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Riley Abercrombie missed Free Throw. | 71 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Foul on Tydus Verhoeven. | 71 - 68 |
Statistics
 RICE |
 UTEP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-58 | FG | 23-59 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 8-17 | 3PT | 8-20 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 9-16 | FT | 14-19 |
| 56 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 15 | Assists | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 18 | Fouls | 22 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Venue: Don Haskins Center
Location: El Paso, TX
Attendance: 457 | Capacity:
Location: El Paso, TX
Attendance: 457 | 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 |