Rice Owls at UTEP Miners
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Mason and Rice win 72-67 in OT against UTEP
Mason added five rebounds and four steals for the Owls (11-3, 2-1 Conference USA). Max Fiedler scored 14 points and added 15 rebounds. Olivari finished with 13 points.
The Miners (8-6, 1-2) were led by Mario McKinney Jr., who recorded 17 points. UTEP also got 12 points, eight rebounds and six assists from Shamar Givance. Calvin Solomon had nine points, eight rebounds and four steals.
Mason scored 12 points in the first half for Rice, who led 32-25 at halftime. Rice was outscored by seven points in the second half as the teams ended regulation tied at 62. Olivari was 1 of 4 shooting (1 for 3 from distance) on the way to his five points in the overtime period.
Both teams play Louisiana Tech next, Rice on Thursday at home and UTEP on the road on Saturday.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 67 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st overtime | 72 - 67 |
| 3rd 0:03 | Quincy Olivari Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 67 |
| 3rd 0:06 | Shamar Givance missed Three Point Jumper. | 72 - 67 |
| 3rd 0:14 | Quincy Olivari made Free Throw. | 72 - 67 |
Statistics
 RICE |
 UTEP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-63 | FG | 26-65 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 8-27 | 3PT | 5-26 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 19 |
| 16-23 | FT | 10-20 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 50 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Assists | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 19 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 19 | Fouls | 22 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: El Paso, TX
Attendance: 3,743 | Capacity:
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 29-7 |
| 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 |