UTEP Miners at Rice Owls
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Evee's buzzer beater helps Rice sink UTEP 83-82
Evee finished 8-for-16 shooting and made all three of his foul shots. Quincy Olivari led Rice (12-5, 3-3 Conference USA) with 23 points and nine rebounds.
Tae Hardy led the Miners (9-8, 2-4) in scoring, finishing with 20 points and five steals. Shamar Givance added 16 points, 10 assists and two steals for UTEP. In addition, Mario McKinney Jr. had 14 points and three steals.
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Both teams next play Monday. Rice visits UTSA while UTEP visits Charlotte.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 82 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 82 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Travis Evee made Jumper. | 82 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Tae Hardy made Free Throw. | 82 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Rice Timeout | 81 - 81 |
Statistics
 UTEP |
 RICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 35-70 | FG | 29-51 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 57 |
| 4-18 | 3PT | 10-23 |
| 22 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 8-13 | FT | 15-19 |
| 62 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 16 | Assists | 12 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 56 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 19 | Fouls | 15 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Venue: Tudor Fieldhouse
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 1,991 | Capacity:
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 1,991 | Capacity:
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 |
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 |