Rice Owls at UTEP Miners
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Last-minute basket leads UTEP past Rice
Kennedy followed with a pair of free throws to help wrap up the win for the Miners.
Kennedy had 16 points off the bench to lead the Miners.
Souley Boum had 12 points for UTEP (17-12, 10-7 Conference USA). Jamal Bieniemy added 12 points, 10 assists and six rebounds.
Carl Pierre tied a career high with 30 points and had 11 rebounds for the Owls (15-14, 7-10). Max Fiedler added 13 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists. Chris Mullins had 10 points.
Travis Evee, the Owls' second leading scorer coming into the matchup at 15 points per game, was held scoreless. He shot 0 of 4 from 3-point range.
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Matchup Prediction
UTEP: 76.6%
Rice: 23.4%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 67 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Max Fiedler Steal. | 67 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Keonte Kennedy Turnover. | 67 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Terrance McBride Offensive Rebound. | 67 - 70 |
Statistics
 RICE |
 UTEP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-54 | FG | 29-54 |
| 42.6 | Field Goal % | 53.7 |
| 9-26 | 3PT | 7-16 |
| 34.6 | Three Point % | 43.8 |
| 12-19 | FT | 5-8 |
| 63.2 | Free Throw % | 62.5 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 13 | Fouls | 18 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Venue: Don Haskins Center
Location: El Paso, TX
Attendance: 4,645 | Capacity:
Location: El Paso, TX
Attendance: 4,645 | Capacity:
2024-25 American Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis | 11-2 | - | 21-5 |
| North Texas | 10-3 | 1 | 19-6 |
| UAB | 10-3 | 1 | 17-9 |
| Tulane | 9-4 | 2 | 15-11 |
| Florida Atlantic | 8-5 | 3 | 15-11 |
| East Carolina | 7-7 | 4.5 | 15-12 |
| Wichita State | 6-7 | 5 | 16-10 |
| Temple | 6-8 | 5.5 | 14-13 |
| South Florida | 6-8 | 5.5 | 13-14 |
| Tulsa | 5-10 | 7 | 11-17 |
| UTSA | 4-10 | 7.5 | 10-16 |
| Rice | 4-11 | 8 | 13-15 |
| Charlotte | 3-11 | 8.5 | 10-17 |
2024-25 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville State | 11-4 | - | 19-9 |
| Liberty | 10-4 | 0.5 | 22-5 |
| Middle Tennessee | 9-5 | 1.5 | 18-9 |
| New Mexico State | 8-6 | 2.5 | 15-12 |
| Kennesaw State | 8-7 | 3 | 16-12 |
| UTEP | 7-7 | 3.5 | 17-10 |
| Louisiana Tech | 7-8 | 4 | 18-10 |
| Western Kentucky | 6-8 | 4.5 | 15-12 |
| Sam Houston | 4-11 | 7 | 11-17 |
| Florida International | 2-12 | 8.5 | 8-19 |