UTEP Miners @ Rice Owls
12-8, 4-2 CUSA
67
12-8, 4-2 CUSA
10-8, 4-1 CUSA
73
10-8, 4-1 CUSA
UTEP Miners
starters |
bench |
Dale VanwrightD. Vanwright |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 7 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 32 | 17 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 24 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 12 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 7-8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | 12 | 4-14 | 0-3 | 4-10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 32 | 14 | 5-9 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
67 | 24-57 | 5-17 | 14-27 | 30 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 18 | |
42% | 29% | 52% |
Rice Owls
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 21 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 36 | 29 | 11-18 | 2-3 | 5-6 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 23 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 18 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 15 | 6-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | 4 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 4-7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 31 | 10 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
73 | 25-51 | 7-17 | 16-23 | 39 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 25 | |
49% | 41% | 70% |
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:Michael Eggers
Referee:Jackie Sanders
Referee:Kevin Mathis
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Conference USA | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 11-0 | - | 19-3 |
| Sam Houston | 8-4 | 3.5 | 16-7 |
| Missouri State | 7-4 | 4 | 13-9 |
| Jacksonville State | 7-4 | 4 | 12-10 |
| Kennesaw State | 6-5 | 5 | 14-8 |
| Louisiana Tech | 5-6 | 6 | 12-10 |
| Middle Tennessee | 5-6 | 6 | 11-11 |
| Western Kentucky | 5-7 | 6.5 | 12-11 |
| Florida International | 4-7 | 7 | 11-11 |
| New Mexico State | 4-8 | 7.5 | 11-11 |
| UTEP | 4-8 | 7.5 | 8-15 |
| Delaware | 2-9 | 9 | 6-16 |
| American Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa | 8-2 | - | 20-3 |
| South Florida | 7-3 | 1 | 15-8 |
| Charlotte | 7-3 | 1 | 13-10 |
| Temple | 6-3 | 1.5 | 14-8 |
| Wichita State | 6-4 | 2 | 14-9 |
| Memphis | 6-4 | 2 | 11-11 |
| Florida Atlantic | 6-5 | 2.5 | 14-10 |
| UAB | 5-5 | 3 | 14-9 |
| Tulane | 4-5 | 3.5 | 13-9 |
| Rice | 4-6 | 4 | 10-13 |
| North Texas | 3-7 | 5 | 12-11 |
| East Carolina | 2-7 | 5.5 | 7-15 |
| UTSA | 0-10 | 8 | 4-18 |
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