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Friday 3:00 and Saturday 2:00? in Houston: Rice (9-3, 3-1 CUSA). ESPN+

Results to date: Incarnate Word (68-53); Our Lady of the Lake (103-64); Letourneau (94-74); Houston Baptist (86-64); New Mexico (61-72); Houston Baptist (90-79); Sam Houston State (69-82); New Orleans (73-62); UTSA (95-86); UTSA (84-69); UTEP (89-101); UTEP (71-68).

Last game: A back-and-forth 1st half ended tied @34. An early 12-0 run put Rice up 8 and the teams traded runs the rest of the game as Rice prevailed 71-68. Rice shot 47% FG (8-17 3s) while holding UTEP to 39% FG, but 9-16 FT and 15 TOs hurt the Owls.

Stats: 81.9 pts (vs 72.8); .467 FG (.369 3s); .696 FT; +4.7 RB; A/TO= 1.26

Starters (UTEP)
F Riley Abercrombie (6-9 210 So). 22.6 min.; .379 FG (22-61 3s); .765 FT; 4.8 RB; 8.4 pts (5 starts)
F Max Fiedler (6-10 235 So). 27.2 min.; .691 FG; .714 FT; 9.4 RB; 4 assists; 12.5 pts
G Curtis Mullins (6-3 190 Jr). 28.8 min.; .436 FG (12-35 3s); .737 FT; 3.8 RB; 11.3 pts
G Quincy Olivares (6-2 190 So). 25.8 min.; .485 FG (37-76 3s); .794 FT; 4.7 RB; 16.2 pts
G Travis Evee (6-1 200 So). 30.2 min.; .460 FG (40-96 3s); .793 FT; 2.1 RB; 3 assists; 15.8 pts

Bench
G Cavit Ege Havsa (6-5 180 Sr). 21.2 min.; .446 FG (8-26 3s); .700 FT; 2.5 RB; 3.5 assists; 5.4 pts (5 starts)
G Tre Clark (6-5 205 Sr). 16.4 min.; .400 FG (1-8 3s); 3.8 RB; 3.3 pts (5 starts)
G Payton Moore (6-4 215 Jr). 12.3 min.; .525 FG (5-17 3s); .559 FT; 2.2 RB; 5.5 pts
G/F Cameron Sheffield (6-6 180 Fr). .296 FG (4-17 3s); .571 FT; 2.1 RB; 2.3 pts

Cream-puff OOC may have inflated some stats but the team can shoot…in 4 CUSA games .535 FG (.427 3s). Evee (CUSA POW Jan 4) and Olivares very dangerous snipers. Thin front line, but Fiedler has been very effective. Rice takes 29.3 3s/g yet attempts 18.1 FTs/g.

Note: ODU website has Sat game @ 2:00 ET while Rice website shows 3:00 ET both days.