11 - 11 at the first media timeout. (4:15 left in 1Q).

20-18, Rice ... after 1Q.

Giving up too many offesive rebounds/2nd change points.

Nice unselfish plays has put Rice up by 4, 28-24.

41-34 at the half.

41-34 at the half.
Schwartz with 10 points, Mulkey with 10, Smith with 9. However, Smith has 3 fouls. UTEP leads in rebounds 18-15.
Rice with 12 turnovers.

Looks like Smith stepped on a UTEP player and may have tweaked her ankle. Being checked out.

59-47 after 3Q.

66-61, 4:51 left

75-68 final. Way too close.

74-68, Owls win.

Entertaining, hard-fought game.

Yes, it was too close for comfort, but UTEP is a solid squad. And a win is a win.

On the downside, we were badly outrebounded and we allowed a staggering 20 offensive boards by UTEP. And, again, far too many turnovers for a relatively veteran club. Finally, third consecutive poor game by the bench, save for Swayze, especially on defense.

On the positive side, it appears Schwartz has gotten over her early stuggles and had her second consecutive strong performance. Today's was one of her best all-around games ever (16 points, 6-11 FG, 3-4 3-pt, 3 boards, 5 assists). The 19 assists total was impressive, as well. The birthday girl (Nancy) had only 5 boards, but 15 points, 6 blocks and 3 assists in 29 minutes.

Schwartz and Wiggins each played 37 minutes. I hope they have enough in their tanks for tomorrow's rematch. UTEP had only one player at over 30 minutes.

(01-08-2021 05:24 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  On the downside, we were badly outrebounded and we allowed a staggering 20 offensive boards by UTEP. And, again, far too many turnovers for a relatively veteran club. Finally, third consecutive poor game by the bench, save for Swayze, especially on defense.

It will be interesting to see if we improve in any of these areas tomorrow.

Rice missing an absurd number of good looks. 11-8 Rice but should be a double digit lead.

11-8 Rice at the end of the 1Q. Really awful shotmaking from Rice so far. Bunch of bunnies and wide open shots being missed.

Rice is only 4-19 from the field.

Also, Rice only has 8 players.

Horrible shooting by Rice.

The passing on this team might still be the biggest weakness we have. Austin had a corner shooter standing wide open 5 feet away and either didn't see her or chose not to pass it to her.

And as I type this, Crosthwaite did the exact same thing. Shooter in the corner literally in her line of vision, no UTEP defender within 10 feet, and instead she heaves up a shot and doesn't hit rim.

(01-09-2021 02:36 PM)elw4796 Wrote:  The passing on this team might still be the biggest weakness we have. Austin had a corner shooter standing wide open 5 feet away and either didn't see her or chose not to pass it to her.

Don't think that's the issue. Rice is top 15 in assists per game.