Rice Owls vs. UTEP Miners

Mar 9, 2017

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
RICE	29	47	76
UTEP	49	37	86

Game Recap

UTEP uses first-half run to knock off Rice in C-USA tourney. minic Artis scored 20 of his season-high 26 points, and UTEP scored 20 of the last 25, in the first half before holding off Rice for an 86-76 win in the Conference USA Tournament on Thursday.

Player Stats

RICE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
12Marquez Letcher-Ellis	24	3-10	3-6	2-8	5	1	0	0	1	1	11
4Egor Koulechov	35	2-5	1-2	2-2	6	2	0	1	2	5	7
2Marcus Evans	30	3-11	2-6	13-16	3	0	2	0	1	4	21
0Connor Cashaw	27	5-14	1-5	6-7	7	6	0	0	1	4	17
22Marcus Jackson	32	4-11	3-7	0-0	1	2	2	0	1	1	11
30Austin Meyer	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2
3Robert Martin	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
54Andrew Drone	13	2-4	0-0	1-3	3	0	2	0	0	1	5
5Ako Adams	24	0-4	0-2	0-0	4	1	0	0	2	4	0
21Chad Lott	10	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	5	2
TOTAL	-	21-6233.9%	10-2835.7%	24-3666.7%	30	12	7	1	9	27	76

UTEP	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
22Paul Thomas	15	2-3	0-0	4-6	4	0	1	0	1	5	8
11Jake Flaggert	36	1-4	1-3	0-0	3	2	0	0	2	5	3
41Matt Willms	10	5-9	0-0	0-1	6	0	0	2	1	5	10
2Omega Harris	38	6-11	2-3	7-9	6	3	1	0	7	1	21
15Dominic Artis	37	10-13	2-3	4-7	10	6	1	0	3	2	26
13Ivan Venegas	9	0-0	0-0	2-4	3	0	0	0	1	1	2
54Kelvin Jones	15	1-2	0-0	0-0	6	1	1	0	0	5	2
23Deon Barrett	9	0-1	0-1	4-4	0	1	0	0	0	1	4
5Chris Barnes	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21Trey Touchet	30	3-7	2-5	2-2	3	1	0	0	1	3	10
TOTAL	-	28-5056.0%	7-1546.7%	23-3369.7%	41	14	4	2	16	29	86

Play-by-Play

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1st halfRICEUTEP

+2 (19:37) Matt Willms made Layup.
02
(19:20) Connor Cashaw missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:20) Dominic Artis Defensive Rebound.
(19:11) Omega Harris missed Jumper.
(19:11) Matt Willms Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:07) Matt Willms made Two Point Tip Shot.
04
(19:01) Connor Cashaw missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:01) Dominic Artis Defensive Rebound.
(18:53) Matt Willms missed Layup.
(18:53) Matt Willms Offensive Rebound.
+3 (18:45) Dominic Artis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Omega Harris.
07
(18:33) Foul on Paul Thomas.
(18:33) Marquez Letcher-Ellis missed Free Throw.
(18:33) Rice Deadball Team Rebound.
(18:33) Marquez Letcher-Ellis missed Free Throw.
(18:33) Paul Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(18:02) Jake Flaggert missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:02) Marquez Letcher-Ellis Defensive Rebound.
(17:59) Foul on Matt Willms.
(17:41) Marcus Evans missed Jumper.
(17:41) Matt Willms Defensive Rebound.
(17:31) Foul on Connor Cashaw.
(17:29) Paul Thomas missed Layup.
(17:29) Matt Willms Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:26) Matt Willms made Dunk.
09
(17:19) Marquez Letcher-Ellis missed Layup.
(17:19) Matt Willms Block.
(17:18) Marquez Letcher-Ellis Offensive Rebound.
(17:18) Foul on Matt Willms.
(17:18) Marquez Letcher-Ellis missed Free Throw.
(17:18) Rice Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:18) Marquez Letcher-Ellis made Free Throw.
19
(16:48) Omega Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:48) Kelvin Jones Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:36) Dominic Artis made Layup.
111
+3 (16:28) Marquez Letcher-Ellis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Connor Cashaw.
411
(16:09) Omega Harris missed Layup.
(16:09) Kelvin Jones Offensive Rebound.
+3 (15:57) Dominic Artis made Three Point Jumper.
414
+3 (15:49) Marquez Letcher-Ellis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Connor Cashaw.
714
+2 (15:31) Paul Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by Dominic Artis.
716
+3 (15:09) Marquez Letcher-Ellis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Jackson.
1016
(14:56) Omega Harris Turnover.
(14:51) Chad Lott missed Layup.
(14:51) Paul Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(14:49) Dominic Artis Turnover.
(14:48) Marcus Evans Steal.
+2 (14:13) Andrew Drone made Jumper.
1216
(14:03) Foul on Andrew Drone.
(14:03) Omega Harris missed Free Throw.
(14:03) UTEP Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (14:03) Omega Harris made Free Throw.
1217
(13:49) Foul on Jake Flaggert.
(13:39) Ako Adams Turnover.
(13:38) Dominic Artis Steal.
+2 (13:35) Dominic Artis made Layup.
1219
(13:15) Marcus Evans missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:15) Paul Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(13:12) Foul on Egor Koulechov.
(12:46) Omega Harris Turnover.
(12:35) Marquez Letcher-Ellis missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:35) Dominic Artis Defensive Rebound.
(12:33) Foul on Marcus Evans.
+2 (12:21) Dominic Artis made Layup.
1221
(12:21) Foul on Marcus Evans.
(12:21) Dominic Artis missed Free Throw.
(12:21) Marquez Letcher-Ellis Defensive Rebound.
(11:59) Marcus Jackson missed Jumper.
(11:59) Andrew Drone Offensive Rebound.
(11:57) Foul on Paul Thomas.
(11:44) Ako Adams missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:44) Omega Harris Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:19) Jake Flaggert made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dominic Artis.
1224
+2 (11:00) Chad Lott made Layup. Assisted by Marquez Letcher-Ellis.
1424
(10:43) Jake Flaggert missed Jumper.
(10:43) Egor Koulechov Defensive Rebound.
(10:36) Ako Adams missed Layup.
(10:36) Ako Adams Offensive Rebound.
(10:32) Foul on Chad Lott.
(10:32) Chad Lott Turnover.
+3 (10:09) Omega Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jake Flaggert.
1427
(9:45) Ako Adams Turnover.
(9:38) Foul on Trey Touchet.
(9:38) Trey Touchet Turnover.
(9:20) Marcus Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:20) Trey Touchet Defensive Rebound.
(9:03) Kelvin Jones missed Layup.
(9:03) Egor Koulechov Defensive Rebound.
(8:49) Foul on Kelvin Jones.
(8:49) Andrew Drone missed Free Throw.
(8:49) Rice Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:49) Andrew Drone made Free Throw.
1527
(8:31) Jake Flaggert Turnover.
(8:31) Andrew Drone Steal.
(8:21) Andrew Drone missed Jumper.
(8:21) Matt Willms Block.
(8:19) Jake Flaggert Defensive Rebound.
(7:50) Matt Willms missed Jumper.
(7:50) Connor Cashaw Defensive Rebound.
(7:38) Egor Koulechov missed Jumper.
(7:38) Rice Offensive Rebound.
(7:33) Foul on Jake Flaggert.
+1 (7:33) Connor Cashaw made Free Throw.
1627
+1 (7:33) Connor Cashaw made Free Throw.
1727
(7:33) Jake Flaggert Turnover.
+3 (7:28) Marcus Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Connor Cashaw.
2027
(7:03) Trey Touchet missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:03) Kelvin Jones Offensive Rebound.
(6:56) Foul on Marquez Letcher-Ellis.
(6:56) Dominic Artis missed Free Throw.
(6:56) UTEP Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (6:56) Dominic Artis made Free Throw.
2028
+2 (6:41) Connor Cashaw made Layup.
2228
(6:25) Foul on Egor Koulechov.
+1 (6:25) Paul Thomas made Free Throw.
2229
(6:25) Paul Thomas missed Free Throw.
(6:25) Connor Cashaw Defensive Rebound.
(6:25) Foul on Kelvin Jones.
+1 (6:25) Egor Koulechov made Free Throw.
2329
+1 (6:25) Egor Koulechov made Free Throw.
2429
+2 (6:00) Paul Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Kelvin Jones.
2431
(5:53) Ako Adams missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:53) Omega Harris Defensive Rebound.
(5:38) Dominic Artis Turnover.
(5:36) Andrew Drone Steal.
(5:26) Marquez Letcher-Ellis missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:26) Omega Harris Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:19) Dominic Artis made Layup. Assisted by Omega Harris.
2433
(5:19) Foul on Ako Adams.
+1 (5:19) Dominic Artis made Free Throw.
2434
(5:05) Connor Cashaw missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:05) Andrew Drone Offensive Rebound.
(4:59) Connor Cashaw missed Jumper.
(4:59) Jake Flaggert Defensive Rebound.
(4:36) Matt Willms missed Jumper.
(4:36) Rice Defensive Rebound.
(4:36) Foul on Paul Thomas.
(4:36) Marquez Letcher-Ellis missed Free Throw.
(4:36) Rice Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:36) Marquez Letcher-Ellis missed Free Throw.
(4:36) Matt Willms Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:21) Matt Willms made Dunk. Assisted by Jake Flaggert.
2436
(4:02) Andrew Drone missed Layup.
(4:02) Matt Willms Defensive Rebound.
(3:58) Foul on Chad Lott.
(3:58) Omega Harris missed Free Throw.
(3:58) UTEP Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:58) Omega Harris made Free Throw.
2437
+2 (3:37) Marcus Jackson made Jumper.
2637
+3 (3:08) Trey Touchet made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Omega Harris.
2640
(2:47) Marcus Evans Turnover.
(2:44) Kelvin Jones Steal.
+2 (2:41) Dominic Artis made Layup.
2642
(2:31) Marcus Evans missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:31) Dominic Artis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:07) Kelvin Jones made Dunk. Assisted by Dominic Artis.
2644
(1:53) Connor Cashaw missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:53) Dominic Artis Defensive Rebound.
(1:28) Trey Touchet missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:28) Connor Cashaw Defensive Rebound.
(1:27) Foul on Kelvin Jones.
(1:27) Connor Cashaw missed Free Throw.
(1:27) Rice Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:27) Connor Cashaw made Free Throw.
2744
+2 (1:04) Dominic Artis made Jumper.
2746
(0:54) Connor Cashaw missed Jumper.
(0:54) Dominic Artis Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:25) Omega Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dominic Artis.
2749
(0:23) Foul on Dominic Artis.
+1 (0:23) Marcus Evans made Free Throw.
2849
+1 (0:23) Marcus Evans made Free Throw.
2949
(0:05) Omega Harris Turnover.
(0:00) Marcus Jackson missed Jumper.
(0:00) Trey Touchet Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

RICE

UTEP

76Points86

21-62(33.9%)Field Goal(%)28-50(56.0%)

10-28(35.7%)3-Point(%)7-15(46.7%)

24-36(66.7%)Free Throw(%)23-33(69.7%)

33(13)Rebounds(Offensive)41(8)

12Assists14

7Steals4

1Blocks2

9Turnovers17

27(0)Fouls(Technical)29(0)

0Largest Lead23

Game Details

Thursday, March 9, 2017 · 3:00 PM

Don Haskins Center · El Paso, TX

attendance: 3,228 (26.9%)

spread: RICE -3