In a battle for the coveted top four standing in the C-USA race, Rice and UTEP meet up in a huge game Saturday evening in Houston.
UTEP coming off an overtime win against North Texas will try to continue their surge, as will the Owls who come in on a five game win streak. Both teams are in a four way tie for third place, and both teams are playing some of their best basketball of the season.
Rice is led by the top guard combo in the league in Egor Koulechov and Marcus Evans.