Plan A for the UTEP men's basketball team is to win with defense.
As Plan Bs go, scoring 101 points is fairly fail-safe.
UTEP scored on its first 10 possessions of the game against Rice Friday night, its last 10 possessions of the first half, added a streak of scoring on nine straight possessions in the middle of the second period and kept the pedal on the floorboard in a 101-89 victory.
Stars of the game
Bryson Williams showed his all-conference form with 29 points, establishing the 3-point line early before dominating inside late, but the revelation was the breakout game of sophomore Keonte Kennedy.