The greatest run of offense and point scoring in the history of the UTEP women's basketball team ended in the most likely way.
The Miners slammed into Rice's brick wall.
The most dominant team in the history of Conference USA extended its league winning streak to 26 games and broke UTEP's string of four consecutive games of scoring more than 80 points, turning back a fourth-quarter Miner rally to win 69-61.
In front of a crowd that included unannounced Aaron and Alvin Jones, UTEP trimmed an 11-point deficit to 52-48 and forced a Rice timeout with 7:17 left, but the reigning champions responded with a nine-point run to extend their long streak.