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UTEP men beat Rice to run winning streak to four

Daryl Edwards streaking toward end of UTEP career Wochit

The goal of every college basketball team is to get hot in March, and that's now a box UTEP has checked.

The Miners won their fourth consecutive game, and for the first time since the 2016-17 season, a second consecutive road game, leading Rice throughout in a 77-72 victory.

The win secured a No. 11 seed in the Conference USA tournament, where the Miners will open Wednesday at 8 p.