UTEP men sprint past Rice in 101-89 shootout

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. The transfer from Xavier scored 22 points to go with seven rebounds, five assists, and two…