Rice Owls at Houston Christian Huskies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
71 - 73
71 - 73
Lewis leads Houston Baptist past Rice 73-71
Austin Ramljak scored eight of his game-high 23 points in the final 1:51 to keep Rice in the game but the Owls were forced to foul and Houston Baptist (3-5) made 12 of 12 free throws to hold on for the win.
Ramljak hit 7 of 12 shots from the field, all of which came from behind the 3-point line. Keith Washington added 18 points and Sean Obi had 13 for Rice (3-5).
Marcel Smith scored 16 points on perfect shooting for the Huskies. He made 5 of 5 field goals, including a pair of 3-pointers, and was 4 of 4 from the free throw line. Ricmonds Vilde added 11 points and Cody Joyce had 10.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Keith Washington made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Seth Gearhart. | 71 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Marcel Smith made Free Throw. | 68 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Marcel Smith made Free Throw. | 68 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Foul on Keith Washington. | 68 - 71 |
Statistics
 RICE |
 HCU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-49 | FG | 25-52 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 10-25 | 3PT | 4-10 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 17-24 | FT | 19-25 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 10 | Assists | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 19 | Fouls | 22 |
Game Information
Venue: Sharp Gymnasium
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 724 | Capacity:
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 724 | Capacity:
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 20-2 | - | 28-6 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 28-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 14-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 13-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| LSU New Orleans | 12-10 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Nicholls | 12-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Houston Christian | 8-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
| Northwestern State | 8-14 | 12 | 10-22 |
| Incarnate Word | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Lamar | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| East Texas A&M | 6-16 | 14 | 11-21 |
| SE Louisiana | 6-16 | 14 | 9-22 |