NCAAB

Rice Owls at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Rice Owls
7-21, 2-11 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
41 - 65
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
22-8, 14-2 Home

Middle Tennessee defeats Rice 65-41

Middle Tennessee (22-8, 12-3 Conference USA) opened the game with an 11-3 run, led 33-19 at halftime and extended to 63-38 for their largest lead.

Kerry Hammonds II had 14 points and six rebounds, and Neiko Hunter had 12 points and seven rebounds. The Blue Raiders broke the game open with 13 straight points in the early part of the second half to go ahead 49-25 on Tavarres Jefferson's 3-pointer with 10:30 left.

The win moved Middle Tennessee alone into first place in the conference. But Southern Miss, Louisiana Tech and Tulsa play Sunday, each with a chance to pull even in the standings with the Raiders.

Ross Wilson had eight points and seven rebounds, leading Rice (7-21, 2-13) in both categories.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 41 - 65
2nd 0:06 Nizar Kapic Defensive Rebound. 41 - 65
2nd 0:06 Reggie Upshaw missed Dunk. 41 - 65
2nd 0:12 Tharone Chilton Defensive Rebound. 41 - 65
2nd 0:12 Nizar Kapic missed Three Point Jumper. 41 - 65

Statistics

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14-44 FG 19-48
32 Field Goal % 40
1-13 3PT 6-14
8 Three Point % 43
12-19 FT 21-29
63 Free Throw % 72
29 Rebounds 39
5 Offensive Rebounds 10
24 Defensive Rebounds 29
4 Assists 8
3 Steals 6
1 Blocks 3
13 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
6 Points Off Turnovers 7
0 Fast Break Points 5
16 Points in Paint 14
20 Fouls 21

Game Information

Venue: Murphy Center

Location: Murfreesboro, TN
Attendance: 6,307 | 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 Conference USA Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Liberty 17-3 - 26-8
Sam Houston 13-7 4 22-12
Louisiana Tech 11-9 2 20-14
Western Kentucky 11-9 6 18-14
Middle Tennessee 11-9 6 17-15
Kennesaw State 10-10 7 21-14
Jacksonville State 10-10 7 15-17
New Mexico State 8-12 9 16-16
Missouri State 8-12 9 16-18
Florida International 8-12 9 15-17
UTEP 7-13 8 11-20
Delaware 6-14 11 10-21
Full Standings