Rice Owls at Marshall Thundering Herd
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
55 - 69
55 - 69
Marshall pulls away in the 2nd to beat Rice 69-55
Taylor made four of the Thundering Herd's final eight points in the first half for a 28-24 lead at intermission, and Marshall stretched it to nine points at the start of the second.
Rice's Bishop Mency made back-to-back 3-pointers to close within 33-30 with 18 minutes left to play. Taylor then sparked a 10-0 run with eight-straight points, and the Thundering Herd took a double-digit lead that they never relented.
Taylor finished with seven assists, Austin Loop chipped in 16 points and JP Kambola added 10 points for Marshall (7-16, 3-7 Conference USA). The Thundering Herd shot 52.9 percent from the floor and 10 of 25 from distance.
Mency scored 13 points to lead the Owls (6-15, 3-6).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 55 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Jeremy Jones made Layup. | 55 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Jeremy Jones Steal. | 53 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Tamron Manning Turnover. | 53 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Foul on Bishop Mency. | 53 - 69 |
Statistics
 RICE |
 MRSH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-55 | FG | 27-51 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 9-31 | 3PT | 10-25 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 6-10 | FT | 5-8 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 10 | Assists | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 26 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 10 | Fouls | 13 |
Game Information
Venue: Cam Henderson Center
Location: Huntington, WV
Attendance: 4,844 | Capacity:
Location: Huntington, WV
Attendance: 4,844 | 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 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |