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Rice Owls at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

· C-USA MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL
Rice Owls
12-20, 4-10 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
64 - 70
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
25-7, 16-0 Home

McCree, Louisiana Tech beat Rice 70-64, advance in C-USA

Alex Hamilton scored 15, Raheem Appleby 11, and Michale Kiser added 10 for Louisiana Tech (25-7), which will face fourth-seeded UAB in the semifinals Friday.

Rice (12-20), which trailed by as many as 15 in the second half, scored nine in a row, and 11 of 13, to pull within three twice in the final 1:22.

Louisiana Tech, however, made 5 of 6 free throws in the final 43 seconds to hold off the Owls.

The Bulldogs made just one of its last eight field-goal attempts and shot 39.7 percent for the game, but committed just six turnovers while converting 17 Rice miscues into 24 points.

Seth Gearhart led Rice with 16 points, including 12 in the second half.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 64 - 70
2nd 0:09 Alex Hamilton Defensive Rebound. 64 - 70
2nd 0:09 Van Green missed Three Point Jumper. 64 - 70
2nd 0:17 Alex Hamilton made Free Throw. 64 - 70
2nd 0:17 Alex Hamilton made Free Throw. 64 - 69

Statistics

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22-51 FG 25-63
43 Field Goal % 40
7-20 3PT 4-18
35 Three Point % 22
13-16 FT 16-23
81 Free Throw % 70
36 Rebounds 34
7 Offensive Rebounds 11
29 Defensive Rebounds 23
7 Assists 10
5 Steals 11
1 Blocks 1
17 Turnovers 6
2 Team Turnovers 0
17 Total Turnovers 6
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
5 Points Off Turnovers 24
2 Fast Break Points 4
28 Points in Paint 30
20 Fouls 13

Game Information

Venue: Legacy Arena at BJCC

Location: Birmingham, AL
Attendance: 6,922 | 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 6 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