Lamar Cardinals at Rice Owls
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<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
84 - 92
84 - 92
Marcus Evans leads Rice to 92-84 win over Lamar
Connor Cashaw had 16 points and six rebounds for the Owls (1-4). Max Guercy and Egor Koulechov had 15 points apiece and Andrew Drone and Marquez Letcher-Ellis added 12 apiece.
A pair of 3-pointers by Koulechov and another by Cashaw early in the first half gave Rice a 16-6 advantage on its way to a 49-40 lead at the break.
The Owls dropped behind 53-52 as Lamar's Kevin Booze and Lincoln Davis combined for four 3-pointers to open the second half but went back on top 54-53 on an Evans jumper 40 seconds later and stretched their lead to 80-74 on a Drone layup with 5:47 to play.
Booze led the Cardinals (2-2) with 25 points, five rebounds and five assists.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 84 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Nick Garth made Jumper. | 84 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Boaz Williams Defensive Rebound. | 82 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Marcus Evans missed Free Throw. | 82 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Marcus Evans made Free Throw. | 82 - 92 |
Statistics
 LAM |
 RICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-65 | FG | 29-56 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 9-25 | 3PT | 6-19 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 21-29 | FT | 28-34 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 18 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 13 | Assists | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 28 | Fouls | 20 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Tudor Fieldhouse
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 1,376 | Capacity:
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 1,376 | Capacity:
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 |
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 |