St. Thomas (TX) Celts at Rice Owls
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
54 - 67
54 - 67
Evans leads Rice to 67-54 win over St. Thomas (Texas)
Evans recorded his third straight 20-point game in making of 9 of 15 shots and erasing his previous high of 28 points.
Marquez Letcher-Ellis added 10 points and a career-high 13 rebounds for his first double-double.
Evans scored five straight points in the first half to spark a 9-0 Rice (4-6) run for the lead. He scored 10 points in a 12-3 run for a 34-20 halftime advantage.
The NAIA Celts cut the lead to six with 8:51 left in the game but Evans made five straight free throws. Five more consecutive points by Evans made it a 13-point margin with under two minutes left.
Bryon Makel made 5 of 6 3-point attempts and scored 19 points for St. Thomas.
The Owls made 21 of 37 free throws. The Celts sank their four.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 54 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Oliver Xu Defensive Rebound. | 54 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Craig Grigsby missed Three Point Jumper. | 54 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Marcus Evans made Free Throw. | 54 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Rice Deadball Team Rebound. | 54 - 66 |
Statistics
 RICE |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-60 | FG | 21-53 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 8-25 | 3PT | 4-25 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 16 |
| 4-4 | FT | 21-37 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 57 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 11 | Assists | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 0 | Blocks | 6 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 29 | Fouls | 10 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Tudor Fieldhouse
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 5,268 | Capacity:
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 5,268 | 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 |