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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Rice Owls

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
9-8, 0-5 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
73 - 83
Rice Owls
6-11, 5-4 Home

Rice charges back to beat W. Kentucky 83-73

Letcher-Ellis hit 5 of 6 field goal attempts and made 10 of 14 from the line. Cashaw was 7 of 12 from the floor and grabbed six rebounds for Rice (6-11, 1/3 Conference USA), which had lost five straight before charging back to beat Western Kentucky.

Trailing 70-66, Cashaw hit a jump shot with 3:29 left to start the run and take the lead for good. The Owls held Western Kentucky to three points in the final 2:09.

Western Kentucky had a 35-34 lead at the half and pushed that to 65-57 midway through the second period.

Aaron Cosby had 23 points and Marlon Hunter added 12 for the Hilltoppers (9-8, 1-3).

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 73 - 83
2nd 0:01 Marquez Letcher-Ellis Defensive Rebound. 73 - 83
2nd 0:01 Chris Harrison-Docks missed Jumper. 73 - 83
2nd 0:06 Chris Harrison-Docks Offensive Rebound. 73 - 83
2nd 0:06 Aaron Cosby missed Three Point Jumper. 73 - 83

Statistics

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28-68 FG 25-50
41 Field Goal % 50
7-22 3PT 9-23
32 Three Point % 39
10-14 FT 24-32
71 Free Throw % 75
43 Rebounds 28
21 Offensive Rebounds 7
22 Defensive Rebounds 21
14 Assists 14
4 Steals 5
1 Blocks 2
17 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 0
17 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
11 Points Off Turnovers 22
2 Fast Break Points 4
32 Points in Paint 24
26 Fouls 14
13 Largest Lead 10

Game Information

Venue: Tudor Fieldhouse

Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 1,664 | Capacity:

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

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
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