NCAAB

Florida International Panthers at Rice Owls

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Florida International Panthers
12-16, 4-8 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
70 - 86
Rice Owls
11-16, 9-6 Home

Evans scores 30 points and Rice cruises over FIU 86-70

Evans was 11 of 17 from the field with three 3-pointers. He grabbed five rebounds, had three assists and a career-best six steals. Egor Koulechov scored 21 points with nine rebounds, Connor Cashaw had 15 points with nine boards and Marquez Letcher-Ellis added 12 points for Rice (11-16, 6-8 Conference USA).

Rice led all the way in this one. The Owls were up by 10 with 1:23 left in the first half and closed on an 8-0 run that made it 52-34 at the break.

Evans' 3-pointer to start the second half pushed the lead over 20.

FIU (12-16, 6-9) was led by Daviyon Draper with a career-high 26 points. Adrian Diaz had 12 points to eclipse the 1,000 point-mark in his career. The Golden Panthers have lost 7 of 8.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 70 - 86
2nd 0:16 Harrison Brown Defensive Rebound. 70 - 86
2nd 0:16 Daviyon Draper missed Three Point Jumper. 70 - 86
2nd 0:26 Kimar Williams Defensive Rebound. 70 - 86
2nd 0:26 Marquez Letcher-Ellis missed Free Throw. 70 - 86

Statistics

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26-57 FG 33-63
46 Field Goal % 52
8-16 3PT 9-25
50 Three Point % 36
10-16 FT 11-18
63 Free Throw % 61
33 Rebounds 36
9 Offensive Rebounds 11
24 Defensive Rebounds 25
12 Assists 16
2 Steals 11
3 Blocks 2
13 Turnovers 7
0 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 7
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
4 Points Off Turnovers 17
0 Fast Break Points 8
26 Points in Paint 42
19 Fouls 12
0 Largest Lead 21

Game Information

Venue: Tudor Fieldhouse

Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 3,859 | Capacity:

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TEAM CONF GB OVER
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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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