Rice Owls at Southern Miss Golden Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
76 - 74
76 - 74
Evans scores 32, leads Rice over Southern Miss 76-74 in OT
Evans was 12 of 19 from the field and made 6 of 9 free throws. Connor Cashaw added 13 points and Max Guercy had three points, nine assists and seven rebounds for the Owls (12-16, 7-8 Conference USA).
Kourtlin Jackson scored 31 points to lead Southern Miss (7-19, 4-11). Khari Price had 12 points and seven assists.
Michael Ramey made a 3 and Southern Miss had its last lead, 73-72 with 36 seconds left in OT. Evans answered with a jumper and two free throws to seal it.
The Eagles led 66-59 with 38 seconds left in regulation. Evans scored four points, and Guercy made a 3-pointer with five seconds left to tie it at 66 and force overtime.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:03 | Marcus Evans made Free Throw. | 76 - 74 |
| 3rd 0:03 | Rice Timeout | 75 - 74 |
| 3rd 0:03 | Marcus Evans made Free Throw. | 75 - 74 |
| 3rd 0:03 | Foul on Cortez Edwards. | 74 - 74 |
| 3rd 0:07 | Kourtlin Jackson made Free Throw. | 74 - 74 |
Statistics
 RICE |
 USM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-54 | FG | 22-51 |
| 54 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 6-20 | 3PT | 13-33 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 12-23 | FT | 17-22 |
| 52 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 11 | Assists | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 14 |
| 18 | Fouls | 22 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Venue: Reed Green Coliseum
Location: Hattiesburg, MS
Attendance: 2,547 | Capacity:
Location: Hattiesburg, MS
Attendance: 2,547 | 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 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |