Montana State Bobcats at Rice Owls
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<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
78 - 83
78 - 83
Evans scores 24, helps Rice hold off Montana State, 83-78
Tyler Hall drilled a 3-pointer with 1:14 left in the game to get the Bobcats within two, 77-75, but Evans answered with a layup to make it 79-75. With 20 seconds left Evans drew a foul from Quinton Everett and Montana State was whistled for a technical foul. Evans missed the first free throw and hit the next three in a row to make it 81-75.
Evans was 6 of 10 from the field, including 4 of 6 from beyond the arc, and was 8 of 12 from the line to finish with 24 points for the Owls (3-1).
Hall finished with 28 points to lead Montana State (3-2), hitting on 6 of 12 from beyond the arc.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Tyler Hall made Three Point Jumper. | 78 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Zach Green Defensive Rebound. | 75 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Marcus Jackson missed Free Throw. | 75 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Marcus Jackson made Free Throw. | 75 - 83 |
Statistics
 MTST |
 RICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-66 | FG | 24-55 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 13-31 | 3PT | 6-23 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 15-22 | FT | 29-43 |
| 68 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
| 13 | Assists | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 30 | Fouls | 26 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Venue: Tudor Fieldhouse
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 1,408 | Capacity:
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 1,408 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Sky Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 8 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
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 |